Alex Mears draws on years of experience at Carlyle & Blackstone to support and invest in searchers (70 & counting). Themes from Alex's interview:
The most valuable businesses of all
Attractiveness (or not) of home service businesses
Seller integrity
When to require speaking with key employees
Thesis-driven search
Search accelerators
New accelerator The Brydon Group
Alex's pivot to entrepreneurship: why now?
Reach Alex at:
alexander dot mears @ brydon dot com
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The Brydon Group

Apply to the first cohort here (deadline: June 15th)
Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund TeamRegister here for the live session with Chelsea Wood of the Acquisition Lab:What size of business should you buy?Connect with Acquiring Minds:
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Links & mentions:
Steve Ressler
George Dutile
Alex's session on Searchfunder: Tutorial: Live Modeling an Example Self-Funded Deal & Key Factors Involved

Alex's session on Searchfunder: Modeling for Traditional Search Deals - Intro to Building Financial Models