Search Funded: The ETA Podcast
Search Funded is the entrepreneurship through acquisition podcast for search fund entrepreneurs, self-funded searchers, independent sponsors, investors, and operators. Hosted by Nick Lall, the show features conversations with acquisition entrepreneurs and ETA investors about how to find, finance, acquire, operate, and grow established small and lower-middle-market businesses.
Search Funded: The ETA Podcast
Latest Episodes
What Every Searcher Should Know Before Hiring an M&A Lawyer | Joel Ankney
In this episode, Nick speaks with veteran M&A attorney Joel Ankney, author of Here's the Deal: Everything You Wish a Lawyer Would Tell You About Buying a Small Business. Joel shares his journey from Big Law attorney to running a bo...
Search Funds in India - Bhavik Rasyara, Pravah Capital
In this episode of Search Funded, I speak with Bhavik Rasyara, founder of Pravah Capital and one of the first searchers helping build the entrepreneurship through acquisition ecosystem in India.Bhavik shares his journey from IIT Madras t...
Buying SaaS After the Boom with David Khalil, Saas.group
David Khalil, Partner and CFO at saas.group, joins Search Funded to discuss the changing economics of SaaS. We talk about the collapse of SaaS exceptionalism, the shift away from ARR multiples, why GAAP profitability matter...
Deal by Deal PE in New Zealand - Michael Johns, Ascentro
In this episode of Search Funded, I speak with Michael Johns, Managing Director of Ascentro Capital Partners, a New Zealand-based private investment firm focused on buying, building, and growing businesses across New Zealand and Australia.<...
Self-Funded ETA in Europe | Alexander Kelm, Buyout Diary
In this episode we are joined by Alexander Kelm, founder of ETA Europe and writer of Buyout Diary, to explore why entrepreneurship through acquisition in Europe requires a very different playbook from the one most searchers know in the United S...