M Capital is the second traditional search fund ever in Japan, where Mitsuya is currently searching for a business to acquire.

Prior to launching his search fund, Mitsuya had an MBA from IE Business school and a Master's in Civil & Environmental Engineering at Waseda University and worked in sales in the construction industry in Japan.

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Bruce Vann is a self-funded searcher who has acquired 3 businesses since launching his search fund journey in 2019.

LuXout Products Inc. is a stage curtain company and he has vertically integrated it with subsequent acquisitions after first taking over in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

In this episode Bruce talks about building an employee culture of ownership and excellence and the self-determination that entrepreneurship allows after getting fired from 3 jobs in 4 years.

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Philip Desrocher, along with his search partner Cameron Roblin, acquired GLP Canada (one of Canada's largest HVAC distributors) less than a year after launching their search fund in 2021. 

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Brenden is both a search fund entrepreneur, having acquired Pro Max Fence Systems in 2018, and a search fund investor as co-founder of Generational Transfer Entrepreneurs (GTE), which now has 5 acquisitions under its belt.

Founded in 2017, GT Entrepreneurs (GTE) is a private investment firm that leverages its vast search fund and executive-level expertise to help procure highly favorable outcomes for today's most talented aspiring CEOs. While they primarily look to partner with traditional searchers during their initial capital raise, they also provide gap investment capital to both traditional and self-funded searchers alike.

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Moonbase Capital is a search fund investment group that invests in and provides hands on support to search fund entrepreneurs in Spain, France, and Italy.

Their model is differentiated by providing their entrepreneurs with an advisory board of business operators, consultants, CEOs, and CFOs.

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Viva Partners is a mission-driven search fund with long term ownership goals. 

The firm is managed by a husband and wife team with a combined experience of +25 years in consulting, startups, investment banking, and private equity. 

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