# Red Forest Capital

Backing search funds since 1984.

One of the oldest continuously active backers in the asset class by its own account, stating it has invested in search funds since 1984. It describes hands-on support through every phase of a search, from setting up and owner outreach through negotiation and diligence, and says it has partnered with hundreds of searchers across business-to-business and consumer markets.

- Category: Capital & Investors
- Pricing model: Custom Pricing
- Where it fits: Set Up & Fund the Search
- Website: https://redforestcapital.com
- Last verified: 2026-09-09

## At a Glance

The longest published tenure on the shelf, paired with the least published about what it wants to buy.

## What It Costs

Investment terms, not fees. No fee is charged to a searcher; what the firm publishes about its own side is noted in the row.

## Best For

A traditional searcher who wants the longest published record in the asset class and a real address to write to.

## Pros and Cons

- Pro: Publishes a founding date in the asset class predating almost every other firm here
- Pro: Describes support across every phase of the search rather than only at the acquisition
- Pro: Publishes a street address and a telephone number, which a minority of this shelf does
- Con: Its own pages give two different lengths for its record, one saying over thirty-five years and the other since 1984
- Con: The figures on its about page render as empty placeholders, so nothing there is readable
- Con: Publishes nothing about what it buys: no earnings band, no industries, no company criteria

## What Searchers Say

Named as a backer on the rosters of nine separate searchers. A figure of three hundred search fund investments circulates widely and appears on none of its own pages, so it is not carried here.

## Sources

- https://redforestcapital.com

Source: https://searchspheresource.com/resources/red-forest-capital