Holland & Knight (Search Funds Practice)
At a Glance
The big-firm option for when the deal outgrows a boutique: investor-heavy raises, cross-border targets, or complex structures justify the rate card.
- Pricing
- Custom Pricing, Engagement-based legal fees, quoted per matter; large-firm rates apply.
- Best For
- Traditional searchers whose raise, structure, or deal has cross-border or investor-heavy complexity that rewards big-firm depth
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Full life-cycle coverage from search-capital raise to exit, not just the purchase agreement
- One of the few large firms with a named, staffed search fund practice
- Real cross-border bench for international searches, rare in this niche
Cons
- Large-firm rates sit above the boutique searcher-focused shops
- No published deal counts or fee ranges to compare against
- A Main Street self-funded deal may not need this scale of counsel
What Searchers Say
Describes itself as one of a handful of practices trusted in the niche, and its attorneys appear in search-fund conference circuits; boutique searcher firms remain the community default for smaller deals.