70 West Capital
Welcome to 70 West Capital, an investment firm building a portfolio of stakes in growing small and medium-sized private businesses in North America and Europe.
What we do
We specialize in providing capital to close equity gaps for search fund and independent sponsor acquisitions. We believe in the search fund asset class and the ideal vehicle to capitalize on the "great wealth transfer" or "silver tsunami" macro trend. This refers to the large number of business owners approaching retirement age in the next decade and the $83 trillion in assets
Our edge
ACCESS
We offer access to vetted search funds, an attractive, growing and underrepresented asset class in most accredited investors' portfolios. Search funds have historically yielded returns above 30% IRR.
Our network facilitates differentiated access to high quality deals and co-investment opportunities with larger institutional investors.
APPROACH
We take a conservative approach compared to other search fund investors.
We invest in the acquisition of the company itself, skipping the search phase and mitigating the risk of a failed search for our investors. 30% of searchers never find a target.
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We back mid-career searchers with strong operating experience (P&L responsibility) in the target's industry, which we believe increases the fund's chances of success compared to those ran by younger professionals.
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We invest in companies with succession issues, allowing for favorable negotiations with sellers.
FLEXIBILITY
We give investors full discretion over whether to invest on an offering-by-offering basis. No blind pools.
Our Features
Why Search Funds?
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MARKET OPPORTUNITY
Search funds invest in SMBs and most SMB owners are nearing/at retirement age, giving investors a window of opportunity for acquisitions
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HISTORICAL RETURNS
Search funds are a proven investment model with historical returns upwards of 30% per annum for investors
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LOW COMPLEXITY
Lower complexity of SMBs allows management team to focus on few concrete value creation opportunities
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TALENTED OPERATORS
Talented operators looking for entrepreneurship are attracted to the search fund model as a lower risk path than building a startup
About us
Juan Gómez started 70 West Capital in 2024.
He has been involved in the Search Funds ecosystem since 2020 as an advisor and investor. He previously led M&A in spanish-speaking LATAM for a portfolio within Volaris/Constellation Software. Prior to Volaris, he was a management consultant at Bain & Company, advising clients on strategy, performance improvement, and commercial due diligence for private equity funds. He had prior experience as an analyst a a boutique sell-side M&A firm and an impact private equity fund.
Juan holds an MBA from Columbia University (USA) and degrees in business and finance from Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) and Tulane University (USA), respectively.
