About us

We are trusted partners at the heart of the Search Fund ecosystem.

oUR STORY

Built by searchers, for searchers

We’ve sat in the searcher’s chair, so we know what actually helps, and what just clutters your inbox. Today we back the next wave of operators with the skill, grit and drive to run a company of their own.

In practice, that means finding the right people: searchers who take ownership of their results and ask for help before they need it. It means buying the right business: stable, cash-flow-positive companies in growing niches, strong enough to thrive under new leadership without a turnaround. It means staying in the fight after the deal closes, joining the board, sharing hard-won playbooks and connecting new CEOs to a bench of peers who’ve walked the same path. And it means winning together - when the business grows, everyone shares in the success.

We’ve benefited from incredible mentors on our own journey, and we’re committed to paying that forward to the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Ready to see what this looks like on the ground?

OUR VALUES
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Peer-Level Partnership

We see teammates, searchers and investors as equals who challenge and back one another in equal measure. Titles matter less than insight and honesty.

Bias for Action & Ownership

Move fast, do the work, and own the outcome. We keep promises, track results and hold ourselves (and each other) accountable.

Straightforward Transparency

We communicate early, often and without spin. Feedback is candid, data-driven and always aimed at progress, never blame.

Human-Centred Balance

We recognise the whole person behind the role (family and well-being matter) so we build a culture where high standards coexist with genuine care.

OUR TEAM

Meet the team

Tobias Raeber  
Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Tobias brings more than a decade of Search Fund experience as a searcher, CEO and long-time board adviser. A graduate of EHL with further studies at Bocconi and INSEAD, Tobias pioneered the partnered-search model in Europe.

Viren Lala
Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Viren has spent fifteen years investing in and scaling mid-market companies, including roles at Macquarie and as founder of Sentinel Capital, a UK-based family office. Viren graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand and holds an MBA from IESE Business School.

Vitten Varma
Partner

Vitten spent seven years in operational leadership at a multinational energy company before moving into equity research and private-capital advisory. He ran his own Search Fund in the UK. Vitten studied mechanical engineering at McGill, holds an MBA from INSEAD, and is a CFA charterholder.

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