Search Fund News interviewed Ventus Capital Partners partners Horacio Reyser and Matias Tavella after the initial closing of its vehicle dedicated to investing in Search Funds.
🚀 Interview: Ventus Capital Partners: Accelerating the global growth of ETA Following the successful first close of Ventus Capital Partners Fund I, we had the opportunity to sit down with Horacio Reyser and Matias Tavella, to explore the vision behind Ventus Capital Partners, the progress achieved so far, and what’s next as the fund enters its next phase of fundraising. Before raising a single dollar from external investors, the team began deploying their own capital to fund searchers globally, testing the model, building relationships, and developing early insights into opportunities across regions. That conviction has now translated into a growing global platform, with partnerships already established with outstanding searchers in the U.S., Latin America, and Europe. In the interview, Horacio and Matías reflect on: - What the first close represents, and how having “skin in the game” from day one helps de-risk the opportunity for investors. - The global thesis behind the creation of a diversified Fund of SFs, shaped by 3 converging forces: The $100 trillion “Great Wealth Transfer” and the need for succession solutions; a new generation of professionals seeking ownership and long-term impact, and the demand from investors for resilient, purpose-driven returns. - Ventus’s competitive edge, built on decades of experience in private equity, M&A, and operational leadership at firms like Southern Cross Group and AB InBev, and guided by an obsession with Jim Collins’s principle: “First Who, then What.” - The value-add beyond capital, emphasizing partnership, autonomy, and alignment with the entrepreneurs leading these businesses. - The complementary Independent Sponsor strategy, enabling Ventus to pursue select, asymmetric buyouts on a deal-by-deal basis, particularly across Latin America. As Horacio and Matías explain, the first close is not the finish line, it’s the starting point of a long-term mission: to back a new generation of owner-operators who will preserve and grow enduring businesses worldwide. 📄 Read the full interview here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eQuUWjsq #EntrepreneurshipThroughAcquisitions #EtA #SearchFund #SearchFunds #BusinessAcquisitions #SmallBusinessAcquisition #SearchFundsNews