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I'm excited to announce the launch of Joshua Tree Partners, a partnership dedicated to acquiring, leading, and growing one exceptional small business. Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, driving competition, innovation, and job creation. At JTP, we believe in the positive impact these businesses have in their communities and the lives of their employees and customers. Our goal is to collaborate with our partners, employees, and customers to create a culture that prioritizes the well-being of our people and communities. For this journey, I'm humbled to partner with a world-class team of experienced investors and entrepreneurs, including Stephen Goddard, Matthew Burr, Max Schaefer, Tushar S., Marcelo Zappa, Esteban Kallay, Mauro B., River Ewing, James Scott, Ben Pierrynowski, Bill Irwin, Brian Glanz, Brad Freeman, Matthew Friesl, Bill Egan, Mark Egan, Marshall Johnson, Nathan Dey, Rodrigo Barrenechea, Gustavo, Jose Tello, Martín Prosperi, Mark Rice, Alexandre de Pfyffer, Joshua Sans, Kenneth ODonnell Jr, Tobin O'Donnell, Alexander Schuil, Jan Willem Giesberts, Tyler Coats, Thomas Malloy, Steuart Botchford, and Sam Hyde. Please visit our website www.joshuatreepartners.com to learn more! Let's work together to make a positive impact on our communities and create a brighter future for all. #JoshuaTreePartners #SmallBusiness #Investment #Entrepreneurship

We are excited to announce the official launch of Harbor Street Capital, a search fund founded with the purpose of identifying, acquiring, and growing a great American business. The idea for HSC formed when our Principals, Alejandro Alvarez, Darian Amirsaleh and Juan Jaramillo met several years ago as summer interns and bonded over their shared goal of one day owning their own business. Today marks the official launch of the pursuit of that vision. Please reach out if you are: - A business owner interested in selling your company. We are industry agnostic but have a special focus in SaaS and B2B services. - A student or professional who wants to learn more about the search fund ecosystem. - A friend, colleague, or curious LinkedIn user who wants to catch up about the industry. We also want to thank our incredible partners, who are extraordinary investors and operators themselves, for their trust and confidence in us. This venture would not be possible without the support of WSC & Company, TTCER Partners, Relay Investments, Endurance Search Partners, Aspect Investors, M2O Search, ALZA Capital Partners, Next Coast ETA, Legate Partners, Applied Equity, Innesto Partners, Snowdon Partners, NOVIDAM, James Turner, George Jankovic, Sam Hyde, and Steuart Botchford. Lastly, we want to thank our families and close friends for their unwavering support. The launch of HSC marks an important milestone, and we are excited for the next chapter in our journey.

Friends – As many of you know, I’ve been working on building something new over the past few months. Now, it's very exciting to announce it to the world. My good friend from grad school, Pat Dowling, and I have created Oakside Partners to acquire and lead a growing business accelerating the energy transition and sustainability in the US. To learn more, you can head over to our website at www.oaksidepartners.com. Small and medium-sized businesses are the unsung heroes of the energy transition: they implement, install, maintain, measure, support, troubleshoot, and create so many of the millions of pieces needed to electrify America. Over the next few decades, they are going to make a tremendous difference and, in turn, grow enormously. We hope to play a role in making that happen. If you have any thoughts, it would be great to hear from you. Thank you to our incredible team of mentors, advisors, partners, and investors supporting us on this journey. We’re thrilled to get started. - Oren & Pat

Start thinking about your board at the beginning of your search – your thinking will change depending on the business you acquire and your experience with your investors, but you can develop relationships throughout your search process that might factor into how you put together your board. The earlier you begin to think about the dynamic and fit, the better your board mosaic will be. Check out "Building a Strong Board - Part III: Onboarding and Transitioning Board Members", authored by Chris Hendriksen and Liza M. Cherney.

Excited to launch TransTech's newest training location in Raleigh-Durham! This new facility will allow us to train an additional 500+ CDL drivers per year, helping businesses in North Carolina address the chronic driver shortage and providing our students with the opportunity to access in-demand, high-paying jobs at double or triple the income they are currently earning. Proud of our team and the work that's gone into getting this facility ready for launch! https://lnkd.in/gn-CA66e

Tim Hayward and I are pleased to announce that we led a consortium of investors in the successful acquisition of Jones Skip Hire (Wolverhampton) Ltd. Jones Skips is an established leader in the skip hire and waste management sector, with an experienced team of 75 FTE and proven leadership in place. We are excited to be joining the business to support its continued growth (www.jonesskips.com). Thanks go out to James Cross and the K&L Gates team, Alex Judd and the Buzzacott team, Shawbrook Bank, and of course our investor team.

📢 I am excited to share that I have launched Garlic Equity Capital, the first traditional Search Fund in Singapore. Originating in 1984 at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Search Funds are established by founders to identify, acquire and operate great businesses in lower middle market. The investment vehicle has enabled hundreds of businesses globally to endure across generations. Coming from a family where my father and grandfather had both founded businesses but faced few options for succession, I am particularly excited to bring this concept to Singapore. Garlic Equity Capital is backed by 19 investors with combined experience operating and investing in more than 120 small-medium enterprises globally. Our investor base and advisory panel includes successful Searchers (Scott Lee, Alexander Schuil from NOVIDAM, Tobias Raeber), Search Fund investors (Niel Wyma from ambit partners, Warren Chan), operators (Pere Secways, Tycen Bundgaard, Kenny Choong), and a few others. I am deeply grateful for their advice and trust. If you know owners of small-medium enterprises who are looking to retire, please reach out! #searchfund, #entrepreneurship, #singaporeSME, #successionentrepreneurship www.garlicequity.com