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If you are a current business owner looking to transition ownership, or a prospective investor looking to participate in the financial journey alongside KVP, please reach out to us via the contact form, and/or schedule a time to chat with us here.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • We are a self-funded Search Fund. Amit Deshpande, the Founder, uses his own savings to find business owner(s) looking to transition ownership. This search period lasts approximately 2 years.

    Once a business that meets our criteria is found, we sign a Binding Letter of Intent (LOI), and begin exclusive due diligence to verify financials and business operations.

    Concurrently, we market the acquisition (under NDA) with our network of investors looking to fund the acquisition. Once we have the sufficient equity capital, we will consummate the deal.

  • Kinetic Venture Partners is designed for the long-term, with a priority of growth and durability of free cash flow.

    To support this vision, we believe the self-funded Search Fund model (also known as fund-less sponsor) is advantageous because:

    1. We are fully aligned with our investors in generating capital appreciation. We don’t generate any money from management fees


    2. We retain a majority equity ownership (vs. minority in a traditional model), allowing for creative equity-based participation for employees without dilution


    3. There is no time pressure to return capital to common equity investors, allowing us to build patiently without capital redemption strains

  • We are plan on funding deals through three sources of capital:

    1. Equity (~15-25%) - sourced from KVP and investors.


    2. Seller Financing (~10-15%) - from former business ownership. We ask they keep a stake in the business, for continued skin-in-the-game during the leadership transition period
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    3. Debt (~65-75%): work with local/regional SBA lenders with a track record.