After spending countless hours searching for businesses to buy online and repeatedly coming up short, we kept thinking to ourselves that ‘there has to be a better way to do this‘…
So we searched for a solution, didn’t find anything compelling enough to use, and got so frustrated that we decided to build SearchList to solve our own problem.
We hope it helps you as much as it’s helped us!
After building the largest community of highly qualified, educated buyers through the Acquisition Lab, we saw an opportunity to enhance deal flow by rethinking the way listings are aggregated.
By acquiring SearchList (formerly known as Lando), we’ve gained the ability to ensure only high-quality, vetted listings make it to our platform while adding new services designed to solve the pain points of today’s searchers. At SearchList.com, we strive to make your acquisition journey smoother and more efficient.
Acquisition Lab is the premier accelerator & advisory service designed for acquisition entrepreneurs, founded by Walker Deibel, author of the best-selling book Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Start-up Game. The book has been a transformative force in the ETA & small business acquisition market.
It serves as a lynchpin to an entire ecosystem around acquisition entrepreneurship, making buying businesses not only accessible.
By providing a structured, proven framework for acquiring and scaling companies, Buy Then Build has reshaped the way entrepreneurs approach business ownership, empowering thousands to bypass the traditional startup route.
Its influence extends beyond education, driving a new wave of activity and interest in the market, ultimately creating a thriving community of savvy buyers who are fueling the growth of small businesses.
Now we can provide a curated platform that makes finding the right business easier, integrating the same principles that have helped thousands of buyers launch successful acquisitions.
Walker is a serial acquisition entrepreneur, bestselling author, and M&A advisor. He acquired seven companies over ten years and co-founded several startups. His bestselling book, Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game, released to critical acclaim including being recognized by Forbes as “one of the top 7 books all entrepreneurs must read,” and is currently being used in many universities.
His book, and educational company of the same name, share his experiences and frameworks to help entrepreneurs learn why buying an existing company is often a better route for entrepreneurs, and how to do it. The new flagship program, the Acquisition Lab, offers buy-side M&A services for first time financial buyers in a do-it-with-you service, providing information, coaching, tools, and community.
Walker works as a M&A broker for online businesses with Quiet Light Brokerage, where he works virtually with a group of nine other entrepreneurs to assist online companies in a transaction. His first full year Walker closed more in transactional value than any first-year broker in the history of the firm. He is a Certified M&A Advisor, former SEC licensed stockbroker, and recipient of the Middle Market Thought Leader of the Year, awarded by the private market Alliance of M&A Advisors.
Walker is currently the owner of the premiere aluminum railing manufacturer in Missouri and a portfolio of online-based businesses. Historically, he has owned and operated in many industries, including manufacturing, fulfillment, software, education, and eCommerce. He has produced almost a dozen films and has had premieres at some of the world’s most prestigious festivals, including Sundance, SXSW, and Toronto International Film Festival. Most recently was nominated for an Emmy for a documentary he produced.
He holds an MBA from the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis where he received the Declaration of Accomplishment in Entrepreneurship from the Skandalaris Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
He lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his wife and their three children.
Chelsea built and runs Lab operations and is the day-to-day contact for all things Acquisition Lab. She is also a Certified Mergers & Acquisitions Advisor as well as an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist focused on maximizing organizational success through human capital.
For over 15 years, Chelsea has partnered with leadership to identify and address their business challenges around operational performance, strategy, business development and human capital.
Aside from consulting, she also managed new growth initiatives for a multi-state integrated health-delivery system that grew the business from $3.1B to $6.1B through mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic partnerships. She holds a Green Belt, Six Sigma Certification and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Southern Illinois University and a master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from The Chicago School. She resides in St. Louis, Missouri with her husband, two sons, and two dogs.
Time kills deals. The faster we can help you find a deal, the faster you can move on it and potentially acquire your perfect business.
Constant improvement is our mantra, and we strive to be better each day in order to help our customers get more deals done.
Our entire platform is built with efficiency in mind, so that you can do way more with a lot less.
We believe in never settling for just ‘good’. Our greatest guiding principle is excellence. In a space full of noise, we bring clarity to the table.
Nothing worth having comes without a bit of risk. As they say, fortune favors the bold and fortune happens to be on our side.
We couldn’t venture where we do without a healthy dose of optimism. We believe that the right attitude will get you farther than anything else will.
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