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Veteran Search Fund Outcomes
1.
What kind of search did you execute/are you involved?
Traditional Search
Self-Funded Search
2.
What branch of the military did you serve?
Navy
Marine Corps
Army
Air Force
Coast Guard
3.
Did you complete an acquisition?
Yes
No
4.
How long did your search take?
0-6 months
Greater than 6 months
Greater than 12 months
Greater than 18 months
Greater than 24 months
Other (please specify)
5.
What was the Enterprise Value of your target?
<$1 million
<$2.5 million
<$5 million
<$7.5 million
<$10 million
<$12.5 million
>$12.5 million
Other (please specify)
6.
Was was your approximate total Debt to Equity ratio?
90/10
80/20
70/30
60/40
50/50
Other (please specify)
7.
How much personal capital did you invest?
None
<$50k
<$100k
<$250k
<$500k
>$500k
I did not acquire a business
Other (please specify)
8.
How much outside capital did you raise?
<$250k
>$250k
>$500k
>$1 million
>$2.5 million
>$5 million
>$7.5 million
I did not raise capital from outside investors
I did not acquire a business
9.
Have you experienced a Gain or a Loss?
Gain
Loss
I did not acquire a business
10.
If you experienced a Gain, what is your Return on Investment?
1-2x
2-5x
5-10x
>10x
I did not experience a Gain
I did not acquire a business
11.
Have you exited the investment?
Yes
No
I did not acquire a business
12.
If you experienced a Gain, what was your hold time?
<1 year
1-2 years
2-3 years
4-5 years
5-7 years
>7 years
My business is still operating
I experienced a Loss
I did not acquire a business
13.
If you experienced a Loss, was it a Partial or Total Loss?
Partial
Total
I did not experience a Loss
I did not acquire a business
14.
If you experienced a Loss, what was your hold time?
<1 year
1-2 years
2-3 years
4-5 years
5-7 years
>7 years
I did not experience a Loss
I did not acquire a business
15.
What is your age?
<30
31-35
36-40
41-45
>45
16.
Do you have an MBA?
Yes
No
17.
Do you have an Advanced Degree, other than an MBA?
Yes
No
Other (please specify)
18.
Did you serve in the Special Forces of your military branch?
Yes
No
19.
If you served in the Special Forces of your military branch, did you complete an acquisition?
Yes
No
I did not service in the Special Forces
20.
What is your commissioning source?
Service Academy
ROTC
Officer Candidate School (OCS)
Non-Commissioned Officer
Other (please specify)
21.
If you attended a Service Academy, did you acquire a business?
Yes
No
I did not attend a Service Academy
22.
If you attended ROTC, did you acquire a business?
Yes
No
I did not attend ROTC
23.
If you attended OCS, did you acquire a business?
Yes
No
I did not attend OCS
24.
If you are a non-Commissioned Officer, did you acquire a business?
Yes
No
I am not a non-Commissioned Officer
25.
What function did you perform in the military?
Operations
Engineering
Administrative
Infantry/Combat Arms
Other (please specify)
26.
If you acquired a business, in what industry?
Business Services
Software
Tech-Enabled Services
Healthcare
Education
Manufacturing
Construction Services
Other
I did not acquire a business
27.
Did you search with a partner?
Yes
No
28.
If you searched with a partner, did you acquire a business?
Yes
No
I did not search with a partner
29.
If you exited your investment, what was your total equity earned?
$0-1 million
$1-2 million
$2-4 million
$4-6 million
$6-8 million
$8-10 million
>$10 million
My business is still operating
I did not acquire a business
30.
If your business is still operating, what was your total equity earned?
$0-1 million
$1-2 million
$2-4 million
$4-6 million
$6-8 million
$8-10 million
>$10 million
My business has exited
I did not acquire a business
31.
Where is your acquired business located?
Mid-Atlantic
Northeast
Southeast
Great Lakes
Mid-West
Southwest
Northwest
West Coast
I did not acquire a business
32.
What is your gender?
Male
Female
33.
What is your professional background?
Management Consulting
Investment Banking/Finance
Sales
Private Equity / Venture Capital
General Management
Marketing
Legal
Operations
Accounting
Engineering
Other (please specify)
34.
How many investors did you have?
1 to 3
4-6
7-10
11-15
Greater than 15
I did not raise capital from outside investors
I did not acquire a business
35.
What was your largest type of investor group?
Institutional Search Fund/Private Equity
Family Office
High Net Worth Individual
Former Searcher
Family Member
I did not raise capital from outside investors
I did not acquire a business
Other (please specify)
36.
Did you create a formal Board of Advisors/Directors?
Yes
No
I did not acquire a business
37.
What was the most important quality when choosing your Board?
Part of investor base
Previous experience in industry
Personal relationship
I did not form a Board of Advisors/Investors
I did not acquire a business
Other (please specify)
38.
What was the most important criteria in selecting your investors?
Had no choice, needed capital
Personal relationship
Previous experience as an investor
Previous experience in industry
Check size
Relationships with other investors
I did not raise outside capital from investors
I did not acquire a business
Other (please specify)
39.
What was the most important area impacted by your investors?
Simply wrote a check, passive investor
Had deep industry knowledge and supported strategy of the business
Assisted with day to day operations
Assisted with new customer development and sales
Assisted with add-on acquisitions
I did not raise capital from outside investors
I did not acquire a business
Other (please specify)
40.
What kind of sourcing methods did you ultimately have success using in your acquisition?
Proprietary Outreach
Brokered - Broker/Investment Bank
Personal Connection
I did not acquire a business
Other (please specify)
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