Top 20 Search Fund Investors (So Far)

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by a professional from The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
in Chicago, IL, USA

1yr ago

Top 20 Search Fund Investors (So Far)

👑 Congratulations to the Top 20 Search Fund Investors (So Far) 👑 Search Fund Partnersredacted ETA Equityredacted Peterson Partnersredacted Red Forest Capitalredacted The Nashton Companyredacted The Cambria Groupredacted TD Investmentsredacted Futaleufu Partnersredacted Marion Equityredacted Relay Investments Liberty Partnersredacted TTCER Partnersredacted Aspect Investorsredacted Housatonic Partnersredacted Milk Street Venturesredacted M2O Searchredacted Miramar Search Partners- 3.31 Greyhart Capitalredacted Endurance Search Partnersredacted Vonzeo Capital - Investor in Search Fundsredacted As brought up before this survey evaluated search fund investors across six key dimensions: - Leadership - Honesty - Quality of Insights - Searcher Friendliness - Helpfulness - Recommended by Others Highlights: - 140+ participants and growing - Surge in responses from operators and experienced investors, which may explain the score bumps across the board - Rankings remain fairly stable at the top - The bottom 4–5 investors seem to be ones searchers - and perhaps even investors - are actively trying to avoid - The lowest-ranked names correlate closely with what we’re seeing elsewhere: CEO terminations, lawsuits, and board governance concerns Bottom 10% rankings so far (Names Hidden for Now) - 2.29 - 2.38 - 2.41 - 2.42 📢 Surveys will remain open through the end of summer. Final results will be published via the MBA Search Fund Alliance and shared with clubs, schools, searchers, and media as needed. Thank you all for contributing - the more data we collect, the stronger and safer our community becomes.

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reply by a searcher 11mos ago
from University of Pennsylvania in Miami, FL, USA

Excellent list ^redacted‌. Also appreciate the work you do related to getting information about governance out there.

reply by a searcher 11mos ago
from Columbia University in Jacksonville, FL, USA

^redacted‌, like the idea, but there are some biases. You appear to have mostly institutional firms. Some of us just had an exit and invest ourselves b/c we want control. Also, we go through fits and waves and invest based on our personal balance sheet and belief in a sponsor/searcher just as much as the deal.