EntrepreneurshipThrough Acquisition
A student finance organization at Indiana University Bloomington.
We teach IU students how a business is bought, financed, run and sold, giving them the full view of a company that careers across finance are built on.
Every side of a deal, from one seat.
Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition, or ETA, is the path of buying an established small business and leading it as CEO.
We use ETA as a lens on all of finance. To buy a company you have to source it, value it, finance it, run it and plan the exit, so our members learn the work behind investment banking, private equity, M&A, restructuring and wealth management along the way.
Members learn through classes, hands-on Deal Labs and a real buy-or-pass case worked in small teams. ETA at IU was founded in 2026, and our first member cohort begins in spring 2027.
Our Team
ETA at IU is led by its seven founders, who make up our Executive Board.
