Season 1 · Episode 1
DACH dealmakers turn to search funds to solve succession issues
Dealcast: The M&A Podcast · Anthony Phillips
September 17, 202517m 9s
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Show Notes
Johannes Baier, a founding partner at Rohde Baier, and Aurelia Seidlhofer, Mergermarket’s Munich-based senior correspondent, join Dealcast host Julie-Anna Needham to discuss the emergence of search funds in DACH.
Topics include:
- Why these funds can offer more flexibility and tailor-made solutions for investors over typical structures like private equity;
- Why search funds are gaining popularity in DACH, particularly in Germany's Mittelstand (export-focused SMEs);
- The outlook for the emerging category as banks become more familiar with financing these transactions;
- The exit timelines and typical return expectations for investors and entrepreneurs involved in search funds.
All this and more in this week’s Dealcast.