Mission
The purpose of ETA@Kellogg is to educate, equip, and inspire Kellogg MBA students to pursue Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition upon graduation or within 5 years of graduating from KSM through community, alumni, and professional support.
The purpose of ETA@Kellogg is to educate, equip, and inspire Kellogg MBA students to pursue Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition upon graduation or within 5 years of graduating from KSM through community, alumni, and professional support.
Active in the vibrant ETA community, regularly attending events, and contributing thought leadership.
Highly connected in the ETA ecosystem, both as entrepreneurs and investors
Drawing high-impact investors and former operators to campus to share their wisdom and insights.
Feb 27 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Get those reps in and practice selling your vision to a business owner. This interactive workshop puts you in realistic seller conversations: pitching yourself, handling skepticism, and building trust when it matters most. Whether you’re early in your ETA journey or already deep in outreach, come sharpen your story, get live feedback, and pressure-test how you show up across the table.
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Mar 3 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Paltus Capital was founded by two former search fund entrepreneurs, Ramiro Alfaro and Juan de Dios Aguilar, who pioneered the Search Fund model in Central America. After living the full cycle of the model, we are true believers that a fundamental component of the ETA model’s success comes from the tight-knit community that surrounds and supports it. As participants of this ecosystem for almost a decade, and having benefited tremendously from it, we seek to continue paying it forward through the Paltus Capital platform, as investors with “skin in the game”. We joined the ETA world at a time when it was still not “an asset class for your portfolio”, but a collegiate, high-touch community with a great spirit of collaboration and mentorship – one for all and all for one. In that spirit, we strive to resemble the best of the investors that we admired during our journey, and, with a “searcher-first” investment philosophy, we look forward to contributing to the success of the entrepreneurs we get the honor to partner with and further propagate the ETA model into the future.
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Mar 5 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Raam Jani, a nationally-recognized Private Equity/M&A attorney with BakerHostetler will be presenting the “Legal Aspects of ETA” on Thursday, March 5th. Raam brings decades of experience structuring and leading search fund and entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA) transactions. His interactive presentation will cover the spectrum of legal matters encountered by search fund entrepreneurs from formation through acquisition. The session will contain content relevant for students new to ETA and those who are already ready to launch their own traditional search fund, self-funded search or accelerator journey.
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Mar 10 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
ETA Equity is a dedicated search fund investment firm that partners with and supports entrepreneurs looking to acquire and lead growth companies. Leveraging their own experience in the "searcher briefcase," the firm provides data-driven analysis and actionable feedback to guide founders through the entire search and operational lifecycle. Mark Sinatra | Co-Founder Prior to ETA Equity, Mark was CEO of Staff One HR (acquired via Mark’s search fund) where he led the company through a period of substantial growth highlighted by achieving the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies for four years in a row. Mark is an MBA graduate of the Wharton School of Business, and holds a BA in Economics from Fordham University.
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Apr 2 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Join US and European search fund investor Novidam for a presentation on Exit Planning: Exploring exit routes, recaps, and how to think about value creation (with an exit in mind) from day one.
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