We have spent years working with businesses at different stages of growth. The commercial challenges of an acquired SME are specific: a business that works, a team that has always done things a certain way, a founder whose name is on the door even after they have left. Getting the commercial engine running without breaking what already works requires a different kind of patience and a different kind of expertise.
We built Search Fund Growth because that work deserved better resources. Better tools for the search. A clearer map for the commercial journey after acquisition. A place where European searchers and post-acquisition CEOs could find what they actually need.
We are a commercial and marketing team based in Barcelona. Fifteen years of building and running marketing functions across corporate, scale-up and SME environments, including global companies in consumer goods, services, automotive and industrial sectors, across brand strategy, sales and marketing alignment, CRM, lead generation and commercial architecture, gave us a grounding in how commercial growth is actually built.
We work across European markets and navigate the Spanish, French and German landscapes directly, which shapes how we approach different intermediary networks, seller relationships and team dynamics across the continent.
Most businesses we work with have something real: customers who stay, a team that knows how to sell, a reputation that was earned over years. The founder created something worth acquiring. Our job is to build on that, not replace it. We respect the legacy, align with the people who know the business and build commercial capability that belongs to the business long after we are done.
We bring in specialists from our network across Europe when the work requires it, so we can adapt to what each phase of the journey actually needs.
- Searchers navigating the European market
- Post-acquisition CEOs at any stage of the commercial journey
- Investors who back and guide search fund entrepreneurs