ETA Insider Podcast

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A podcast series featuring all things related to search funds and entrepreneurship through acquisition. Hosted by Brian O'Connor, Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business and Managing Partner of NextGen Growth Partners.

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Searching for the Business

Search fund entrepreneur Shamus Hines of Silverfield Capital talks about his strategies for finding the right business, how he balances his time between searching, assessing companies, and performing due diligence, getting the most out of interns, intermediated versus proprietary deal flow, communicating with investors, and how to effectively engage with business owners.

Aug 31, 2016•27 min

Funding the Acquisition: The Nuts and Bolts of Debt Financing

Steve Groya, Managing Director of Aldine Capital Partners, discusses best practices when raising debt financing in conjunction with acquiring a company. The conversation covers what information lenders evaluate during their underwriting process, the various different forms of debt - senior debt, mezzanine, and seller paper, and how entrepreneurs can position themselves for success during the process.

Aug 31, 2016•27 min

The Legal Aspects of Search Funds

Raam Jani, Partner at McDermott, Will & Emery, provides perspective on the legal aspects of the search fund through the full lifecycle, from raising the search capital to closing the acquisition. He covers what legal documents come into play and when, key terms that often receive attention, and when it's appropriate to use your attorney and when to DIY.

Aug 31, 2016•29 min

The Search Fund Entrepreneur Round Trip

Matt Estep of Bosworth Capital shares insights gained from his own experiences as a search fund entrepreneur - deciding on the career path, raising search capital, acquiring a company, serving as the co-CEO, and ultimately selling the business. During the conversation he touches on a number of interesting topics - how his team positioned themselves to succeed versus other buyers on a basis other than price, the importance of their board of directors, what they did, both right and wrong, in impro...

Aug 31, 2016•21 min

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