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Search funds are private investment vehicles which individual investors can use to purchase and operate their own businesses. Using a search fund, an investor or “searcher” will raise capital from limited partners and employ dedicated search professionals to actively investigate business acquisition opportunities. This process begins with a target list of prospective businesses that match...

So, you want to own a business. Maybe you’ve got grand ambitions of becoming the next Henry Kravis, or maybe you just like the idea of using a company’s own cash flow to pay for itself (like an extremely expensive self-licking ice cream cone). Either way, leveraged buyouts (LBOs) are your golden ticket—assuming you don’t...

Welcome to the high-stakes, no-room-for-error world of mergers and acquisitions, where deals are made, fortunes are won (or lost), and due diligence is your only chance to avoid buying a beautifully wrapped box of financial disasters. If you’ve been in this game long enough, you already know that every company has skeletons in its closet....

So, you bought a business. Congratulations! You’ve essentially just entered into the corporate equivalent of an arranged marriage—with a partner you barely know, a shared bank account, and a legal contract that makes divorce seem like a minor inconvenience. If that sounds dramatic, welcome to M&A. This isn’t a guide for first-time buyers still marveling...

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involve complex contractual arrangements, often involving sell-side contingencies in the form of earnouts. An earnout is a payment structure closely associated to M&A that allows sellers to secure larger portions of their final sales proceeds over an extended period. The advantage of this method is that it adds flexibility to deal...

So, you’re thinking about selling your business. Maybe you’re burned out, maybe someone waved a check in your face, or maybe you just read one too many LinkedIn posts about “exiting” for 8-figures. Whatever the reason, let me stop you right there. Selling a business isn’t some glorious ride into the sunset where you cash...

In my two decades of M&A experience, I’ve seen countless business owners make the same mistake: waiting until they’re ready to sell before thinking about value creation. Let me be blunt – if you’re not actively building value years before your exit, you’re leaving money on the table. And nobody likes leaving money on the...