Acquiring Minds

How to Raise Money from Investors to Buy a Business


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2 searchers, Kaustubh Deo & Kevin Bibelhausen, share how they found investors to provide money to buy their businesses. 

Topics in Kevin and Kaustubh’s interview:

  • How Twitter helps searchers learn and network
  • How Kevin found investors after his funding fell through
  • How they selected investors
  • What a good pitch meeting looks like
  • How they communicate with investors post-acquisition
  • The power of superconnectors when raising funds
  • The size of their cap tables
  • How they organized their contacts while pitching investors
  • How to get the most equity in your business
  • The most gratifying and stressful parts of running their businesses

Links and how to contact Kevin and Kaustubh:

  • Kaustubh’s LinkedIn
  • Kevin’s LinkedIn
  • Kevin’s Twitter
  • Investor List
  • HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business
  • Sam Rosati
  • Tony Cappaert
  • Lisa Forrest
  • Mike Botkin

Learn more about Walker Deibel's done-with-you buy-side advisory:

  • The Acquisition Lab

 Get complimentary due diligence on your acquisition's insurance & benefits program:

  • Oberle Risk Strategies - Search Fund Team

Connect with Acquiring Minds:

  • See past + future interviews on the YouTube channel
  • Connect with host Will Smith on LinkedIn
  • Follow Will on Twitter
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