Brown Robin Capital: Executing a Search Fund Acquisition Harvard Case Solution & Analysis

The Brown Capital illustrates the experiences of Stanford GSB grads Lucas Braun and Ryan Robinson in pursuing a search fund acquisition. The case provides historical asset class performance numbers and explains the search fund model.

Then, the protagonists detail the decision to engage in an internet search fund, performing due diligence on a series of prospective acquisition objectives, raising the initial search capital, left several possible prices, and ultimately purchasing and directing a data services company called OnRamp. The case considers the professional and personal variables inherent in managing a search fund.

PUBLICATION DATE: April 03, 2013 PRODUCT #: E472-PDF-ENG

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