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A Note to Investors Who Are New to Search Funds

Rob Johnson. (2023)

IESE OP-630-E, 8 pp

"Last edited: 25/5/23". Abstract: "more new investors are now trying to get into search fund deals. This paper highlights certain characteristics that are unique to search fund investing with the objective of sustaining key factors that have led to past successes in this ecosystem." Sections include "It is not Venture Capital or Private Equity", engagement, and access to new search funds. Opinion piece by a long-standing investor; no data.

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Rob Johnson. (2023). A Note to Investors Who Are New to Search Funds. IESE OP-630-E, 8 pp.

https://media.iese.edu/research/pdfs/OP-0630-E.pdf

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