Videos

(Broken down by topic)

Pre-search Consideration & “Why ETA?”

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) 101 - Chicago Booth School of Business

Adjunct assistant professor Brian O'Connor, '08, provides an overview of Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition and how his firm, NextGen Growth Partners, is implementing it today.

Search Process - Strategies and processes for searching, evaluating, and acquiring small businesses

Search & Analysis - Walker Deibel

In this short 14-minute video, Walker Deibel, author of the best-selling book "Buy Then Build video, covers basic considerations and concepts relating to the search process.

Investor Economics in Self-Funded Search Acquisitions - SMB Minute

Sam Rosati and Kevin Henderson break down the economics of self-funded search acquisitions, primarily from an investor's perspective. It delves into the distinction between the purchase price and the total project cost, methods for valuing equity in search deals, the concepts of step-up and preferred return, and the underlying reasons for the specific structuring of these investments.

Brokers

M&A Masterclass - Business Brokers

Live Twitter chat between SMB Law Group & brokers Clint Fiore & Ed Mysogland that expounds upon M&A Masterclass content (link HERE) discussing how buyers can work more effectively with brokers and how brokers are working with the sellers.