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Live Oak’s search fund lending team is solely focused on helping traditional and self-funded search funders access capital to acquire businesses. With over three decades of experience and industry connections, Live Oak Bank’s Search Fund lending team understands the challenges that searchers face. We are dedicated to helping search funders through education and financing and have created a robust set of resources to help along the way. Download our free resources now:
Through our years of experience, we have seen trends in what is likely to eat up your very precious time in a search and potentially kill a deal.
Industry experts from the search fund lending community share their insights and experience around transitioning from searcher to CEO.
We know that searching for a business to buy isn’t easy, so we hosted a special session for searchers to discuss common challenges in their search process, including our observations as bankers. Watch the recording of this meeting to learn from our expertise and the experience of your peers.
Check out some of our informative videos, podcasts and partner content for even more free search fund resources.
In this podcast episode Lisa covers, self-funded vs. traditional search, deal structures for deals between $1M to $12M and how best to work with lenders. Listen Now
In this podcast episode Heather covers SBA financing for searchers and how entrepreneurs can utilize this this strategic loan program. Listen Now
The encumbrances women identify when contemplating a search fund and why a search fund is a compelling choice for a woman. Read Now
In this interview with the Polsky Center Lisa walks through a number of real-world examples of acquisition deals with extensive discussion on the strategies and techniques used in those deals. Watch Now
Co-Director – Search Fund Lending
Co-Director – Search Fund Lending
Senior Loan Analyst – Search Fund Lending