Search funds started over 30 years ago, and there is now valuable information available.

 
 

Books

 

Search Funds & Entrepreneurial Acquisitions: The Roadmap for Buying a Business and Leading it to the Next Level - Jan Simon

In this book, Jan Simon, Managing Partner of Vonzeo Capital and Academic Director of the International Search Fund Center at IESE Business School, presents a best-practices-based roadmap for searchers, acquisition entrepreneurs, investors and board members. Drawing on generous contributions from the search fund community as well as his own experience, he sheds light on how this community converted $1.4 billion of investments into $8.7 billion, with $1.8 billion going to the entrepreneurs…

Below are selected resources we think are useful.


Research Centres

 

CHICAGO BOOTH - Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS - Center for Entrepreneurial Studies

IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL - International Search Fund Center

HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL - Rock Center for Entrepreneurship