Search Fund Basics
A
search fund is a management-run buyout fund
Search funds are a well proven model commonly
used by top
business
school
graduates
This type of investment maximizes investors’
return by
properly
matching
management
to the
best target company
A search fund mitigates risk through a double
staged
investment
The first stage is a very small up-front, interest-
bearing
investment
unit
Second, investors have the right to participate in
future
acquisitions
Search funds allow investors to conduct due
diligence on
management
before
making a
significant capital investment
Our Investment Criteria
Reticle Partners is targeting companies up to $10M in sales
and stable
positive
c
ash flow
Reticle Partners will manage the company
towards a pre-
planned exit
strategy
within
five
years
The owner must be reliable and willing to
participate in
financing
The target must have an opportunity for
organic sales
growth
The product has to be low technical and the
operations have
to be
simple
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Reticle Partners, LLC | Pittsburgh, PA | Last Updated 12 December 2005
