What typically happens to funds if a search is completed before two years?

by a searcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Sloan School of Management

1 month ago

If a search is completed and a suitable business is acquired before two years, what typically happens to the remaining funds?

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searcher from IESE Business School

Super helpful!

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searcher from Columbia University - Columbia Business School

Hence, to avoid unnecessary dilution, try not to raise more than you need for the search.

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