Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Speaker Series - Roll-Ups in EtA

A Conversation with JB46 and Aven Capital Partners
Hosted by the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Club at London Business School
Join the ETA Club for an in-person Q&A on roll-up and buy-and-build strategies within entrepreneurship through acquisition, featuring Mauro Buono, Investment Manager at JB46 Partners, and Frederik Brandis, Founder & General Partner of Aven Capital Partners.
JB46 has backed more than 180 search funds and currently holds a portfolio of over 40 companies across Europe and the Americas, and its newest fund is purpose-built around sector-consolidation strategies, roll-ups, buy-and-builds, and Committed Capital Vehicles. Aven takes a similar thesis to market in the DACH region, partnering with operators to acquire, integrate, and scale established businesses into stronger platforms.
Together, Mauro and Frederik will unpack what it actually takes to build a roll-up from the investor's side of the table: how they evaluate searchers and platform leads, what makes a consolidation thesis work (or fail), and how capital, systems, and operating talent come together to turn a single acquisition into a durable group. This is a rare chance for LBS students considering ETA to hear directly from two investors actively building roll-up platforms across different markets, and to ask the questions that matter most as you think about your own path.

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