Company lists · Data refreshed November 2026

Top 25 Search fund operators worldwide

RevenueBase identified 485 company matches for search fund operators worldwide as of November 2026 and tracks 1,781 professional contacts across them, including 449 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and New York the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for search fund operators worldwide, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed November 6, 2026. Country and city lists for search fund operators follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Nov 6, 2026 How this list was built
485Companies
1,781Contacts tracked
449Verified emails
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The 25 largest search fund operators worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 485 company matches for search fund operators worldwide, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Nov 6, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#CompanyRevenueBase SmartSearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-50119 contacts →

Exact match

Recorded description not available.

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2Exact matchChicago, IL, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5067 contacts →

Exact match

“We partner with experienced operators and entrepreneurs to offer business owners an operational succession plan alongside a financial exit.”

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3Exact matchBoulder, CO, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 2026n/a59 contacts →

Exact match

“For over 30 years, Pinnacle Group has been the executive search rm of choice for companies seeking to build their investment teams.”

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4Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5046 contacts →

Exact match

“Paragon Alpha is an award-winning global hedge fund search firm partnering with many of the world’s leading investment platforms to deliver senior talent across systematic and…”

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5Exact matchNew York, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5042 contacts →

Exact match

“The Oxbridge Group is an executive search firm dedicated to identifying and recruiting top investment professionals for the buy-side and select corporate roles.”

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6Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5023 contacts →

Exact match

“OCR Alpha is a boutique search firm focused on the hedge fund,/ high-frequency trading space, as well as broader buy-side markets.”

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7Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5021 contacts →

Exact match

“DMC Partners is the Preeminent Financial Services Search Firm Globally.”

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8Exact matchHouston, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1021 contacts →

Exact match

“Having been inspired for years by entrepreneurial journeys of our fathers, Bazaar Ventures Search Fund is committed to identifying and acquiring one exceptional business in the US…”

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9Exact matchSydney, AustraliaHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1018 contacts →

Exact match

“SMEVentures employs an internationally proven buyout model known as the search fund, developed at Harvard and Stanford in 1984, to identify, acquire, and operate SMEs throughout…”

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10Exact matchSan Diego, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1018 contacts →

Exact match

“Welcome to Allied HOA Partners.”

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11Exact matchBoston, MA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5016 contacts →

Exact match

“For over 30 years, Relay Investments and its team members have partnered with driven entrepreneurs through the search fund model, supporting their journey to acquire, operate, and…”

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12Exact matchPlano, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 202651-20016 contacts →

Exact match

“The search and staffing industry is a classic tale of early visionaries that created a worldwide market that today exceeds one-half trillion dollars in revenues annually.”

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13Exact matchCopenhagen, DenmarkHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1016 contacts →

Exact match

“Global Fund Search (GFS) has been connecting institutional capital since 2012 through a unique, specialized Search Management platform, combined with a highly structured research…”

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14Exact matchMercer Island, WA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1015 contacts →

Exact match

“We invest in acquisitions of small, profitable companies, sourced primarily through the search fund model.”

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15Exact matchSt Louis Park, MN, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1014 contacts →

Exact match

“Premier Investments connects high quality fund managers with outstanding salespeople.”

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16Exact matchCharlotte, NC, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1014 contacts →

Exact match

“WSC & Company is a private investment firm focused on acquiring businesses through the traditional search fund model.”

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17Exact matchSan Mateo, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1013 contacts →

Exact match

“Anacapa Partners is a private equity fund with a strategic focus on partnering with principals operating within the search fund framework to invest in companies with highly…”

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18Exact matchPittsburgh, PA, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1013 contacts →

Exact match

“Founded in 2017, Generational Transfer Entrepreneurs (GTE) is a private investment firm that leverages its vast search fund and executive-level expertise to help procure highly…”

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19Exact matchDallas, TX, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1010 contacts →

Exact match

“Aspect Investors is an investment firm with a unique approach to investing in private companies.”

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20Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-1010 contacts →

Exact match

“Financial Services search firm with offices in London and New York.”

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21Exact matchTokyo, JapanHQ recorded Nov 6, 202611-5010 contacts →

Exact match

“The Growthix Group has been pioneering support for search funds in Japan.”

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22Exact matchMadrid, SpainHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-109 contacts →

Exact match

“EU-based fund of search funds, investing globally since 2016.”

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23Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-109 contacts →

Exact match

“IN THE BUSINESS OF AMAZING INTERNET BUSINESSES We acquire high-quality web-based businesses from founders who are ready to capture the hard-earned value they have created.”

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24Exact matchGreenwich, CT, United KingdomHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-109 contacts →

Exact match

“NTC specializes in acquisitions where a seller needs a tailored approach to the sale of their business.”

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25Exact matchBarcelona, SpainHQ recorded Nov 6, 20261-109 contacts →

Exact match

“Moonbase Capital invests in SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) through Search Funds, an innovative new asset class that combines the stability of Private Equity with the…”

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Search fund operators worldwide at a glance

As of Nov 6, 2026
25.2%Verified-email coverage
3.7Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
4.5%Largest-city concentration · New York
Nov 6, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
451
11-50
28
51-200
5
201-500
1

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
Every country. Country and city lists for search fund operators are linked below.
What qualifies
Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “search fund operators” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 449 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on November 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Search fund operators by location

2 lists · largest first

Every Search fund operators list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

Countries

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “search fund operators”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many search fund operators are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 485 company matches for search fund operators worldwide as of November 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Goldsmith & CO tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which country has the most search fund operators?

The United States leads with 187 companies, followed by Spain (25). Every search fund operators list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most search fund operators?

New York leads with 22 company records, followed by Madrid (20) and Chicago (19).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 449 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 485 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on November 6, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.