Resources

A curated collection of essential reading, insights, and tools for 
navigating the ETA landscape.

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Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition - A New Model for Switzerland?

Published in collaboration with the St. Gallen Financial Economics Review (SGFER).

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Articles

IESE - First 100 Days: A Search Fund Launches

Adapting traditional US-centric search methodologies for the European mid-market…

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IESE International Search Fund Study 2024

Comprehensive analysis of search fund performance, demographics, and returns over

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Sourcing Strategies in the DACH Region

Adapting traditional US-centric search methodologies for the European mid-market…

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The Stanford Search Fund Study 2022

Comprehensive analysis of search fund performance, demographics, and returns over

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Podcasts

Lineage: The ETA Podcast

Candid conversations on search funds and ETA, from deal sourcing to scaling a business.

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In The Trenches

Practical advice on sourcing, financing,and closing deals for first-time acquirers.

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Let's Buy a Business

Practical advice on sourcing, financing,and closing deals for first-time acquirers.

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Pina Capital öffnet Investoren die Tür zu Search Funds

The Podcast is in german

Record setting private equity 2025 recap. Search funds establishing in germany and what to expect.

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Books

Search Funds & 
Entrepreneurial Acquisitions

By Jan Simon

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Buy Then Build

By Walker Deibel

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HBR Guide to Buying a Small Business

By Richard Ruback & Royce Yudkoff

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