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Are Search Funds the New SPACs? A Growing Trend in the Investment World
Discover how search funds are rapidly becoming the new SPACs in the investment world, offering a fresh pathway for business growth and acquisitions.
What Ever Happened to SPACs?
As founders consider exiting their businesses, it's crucial to understand the landscape of potential buyers, which can broadly be categorized into strategic and financial types.
Make the SPACs Compete for Your Business
If you're a founder who's been approached by a SPAC about buying into your business and taking it public, don't take the first offer. Put the SPACs in competition. There are more than 300 active SPACs looking for private businesses like yours, and if that's an attractive path for you and your company, use an advisor to drive price, or terms, or legacy, and maybe a combination of all three!
Should you Sell to a SPAC?
If you're a #founder thinking about selling your business, and you've been approached by a SPAC, or by an investment banker representing a SPAC, this 2 1/2 minutes could be really valuable!
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