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 24 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
The ETA Club is excited to host Pedro Russell and Cale Werder from Shore Capital for a lunch and learn on the M&A process and the change management side of scaling through acquisition. Cale will speak to his experience as Chief Growth Officer at Mission Veterinary Partners, where he was part of scaling the company to 8,000+ team members through 250+ acquisitions, growing revenue from $30M to $1.2B.
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Sep 28 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
From LOI to Close: A Search Fund Perspective Join Robin Mohapatra of Relay Investments, a search fund investor, and Jineet Gandhi, a Kellogg alum and searcher turned CEO, for a conversation on navigating the path from LOI to closing an acquisition.
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Oct 1 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Topic: Building Your Right to Acquire: Setting You Up for Success During the Search Phase As search funds have proliferated, sellers and brokers increasingly field offers from multiple searchers on the same deal. Mark will share his perspective, as both a former operator and search fund investor, on what actually earns a searcher the right to acquire a business: how to build credibility before you're in a room with a seller, and what separates the searchers who win competitive deals from the ones who get passed over.
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Oct 6 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Join the Kellogg ETA Club for lunch with Miramar Equity Partners, a traditional search fund investor. Topic to be announced.
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Oct 8 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Join the Kellogg ETA Club for lunch with Peterson Partners, a traditional search fund investor. Topic to be announced.
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Oct 13 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Join the Kellogg ETA Club for lunch with Anacapa, a traditional search fund investor. Topic to be announced.
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Oct 15 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Join the Kellogg ETA Club for lunch with Trilogy Search Partners, a traditional search fund investor. Topic to be announced.
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Oct 22 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Join the Kellogg ETA Club for lunch with Paltus Capital, a traditional search fund investor. Topic to be announced.
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Oct 27 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Join the Kellogg ETA Club for lunch with Tom & Dave Investments and Kellogg alumn/searcher Daniel Lazier, a traditional search fund investor. Topic to be announced.
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Oct 29 | 12:15pm - 1:15pm
Join the Kellogg ETA Club for lunch with Futaleufu Partners, a traditional search fund investor. Topic to be announced.
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