Backing the next generation of exceptional lower-mid market leaders.
Aligning thoughtful capital with entrepreneur-led acquisitions, Forti helps build enduring businesses through the Search Fund model. Ready to Partner?
Years of experience in the Search Fund ecosystem. Investors tap cycle-tested judgment, entrepreneurs get access to a seasoned team.
Search Funds backed worldwide. We bring capital, mentorship and board connections that let entrepreneurs buy great businesses.
Acquisitions backed. Hands-on from LOI to exit: our team has helped drive growth and tangible results on the ground across four continents.
Our team is strengthened by over 30 CEO Partners - all seasoned searchers themselves, and investors in Forti.
We are committed to fuelling the growth of ambitious entrepreneurs and high potential companies
Entrepreneur fit
We back and mentor entrepreneurs who aim to buy and run a single outstanding company. We look for drive, accountability, crisp communication and the judgment to ask for help proactively. In return we provide search capital, mentorship and a peer network of CEOs who have already made the leap.
Funding the acquisition
We favour profitable B2B businesses that are essential, straightforward and positioned in a growing niche. Pair that with a clear investment thesis and an entrepreneur who has earned investor trust during the search, and we lean in.
Post-acquisition partnership
Closing the deal is just the beginning. We stand ready to join the board, act as a sparring partner to the CEO, share proven playbooks, and connect them with our network of seasoned Search CEOs. Together, we focus on practical strategic and operational levers that drive earnings and build lasting value for both founders and investors.
120+ Search Funds
38+ Acquisitions
A selection of companies we have backed, led by entrepreneurs we trust to steer them into their next chapter
Search Funds: a proven path to entrepreneurship through acquisition
A Search Fund pools capital behind one or two high-calibre entrepreneurs with a record of achievement and a desire to lead, who set out to find, acquire and run a single established business.
The process unfolds in four stages: raise a modest search budget, source and vet targets, fund the acquisition, and scale the company with the entrepreneur-CEO at the helm and experienced board support. The majority of capital is committed only once the right company is secured, phasing risk and aligning incentives.
The model can be applied to a wide range of companies, but we prioritise those with resilient revenues, healthy cash flow generation, and clear levers for growth - traits that have historically driven the strongest outcomes in this ecosystem.
Over four decades, the model has historically outperformed broader private-equity benchmarks (Stanford 2024), offering long-term investors concentrated ownership, clear governance and meaningful influence - while giving ambitious operators real ownership and a direct path to lead.
