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.
Sep 23 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Event will walk interested students through the search fund models, fundraising process, industry underwriting, and transaction structuring at a high level. Food will unfortunately not be provided--please bring a snack!
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Sep 25 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Come join the ETA club to hear from two legendary operators turned investors: Noah Riner and Todd Tracey (Kellogg Alum). Lunch will be included.
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Oct 2 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Next Coast Legacy is a premier investor in the ETA/Search Fund ecosystem. While they bring the sophistication and analysis of an institutional investor, they also retain a highly entrepreneurial ethos. Kellogg alum Dustin Sellers acquired ProService Hawaii which became one of the highest performing search fund outcomes of all time. He went on to co-found Next Coast Legacy alongside Anthony Walker to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs.
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Oct 7 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Ventura Search Capital is a global search fund investment firm with over 10 years of search fund investing experience. The team at Ventura are operators at heart, the firm was founded in 1998 to acquire and operate 1 business in the financial services industry, Javier Molinar, one of the partners operated the business for 10 years achieving a 25x net return for investors. Since 2012 Ventura has been operating its own proprietary deals as well as being actively involved in its search fund investments.
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Oct 14 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Endurance Search Partners is a growth focused investment firm that partners with exceptional search fund entrepreneurs to help them realize their vision to become the next generation of great leaders and make their mark. With a history of 250+ search fund partnerships – including some 35+ with Kellogg searchers – they provide searchers with encouragement, coaching, pattern recognition, an abundance of resources and access to an expansive nationwide network. Endurance has made a wide range of investments in 120+ search fund companies and has been a part of some of the most successful search fund outcomes. Since 2010, Hunter Search Capital has partnered with over 100 entrepreneurs through traditional search funds, committed capital vehicles, and long term holds.
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Oct 16 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Come join the ETA club for a Lunch & Learn with NextGen Growth Partners.
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Oct 21 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
ETA Club welcomes Michael Aubrey, Partner at Shore Capital.
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Oct 23 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Miramar Equity Partners is a Dallas-based search fund investor co-founded by Kurt Leedy and Kyle Coots with ~30 active search funds and 70+ search-acquired companies in its portfolio. Miramar is an engaged investor and active throughout the search fund lifecycle: search, acquire, and operate. Miramar invests across industries and geographies (both the U.S. and internationally) and brings a track record of investment experience, an ability to commit large ($30M+) or small equity checks, a network of experts and advisors, and a collaborative approach to working with searcher executives (including sharing Miramar deal flow). Miramar typically accounts for 15-25% of a given search fund and, because it’s a family office, can have indefinite investment time horizons.
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Oct 28 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Join Footbridge Managing Partner Greg Geronemus, Greg is a Goldman Sachs and HBS alum. He and his partner searched for, acquired, operated & sold smarTours, a value-oriented tour operator, generating an outsized return for investors.
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Oct 30 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
WSC & Company is a private investment firm focused on building exceptional businesses through the traditional search fund model and through middle-market buyouts.
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