Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition – Info session

Is your dream to become a CEO and equity-owner of a company?

Are you interested in a career as an entrepreneur through acquisition (ETA)?

Online info session with a team of an ETA and capital allocators who speak about their experience in building acquisitive businesses and talk about their plan for a new venture in the UK.

Topics covered will include:

• An introduction to the model for ETA within a public company
• Insights from applying the model in Germany and successfully acquiring 6+ B2B software firms
• Plans for a software-focused search venture in the UK
• The opportunity for students to apply for a summer fellowship

About the Speakers:

Simon Webster, is an LBS alum and lecturer in ETA at LBS. He is the first person to raise a search fund (a form of ETA) outside the USA and the fifth person ever to do a search fund. As a Search Fund CEO he delivered 10x growth over a 10 year period and has subsequently invested in over 30 search funds. He now invests, mentors and lectures on entrepreneurship through acquisition.

Steffen von Bünau, founder of Ookam Software GmbH. Ookam is a search partner of MEDIQON Group AG. Steffen has acquired six B2B software companies in 18 months. He has experience as a manager of an Internet of Things company and in strategic consulting. He has extensive experience in search processes.

Jan Mohr, Member of the Executive Board of MEDIQON Group AG, Chairman of Grafenia plc is the founder of JMX Capital GmbH, a long-term oriented investment firm. Jan previously worked at Investmentaktiengesellschaft für langfristige Investoren TGV, McKinsey & Company and Hauck & Aufhäuser. He has been appointed to the board of MEDIQON Group AG since March 2020, after having been a shareholder for several years. Jan has extensive experience in capital allocation and board leadership.

Matthias Riechert, EMBAG 2012, is the founder of P&R Investment Management Ltd. He launched his own investment fund in 2013 and manages a concentrated long-term portfolio. Matthias has analysed and invested in roll-up strategies in several sectors. He runs the value investing mentorship at LBS.

We look forward to seeing you.