# Holland & Knight (Search Funds Practice)

Big-firm counsel with a search practice.

The search fund practice of a large national law firm, representing domestic and international searchers through the full life cycle: fund formation and capital raising, tax structuring, diligence, the acquisition itself, operating matters, and exit, with cross-border capability through offices in Mexico and Colombia.

- Category: Legal
- Pricing model: Custom Pricing
- Where it fits: Set Up & Fund the Search, Diligence & Close the Deal, Operate & Grow the Business
- Website: https://www.hklaw.com/en/services/practices/corporate-transactions-and-finance/search-funds

## 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.

## What It Costs

Engagement-based legal fees, quoted per matter; large-firm rates apply.

## Best For

Traditional [searchers](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/searcher) whose raise, structure, or deal has cross-border or investor-heavy complexity that rewards big-firm depth

## Pros and Cons

- Pro: Full life-cycle coverage from [search-capital](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/search-capital) raise to exit, not just the [purchase agreement](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/purchase-agreement)
- Pro: One of the few large firms with a named, staffed [search fund](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/search-fund) practice
- Pro: Real cross-border bench for international searches, rare in this niche
- Con: Large-firm rates sit above the boutique searcher-focused shops
- Con: No published deal counts or fee ranges to compare against
- Con: 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.

## Compared With

- Big-firm depth or a shop that does small deals all day? (https://searchspheresource.com/resources/compare/holland-knight-search-funds-vs-smb-law-group.md)

## Sources

- https://www.hklaw.com/en/services/practices/corporate-transactions-and-finance/search-funds
- https://www.hklaw.com/en/professionals/s/salpietro-francesco

Also on this site: https://searchspheresource.com/resources/category/legal.md
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Last checked: 2026-07-17

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