Search funds are an opportunity for investors to support talented professionals who seek to undertake through the acquisition of small and medium-sized profitable and promising companies. These funds have emerged as an alternative for entrepreneurial succession in medium-sized companies, promoting innovation, efficiency, governance, professionalization, and growth. Search funds have become a career option for talented professionals with an entrepreneurial profile who are averse to the start-up entrepreneurship model, in addition to being an investment option with high returns and lower risk compared to investments in start-ups. In Brazil, the model is still under development, but there are already 29 mapped funds, with an 87% success rate in the search phase. The article highlights that the development of the Brazilian ecosystem and the participation of local investors can positively impact the returns of search funds in the country. [Extracted from the article]
