UK Search Funds Register
The UK Search Funds Register carries 2 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 58 to 73 percent, read 28 October 2026.
3 of the 17 named sources read in full publish a figure; 14 publish none, read 28 October 2026.
By measure and searcher
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| measurenew search funds launched worldwide outside the US and Canada in 2024 (IESE 2026 study) | 96new | 96 to 96new | 1 |
| measureinternational search funds that had acquired a company (IESE 2026 study) | 216had | 216 to 216had | 1 |
| measureacquisition rate of concluded international searches (IESE 2026 study) | 73% | 73 to 73% | 1 |
| measurecore search funds tracked in the US and Canada since 1996 (Stanford GSB 2026 study) | 850core | 850 to 850core | 1 |
| measureacquisition rate of search funds since 1996, US and Canada (Stanford GSB 2026 study) | 58% | 58 to 58% | 1 |
| searcherUK traditional search fund raising capital: minimum EBITDA sought (own post on Searchfunder) | 1,500,000GBP | 1,500,000 to 1,500,000GBP | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Searchfunder: UK traditional search capital raise | 1,500,000GBP | UK traditional search fund raising capital: minimum EBITDA sought (own post on Searchfunder) | 2026-10-28 |
| Stanford GSB: search funds keep offering a proven path | 850core | core search funds tracked in the US and Canada since 1996 (Stanford GSB 2026 study) | 2026-10-28 |
| IESE: search funds' record expansion | 216had | international search funds that had acquired a company (IESE 2026 study) | 2026-10-28 |
| IESE: search funds' record expansion | 96new | new search funds launched worldwide outside the US and Canada in 2024 (IESE 2026 study) | 2026-10-28 |
| IESE: search funds' record expansion | 73% | acquisition rate of concluded international searches (IESE 2026 study) | 2026-10-28 |
| Stanford GSB: search funds keep offering a proven path | 58% | acquisition rate of search funds since 1996, US and Canada (Stanford GSB 2026 study) | 2026-10-28 |
The sentence each figure was read from (6)
- Searchfunder: UK traditional search capital raise, read 2026-10-28:
Raising a UK traditional search fund, £1.5m+ EBITDA, 15%+ margins, focused on Niche Industrials, Industrial Services, Trade Services, and Tech-Enabled Business Services.
- Stanford GSB: search funds keep offering a proven path, read 2026-10-28:
Since 1996, GHCES has tracked over 850 core search funds in the United States and Canada, and charted the field’s evolution.
- IESE: search funds' record expansion, read 2026-10-28:
A further 216 had acquired companies, 80 had abandoned their search without acquiring and 17 had deviated from the search-fund model.
- IESE: search funds' record expansion, read 2026-10-28:
The international search fund model has achieved record results, with 96 new search funds launched in 2024 as well as 46 acquisitions in 2025, according to the latest report from IESE.
- IESE: search funds' record expansion, read 2026-10-28:
Together, these two regions account for 88% of known international search funds and 93.5% of international acquisitions as of December 2025. Among concluded international searches, 73% resulted in an acquisition, compared with 79% in the previous study.
- Stanford GSB: search funds keep offering a proven path, read 2026-10-28:
Since the first report in 1996, the aggregate acquisition rate for search funds has been 58%.
Read in full, publishes no figure
14 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- Companies House: Juxon Capital Partners, read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Companies House: Roxbi Capital, read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Companies House: P6 Capital, read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Companies House: Munger Longview, read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Stanford GSB: search fund research, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- Searchfunder: launch of Roxbi Capital, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- Searchfunder: Juxon Capital Partners launch, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- Searchfunder: UK-focused partnered search seeking investors, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- Searchfunder: a B2B SaaS search fund for the UK, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- Searchfunder: hiring UK search fund interns, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- Searchfunder: search fund internship, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- Searchfunder: UK search fund experience, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- Gust: P6 Capital, read 2026-10-28: every candidate on the page was refused
- M&A Zing: the UK search fund playbook (LT Heritage Partners), read 2026-10-28: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
3 of the 17 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 14 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 1 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in % (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 60 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per UK searcher: the fund's name, the searcher's own stated criteria (sector, EBITDA or revenue band, margin, geography), traditional or self-funded, the date of its own statement and its Companies House record; the count by stage and criteria band, against the IESE count of international searchers
60 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (18)
- Companies House: Juxon Capital Partners(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Companies House: Roxbi Capital(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Companies House: P6 Capital(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Companies House: Munger Longview(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- IESE: search funds' record expansion(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Stanford GSB: search fund research(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Stanford GSB: search funds keep offering a proven path(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Searchfunder: launch of Roxbi Capital(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Searchfunder: Juxon Capital Partners launch(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Searchfunder: UK traditional search capital raise(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Searchfunder: UK-focused partnered search seeking investors(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Searchfunder: a B2B SaaS search fund for the UK(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Searchfunder: hiring UK search fund interns(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Searchfunder: search fund internship(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Searchfunder: UK search fund experience(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Gust: P6 Capital(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- M&A Zing: the UK search fund playbook (LT Heritage Partners)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Searchfunder: what is a search fund(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The UK Search Funds Register carries 2 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 58 to 73 percent, read 28 October 2026.
3 of the 17 named sources read in full publish a figure; 14 publish none, read 28 October 2026.
UK Search Funds Register, measure new search funds launched worldwide outside the US and Canada in 2024 (IESE 2026 study): median 96 new across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.
UK Search Funds Register, measure international search funds that had acquired a company (IESE 2026 study): median 216 had across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.
UK Search Funds Register, measure acquisition rate of concluded international searches (IESE 2026 study): median 73 percent across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.
UK Search Funds Register, measure core search funds tracked in the US and Canada since 1996 (Stanford GSB 2026 study): median 850 core across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.
UK Search Funds Register, measure acquisition rate of search funds since 1996, US and Canada (Stanford GSB 2026 study): median 58 percent across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.
UK Search Funds Register, searcher UK traditional search fund raising capital: minimum EBITDA sought (own post on Searchfunder): median 1,500,000 GBP across 1 source, read 28 October 2026.
Cite as: "uksearchfunds.co.uk UK Search Funds Register", updated 2026-10-29, https://uksearchfunds.co.uk/datasets/uk-search-funds-register/.
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