CapitalPad for Searchers

Traditional search fund searchers enjoy the support of an institutional fund during their initial search.

As a traditional searcher, you look for a promising business that you can acquire and operate. You’ll fund the majority of the acquisition by raising funds from investors.

You’ll net a minority stake in the acquired business and an operator role in the company.

CapitalPad doesn’t participate in the initial search. But when you’ve found a company you’d like to acquire and seek investors for equity financing, CapitalPad can help.

Why Use CapitalPad?

Raising capital from investors is time consuming. Between fielding investor calls and managing contracts and NDAs, there are a lot of moving parts.

CapitalPad offers you a simplified fundraising experience.

Automated
NDA process

Automated teaser and
full deck production process

Simplified wire transfers and tax distributions

A special purpose vehicle (SPV) dedicated to your deal

A single point of contact to work with investors on your behalf

What You Need

You’ll need to have these items ready to post your deal on CapitalPad:
Accepted LOI
Data needed to create a deal memo
Description of the deal with investment merits
Due diligence documents
(financials, P&L, quality of earnings report, etc.)
The amount you’re raising
Terms of the acquisition deal
Need to be pursuing some kind of debt/SBA loan
Personal planned salary
Investor terms (preferred returns, IRR, step-up, etc.)
Post-acquisition plans for the business

CapitalPad can’t guarantee your deal will raise the full amount desired. But as long as your deal reaches the $150,000 minimum funding threshold to close, CapitalPad can manage these investors while you find the remaining funds elsewhere

Deals with favorable terms, such as paying regular quarterly cash distributions, tend to attract more investors.