Smith Alarm Systems
The Deal
- Bought By
- David Dodson
- Year
- 1989
- Vehicle
- One of the original search funds, under Irv Grousbeck's model
A Dallas alarm company, bought by the man who had just written the model's first course material.
What Happened Next
The proof the model worked; Dodson went on to two more searches and to backing over forty others.
The exit ends of journeys like this one, where the buyer has announced the purchase itself, are on Buyers.
Method & Source
This record is double-sourced: it joined when the purchase and, where the company has traded on, the exit could both be read in primary accounts rather than inferred.