In this episode, learn about the importance of modeling and valuation for beginners looking to acquire a business or to know how much to price their business for sale. After identifying an actionable acquisition candidate, a search fund entrepreneur must turn to performing quantitative analysis on the target. Quantitative analysis, colloquially referred to as modeling, is one of the most important tasks during the due diligence stage as it informs business valuation and educates all buy-side constituents (i.e., searcher, creditors, equity investors) on the current and prospective financial strength of the business.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices