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Searcher Questionnaire
My MBA Dissertation is on Small Business Acquisitions and Search Funds.
I'd be very grateful if you could take a few minutes to complete this survey, which will form part of the research for my dissertation.
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Email
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Your email
Are you currently searching for a business to acquire?
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Yes
No
I have already acquired a business
Other:
Which country are / were you searching in?
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North America
UK
EU
Other:
Target EBITDA for your target business? (your local currency)
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Choose
0-100k
100-250k
250-500k
500-750k
750-1m
1-2m
2-5m
5-10m
10-20m
20m+
(Expected) Multiple on target business?
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Choose
<1
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8
9
10
11
12
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14
15
15+
% of total deal to be your OWN CASH (best estimate)
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0%
1-5%
6-10%
11-15%
16-20%
21-25%
26-30%
31-35%
36-40%
41-45%
46-50%
51-55%
56-60%
61-65%
66-70%
71-75%
76-80%
81-85%
86-90%
91-95%
96-100%
% of total deal to be SELLER DEFERRED PAYMENT / SELLER NOTE (including earn outs) (best estimate)
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Choose
0%
1-5%
6-10%
11-15%
16-20%
21-25%
26-30%
31-35%
36-40%
41-45%
46-50%
51-55%
56-60%
61-65%
66-70%
71-75%
76-80%
81-85%
86-90%
91-95%
96-100%
% of total deal to be INVESTOR FUNDED (best estimate)
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Choose
0%
1-5%
6-10%
11-15%
16-20%
21-25%
26-30%
31-35%
36-40%
41-45%
46-50%
51-55%
56-60%
61-65%
66-70%
71-75%
76-80%
81-85%
86-90%
91-95%
96-100%
% of total deal to be OTHER DEBT (Non-seller note / seller deferred payment) (best estimate)
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Choose
0%
1-5%
6-10%
11-15%
16-20%
21-25%
26-30%
31-35%
36-40%
41-45%
46-50%
51-55%
56-60%
61-65%
66-70%
71-75%
76-80%
81-85%
86-90%
91-95%
96-100%
Where did you source your investor-base from? (tick all that apply)
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Friends & family
Former colleagues & contacts with professional network
High Net Worth Individuals (previously unknown to you)
Experienced Search Fund / M&A investors
N/A
Other:
Required
Which debt providers did you use / are you planning to use?
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Your answer
Which Government-backed loan(s) and / or grants did you use / are you planning to use?
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Your answer
To what extent have rising interest rates impacted your business acquisition plans?
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None
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2
3
4
5
Very significantly
Thank you for participating in this survey. Are you happy to participate in a 30 minute interview as part of this MBA research?
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