What protects search funds from investors stealing deals?

If I am running a search-fund and present a deal I found to my investors, what stops them from taking the company I found and telling a friend or relative about it? Especially when investors are potentially investing in many funds, what stops them from telling someone else (maybe another search fund) about the company?

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