Books (Start Here!):

HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business

Launching a Fund:

Research:

Chicago Booth - Evolution of EtA

Investors:

Equity Investors - Please sign-in as a Member for free access to the investor list

SBA 7(a) Loans & SBA Searcher Use Example

Searching Tools:

Deal Platfoms: Equire.co & MergerNetwork

Proprietary Tools: MarketingStack, Avention, Hoovers (D&B) & InfoUSA

Others:

Jim Stein Sharpe - Blog

Baby Boomers Ready to Sell Businesses to the Next Generation