Quick answers about the community. For concepts like search funds and SBA loans, see the guides.
WhoBoughtWho is an online community for searchers, investors, lenders, brokers and advisors working in lower-middle-market M&A, private equity and search funds. Members post businesses for sale, jobs and internships, capital offerings, events and questions, and message each other directly.
Anyone with a professional interest in buying, selling, financing or advising on small and mid-sized private companies: searchers and aspiring searchers, investors, lenders, brokers and intermediaries, lawyers, accountants, insurance agents, interns and service providers.
No. Creating an account is free, and members can post, comment, message other members and RSVP to events.
Yes. Choose the Deal type when you post. Add the industry, location, revenue, EBITDA, asking price, SBA eligibility and whether you represent the seller exclusively so buyers can evaluate it quickly.
Open the Jobs section, filter by what interests you and press Apply on a listing. Listings state the job type, company, location or remote status, weekly hours and preferred start date.
The Capital section lists investors and funds that want to back searchers, with the regions and industries they target. Register interest on a post, then message the investor with your acquisition thesis.
Open any member's profile or post and choose Message. Conversations are private between the two members, support editing your own messages and emoji reactions, and show an unread badge in the navigation.
whoboughtwho.com is the free directory of marketplaces, brokers, private equity firms, search funds and newsletters, with a public record of who acquired which company. This site is the community around it: members post businesses for sale, jobs, capital and questions. Use the directory to research the market and the community to talk to people in it.
No. Listings are posted by members and reflect what the poster reports. Verify revenue, EBITDA, SBA eligibility and every other claim yourself during diligence before relying on it.
