ETA WITHOUT BORDERS - 19th SEPTEMBER 2026

Interested in Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition, search funds and business ownership? Join the Search Fund Club for ETA Without Borders , a full-day conference bringing together VCs, investors, entrepreneurs, searchers, CEOs, operators and advisors from across Europe and beyond.

🌍 Hear from speakers and practitioners across Europe, the UK, the US and LATAM and get a perspective on the search fund and ETA landscape across different markets.

🤝 It’s a great opportunity to meet VCs and CEOs, connect with searchers and operators, and learn what the ETA ecosystem looks like in practice.

📍 Historic 1709 Hôtel de Montmorency-Luxembourg, 36 Rue Vivienne, Paris, 75002

📅 19 September 2026

🎟️ HEC students: €40 ticket

🎟️ Case competition: €20 ticket

🔗 Register: https://www.etawithoutborders.fr/

🔥 FINAL CALL: ETA WITHOUT BORDERS CASE COMPETITION

Want to put your ETA skills into practice? We’ve simplified the competition process for HEC students. Just submit a 1-page brief covering:

•⁠  ⁠Which company you would acquire

•⁠  ⁠Why you would acquire it

•⁠  ⁠How you would create value

Selected teams will pitch at the conference in front of a panel of investors and search fund operators.

👥 Teams of 1-6 HEC students

📅 Deadline to register: 17 September

📩 Submit to: mahek.mowar@hec.edu or noemie.rideau@hec.edu

🎟️ Competition participants get access to the full conference for just €20 per person, including all panels, networking and the competition finals.

A great chance to get direct feedback from active investors, meet people in the ETA ecosystem and have a concrete project to discuss in recruiting conversations.

🔗 https://www.etawithoutborders.fr/search-fund-competition