Background Research & Information

Stanford Search Fund Site - An amazing source of information on the search fund model, including historical returns and best practices.

HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business by Richard S. Ruback & Royce Yudkoff

HBR Article on Why More MBAs Should Buy Small Businesses by Richard S. Ruback & Royce Yudkoff

JimSteinSharpe.com - the personal blog of HBS Entrepreneur-in-Residence Jim Sharpe.  Source of direct, unfiltered advice that every entrepreneur should read.  Sorted by topic.

Searchfunder.com

SearchFund.org

AN AMAZING SEARCHER BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY by Paul Thompson

Research Reports

Improving Search Efficiency: Search Fund Guide to Internships

Business Press Articles

Videos

Podcasts

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (from The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation @ The University of Chicago)

Invest Like the Best

REALLY Private Equity, with Royce Yudkoff and Rick Ruback – [Invest Like the Best, EP.33]

Seeking A Fortune Through Search Funds

Looking for a Company to Run? Search Funds Could Be the Answer

Episode: Search Fund Experience — Todd Tracey, HemaSource on KCPW's The Bottom Line