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Search Funded: The ETA Podcast
Interviews with acquisition entrepreneurs and investors to distill the best practices for acquiring and operating established businesses.
Search Funded: The ETA Podcast
Latest Episodes
Building a Search Fund in China: No Playbook, Local Trust, and What Actually Works - Sally Tian, Snowtide Capital
Sally Tian shares her journey from consulting, tech, and Harvard Business School to building one of the first search funds in China alongside her husband and co-founder. She explains why she walked away from the “immigrant dream” and chos...
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The End of Financial Engineering and Why AI Won’t Save You - Lee McCabe, Claymore Partners
Most private equity returns over the last decade were not driven by operators. They were driven by cheap debt and multiple expansion. That playbook is breaking.In this episode, Lee McCabe, partner at Claymore Partners, explains what actu...
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He Built an Industry Leader and Walked Away from Selling It - Eric Whitley, GridSME
In this episode we speak with Eric Whitley, co-founder of GridSME and GridSec, one of the leading providers of grid compliance, engineering, and cybersecurity services for renewable energy operators in the Western United States. After decades w...
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ETA Is Breaking (and Going Global): Investor Conflict, Weak Boards, and Structural Shifts - Ibrahim Abdel Rahim of Moonbase Capital
In this episode, Ibrahim Abdel Rahim returns to share how ETA has evolved from a niche strategy into a rapidly globalizing asset class.Moonbase has expanded beyond Europe into markets like Brazil and India, where activity is accelerating...
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From M&A in Africa to Enterprise Wireless Infrastructure, DC Moore of ATG
DC Moore is a mid-career searcher and the new CEO of Atlantic Technology Group, an enterprise wireless and mobility infrastructure provider benefiting from durable tailwinds tied to 5G densification, in-building connectivity needs, and rising m...
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