SENTINEL SEARCH FUND

INVESTING IN ENTREPRENEURS

RAISE

PARTNER WITH
INVESTORS

SEARCH

FIND A SOLID
BUSINESS

ACQUIRE

BUY THE
ASSET

BUILD

MANAGE &
CREATE VALUE

TRANSITION

DIVEST & LEAVE
A LEGACY

STAGE 1
(2-6 MONTHS)
STAGE 2 & 3
(12-24 MONTHS)
STAGE 4 & 5
(4-7 + YEARS)

Proven Model to Become a Successful CEO

Our Mandate

Sentinel Search Fund is a segregated mandate that is part of the Sentinel Family Office. The fund also has a global mandate with a preference for searchers in Europe, US and LATAM markets.

We are industry agnostic and focus on market and business fundamentals in assessing potential investment opportunities. We work with the full spectrum of searchers including single, partnered, traditional and self-funded searches.

Our Vision

  • Create long-term value.
  • Mentor and cultivate talent.
  • Leave a lasting impact on the broader community.

What Makes Us Unique

TRACK RECORD

There is no substitute for experience. When you partner with Sentinel, you gain access to an organisation that has seasoned veterans with over 60 years of owner/operator experience in a diverse range of sectors.

We have built our core businesses from the ground up and understand how to maximise stakeholder value. Our family run executive team has a top-down meets bottom-up management style that enables them to successfully control and grow the conglomerate.

At Sentinel Search we mimic the family’s principles and believe that solid investment and management processes are a key factor to a successful search.
We drive this philosophy to provide our search partners with in-depth, experience based, insights.

PARTICIPATION
& RESOURCES

Sentinel Capital has constructed a robust investment framework with governance at the forefront. This includes an investment process that is supported by an advisory board and investment committee. Furthermore, the office has developed global resources and networks, not limited to the search fund ecosystem, to drive value for our stakeholders.

Sentinel considers itself an active investor as it provides the entrepreneur with support on all traditional aspects within each stage of the search fund experience. Furthermore, our search partners will have access to the extended family-office resources and networks to ensure that he/she is well equipped for the journey.

TRACK RECORD
PARTICIPATION & RESOURCES
PARTNERSHIPS
SENTINEL ADVANTAGE

PARTNERSHIPS

As Sentinel only serves one investor, there is less bureaucracy on decision making as well as a unique view on liquidity and risk when compared to the other institutional investors. This enables our principles to take a more agnostic investment approach based on economic principles as opposed too hard restrictions by fund mandates. Our goals are driven by long-term value which is well aligned to our search partners.

PARTICIPATION
& RESOURCES

Sentinel Capital has constructed a robust investment framework with governance at the forefront. This includes an investment process that is supported by an advisory board and investment committee. Furthermore, the office has developed global resources and networks, not limited to the search fund ecosystem, to drive value for our stakeholders.

Sentinel considers itself an active investor as it provides the entrepreneur with support on all traditional aspects within each stage of the search fund experience. Furthermore, our search partners will have access to the extended family-office resources and networks to ensure that he/she is well equipped for the journey.

Track Record

PARTNERSHIP

PARTICIPATION & RESOURCES

SENTINEL ADVANTAGE

Track record

When you partner with Sentinel, you gain access to an organisation that has seasoned veterans with over 60 years of owner/operator experience in a diverse range of sectors.

We have built our core businesses from the ground up and understand how to maximise stakeholder value. Our family run executive team has a top-down meets bottom-up management style that enables them to successfully control and grow the conglomerate.

At Sentinel Search we mimic the family’s principles and believe that solid investment and management processes are a key factor to a successful search. We drive this philosophy to provide our search partners with in-depth, experience based, insights.

PARTNERSHIP

As Sentinel only serves one investor, there is less bureaucracy on decision making, as well as a unique view on liquidity and risk when compared to the other institutional investors. This enables our principles to take a more agnostic investment approach based on economic principles as opposed to hard restrictions by fund mandates. Our goals are driven by long-term value which is well aligned to our search partners.

Track record

When you partner with Sentinel, you gain access to an organisation that has seasoned veterans with over 60 years of owner/operator experience in a diverse range of sectors.

We have built our core businesses from the ground up and understand how to maximise stakeholder value. Our family run executive team has a top-down meets bottom-up management style that enables them to successfully control and grow the conglomerate.

At Sentinel Search we mimic the family’s principles and believe that solid investment and management processes are a key factor to a successful search. We drive this philosophy to provide our search partners with in-depth, experience based, insights.

Track Record

PARTNERSHIP

PARTICIPATION & RESOURCES

SENTINEL ADVANTAGE

PARTNERSHIP

As Sentinel only serves one investor, there is less bureaucracy on decision making, as well as a unique view on liquidity and risk when compared to the other institutional investors. This enables our principles to take a more agnostic investment approach based on economic principles as opposed to hard restrictions by fund mandates. Our goals are driven by long-term value which is well aligned to our search partners.

PARTICIPATION & RESOURCES

Sentinel Capital has constructed a robust investment framework with governance at the forefront. This includes an investment process that is supported by an advisory board and investment committee. Furthermore, the office has developed global resources and networks, not limited to the search fund ecosystem, to drive value for our stakeholders.

Sentinel considers itself an active investor as it provides the entrepreneur with support on all traditional aspects within each stage of the search fund experience. Furthermore, our search partners will have access to the extended family-office resources and networks to ensure that he/she is well equipped for the journey.

Where We Have Invested

TESTIMONIALS

Benjamin Givelet


President

“Search Fund investors are a particular kind of professional investors: one select them not only for their capacity to be trusted capital partners, but for their professionalism as investors as well as the personal relationship they are willing to build with you as an entrepreneur. As a Searcher, you are trying to build a team of trusted investors who are willing to bet on you being capable to search, acquire and develop a business. The alignment of incentives in all those phases is something that Sentinel Capital has perfectly understood and proven to me so far.”

TESTIMONIALS

Greg Green


Founder

“From the pre-investment stage Sentinel Capital has demonstrated rigour in their processes. They showed experience as investors by providing me with valuable guidance on topics that would have a long-term impact. Post investment the team have continued to support me by talking through industry niches and ideas for investment. They have also been supportive in providing access to their network as required.”

TESTIMONIALS

Maxime Weissend


Managing Partner
“I feel very fortunate to partner with Sentinel. From the very beginning, the team has been very supportive providing great insights and actionable recommendations to further strengthen my search for a great business.”
TESTIMONIALS

Vitten Varma & Oli Field-Johnson


Director, Co-Founder
“Sentinel have been the kind of investor you really hope for as a search fund; supportive and always available to offer intelligent advice but also trusting and happy to step back and allow you to get on with the busy workload.”
TESTIMONIALS

Pierre-Etienne Lambert & Felipe Villaneada


Managing Partners
“Sentinel is a hands-on investor who adds value in the evaluation of deals and the due-diligence process. Viren and his team always take an active role in the evaluation of the transactions we’ve presented to Tara’s investor group and their robust investment and/or operational experience in many sectors, in developed and emerging markets, has allowed them to provide valuable feedback to entrepreneurial teams such as ours. We’ve enjoyed working with Viren and his team since inception and look forward to continuing building this partnership between Tara & Sentinel.”
TESTIMONIALS

Salvador Gomez Lemmer Meyer & Francisco De Alba


Managing Partners
“We have worked with Sentinel since our Search phase. They are thorough in their analysis and make quick and independent decisions. They invested in our acquisition and hold a board seat. Furthermore, they helped provide mezzanine financing. As our lender, they were extremely helpful and considerate during the COVID pandemic, and as board member, Sentinel has always shown a strong business sense and provided thoughtful advice on issues ranging from transactional to operational. They have also offered access to network and resources to the company. I highly recommend having Sentinel as an investor, especially in a more active role.”
TESTIMONIALS

Kirils Gerasimovics


Managing Director
“Sentinel’s extensive industry insight is invaluable when vetting potential targets. Team also has extensive investment experience and is always available to exchange ideas about sectors, targets and search process.”
TESTIMONIALS

Joe Odell & Jessica Patterson


Founding Partner
“The team at Sentinel Capital has been paramount to our search funds success. They’ve consistently stood out as investor/partners we can trust to provide meaningful insights.”

Our Partners

Prisma Capital

USA

Legat Capital

Mexico

Sotavento Capital

Spain

Stella Maris

France

Landale Partners

UK

Versa Capital

Spain

Tara Capital

Mexico

Pine Coast

Baltics

Single Trail

Australia

Lexana Capital

UK

SMGO

Czechia / Slovakia

Viriato Capital

Spain / Portugal

Argo Partners

Italy

Steadfast Horizon LLC

USA

Surca Capital

Spain

Harbor Capital

Colombia

Nalim Capital

Brazil

Bitacora Partners

Spain

What is a Search Fund

Stage 1

Searchers form an investment vehicle made up of a diversified group of aligned investors. Investors provide the searcher with mentorship & capital in order for the searcher to successfully find, acquire and operate an SME for the medium to long term.

Stage 2 & 3

The search period requires the entrepreneurs to assess the general economic environment, sellers’ willingness to sell and regulatory burdens, while diving into specific industry characteristics and generating deal flow. These factors can considerably delay the acquisition process if not managed accordingly.

Stage 4

Post-acquisition, the search funders take managerial roles within the company, and guided closely by the board of directors, focus on organic growth and value creation.

Stage 5

Once the searcher has successfully implemented the value creation plan, realisation of returns for both investors and principals are generally sought via different liquidity events such as M&A, IPO dividend distributions & recapitalisations.

Additional Search Fund Information

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