For anyone interested in intersection between search and employee ownership
May 03, 2026
by a searcher from University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business in Oakland, CA, USA
Sharing a webinar we hosted on the intersection between search and broad-based employee ownership:
https://ownershipcapitallab.capital/learn/eo-fund-spotlights/independent-sponsors-searchers-new-pathways-for-employee-ownership-capital/
Independent sponsors, searchers & new pathways for employee ownership capital
As the field of employee ownership investing grows, independent sponsors and searchers are emerging as a scalable and increasingly important channel for EO investment. Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) — spanning traditional search funds and independent sponsor models — has grown rapidly as a pathway for acquiring and operating small and mid-sized businesses, while a growing number of closed-end EO funds are exploring partnerships with searchers as a source of aligned deal flow. This EO Fund Spotlight will examine why independent sponsors represent a compelling and under-tapped pipeline for EO transactions and how EO funds are structuring capital partnerships in this space.
from Harvard University in Boston, MA, USA