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Entrepreneurship through Acquisition: How to Buy a Business Instead of Starting One

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Off Campus Alumni events Entrepreneurship Networking activity

Mon, Mar 2, 2026

6:45 PM – 9:30 PM (GMT+1)

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In this dynamic and interactive session, Professor Newton Campos will guide participants through the global growth of Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, highlighting real-world examples of successful and failed acquisitions and investor returns.

Discover how aging demographics, investment protection, and shifting career aspirations are redefining what it means to be an entrepreneur today.  With real-time case explorations, mapping of the Search Fund ecosystem and identification of the next major opportunities.

Agenda
18:45-19:00:  Arrival and registration
19:00-19:10:  Welcome
19:10-20:30:  Masterclass with Prof. Newton M. Campos, PhD
20:30–21:30:  Networking cocktail

NB: Attendees will be a mixture of IE Alumni and prospective students. 

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Newton Campos

Professor of Entrepreneurship

IE University

https://www.linkedin.com/in/newtoncampos/

Professor of Entrepreneurship at IE University and Founding Partner at Newton Equity Partners (www.newtonmcampos.com), Prof. Newton has led investments and research in Entrepreneurship through Acquisition across Europe, the Americas, and Emerging Economies. His work bridges academia and practice, helping investors and entrepreneurs navigate the intersection of private capital and real-world impact.

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