Casting a Wide Net When Pursuing an Exit- An Examination of Other Buyer Types 

In this third edition of the buyer type series, we cover in-depth, two important, yet less understood, buyer sub-types.
In the first two editions of his “Buyer Types” Series, Benchmark International Managing Partner, Dara Shareef, covered Private Equity Buyers and Strategic Buyers. In the third edition of the series, he introduces two types of financial buyers distinct from Private Equity funds- Family Offices and Independent Sponsors. He covers their typical backgrounds, their role in deals, and, critically, the source of their funding.