Building the Search Fund ecosystem - from the inside out.
To our fellow current club members, we would be honored to have your support to lead this amazing organization.
If you are curious about the Search Fund model, we warmly invite you to join the club - membership is free! Just make sure to register by Sunday, March 8th so you are eligible to vote in the upcoming election. Come build the ecosystem with us!
Happy people that have run the path testify how rewarding it is (and we'd love to introduce them to you!).
Plus, lots of IESE alumni start search funds years after graduation, so it’s worth getting familiar now.
Lawyer by training, Searcher by choice. Alec brings a structured, analytical lens honed in legal practice to the search fund world - combining rigorous due diligence instincts with genuine entrepreneurial ambition.
We stand on what works. These proven initiatives will continue - refined and elevated.
Continuing the initiative that brought the club together - we want to run it again and make it even better.
Bringing it back in an improved model, building on last year's learnings and participant feedback.
Maintaining a strong connection with first year directors and their full integration into the club.
We'll support and help make it happen again - continuing to position IESE as Europe's leading MBA for Search Funds.
Keeping these essential technical skill sessions going - deepening the practical edge our students get.
Leveraging the page created by the current management team this year to continue spreading research and articles.
From our members at the core, through IESE, to the broader Search Fund ecosystem.
Organise informational talks from experienced members of the community for those who are new to the search fund model, from the basic “what is a search fund” to more specific aspects of the search process (fundraising, searching, operating), to help smooth the introduction for club members to the world of search funds.
A low pressure social event each term that turns interest into belonging - welcoming new members, connecting them with the core group, and helping people form teams for workshops, the trek, and the case competition.
For those who are more familiar with the model and want to deepen their understanding of the technical skills necessary to find and purchase a company, we will offer skills sessions from relevant professionals, focusing on the main technical steps in the acquisition process.
As part of expanding the club’s visibility and in line with our intention to drive engagement from the IESE community, we will establish an annual “introductory session” for those who haven’t come across the model before, setting out what search funds are, why they should consider them, and fielding any questions from students curious about the model.
We will help facilitate the school in putting on the 7th International Search Fund Conference, one of the world’s preeminent search fund conferences, pushing IESE’s status as Europe’s leading school for Search Funds.
We will grow women’s participation in the search fund community by hosting sessions with women investors, operators, and searchers - making the pathways visible, simplifying the process, and creating a clear introduction to club activities.
We will work with funds-of-funds and alumni connections to improve internship discovery and matching, while advocating for more paid opportunities so access isn’t limited by financial constraints.
We will continue with two of the standout events of our first year, while implementing changes built on learnings from the previous iterations. These are key events in our mind which help cement IESE’s status as the leader in this space.
Expand IESE communication scope to include EMBAs and MiM students with a dedicated mailing list, to ensure they can also participate in club activities.
We will expand the base of investors available to IESE searchers, while maintaining the solid current network with whom we already have relationships.
It is our intention to start IESE’s first comprehensive list of Search Fund Alumni, for ongoing use by the club in coming years. This will help build relationships with those who have already gone through the process, who may be able to provide helpful advice to those wanting to pursue Search Funds.
Continue working on the club's LinkedIn page to spread research and articles.
