An Introduction to Search Funds & What Sellers Should Know About Them A “search fund” is a two-stage private equity investment vehicle in which the GPs raise funds from LPs in two…
What Sellers Need to Know About Private Equity Firm Structures As we previously discussed, limited partners (“LPs”) are the outside investors that provide capital to the private equity fund. The…
New Release: Axial v3.2 We’re excited to announce the release of Axial v3.2. With version 3.2, we have upgraded significant portions of our infrastructure,…
250 Firms Want to Buy Your Company We recently attended a seminar for business owners and entrepreneurs who are considering selling their business. The seminar was hosted…
How to Use Warrants to Pay Investment Banking Fees Qualified investment banks usually charge monthly retainers and a cash success fee when they help business owners raise capital, growth…
Top 5 Private Business & Investment Articles to Start the Week: The Secret to Smucker’s Success 1. Smucker’s Success: Keep it in the Family Author: Marc Gunther We’ve commented in the past about the challenge of…
Top 5 Private Business & Investment Articles to Start the Week: Strategics Gain Confidence 1. Is Netflix the Next Crocs? Author: Michael Corkery Investors punished Netflix after it missed its most recent earnings target,…
Top 5 Private Business & Investment Articles to Start the Week: Strategic M&A and Build vs Buy 1. Sara Lee’s (Dead) Weight Loss Strategy Author: Michael Corkery Great overview from the Wall Street Journal Deal Journal…
How Many Buyers To Approach When Selling Your Business bThis article is part of our series on Selling Private Companies. In this post, we review the various techniques a…