Ross School of Business (Michigan)

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The Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan has developed a growing search fund community within its MBA program. Ross's action-based learning approach, exemplified by its Multidisciplinary Action Projects (MAP), gives students practical experience working with real businesses. The entrepreneurship and finance curricula include courses relevant to acquisition entrepreneurship, covering topics such as deal sourcing, valuation, negotiation, and post-acquisition management. The Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies supports students interested in all forms of entrepreneurship, including search funds. Ross's central Midwest location provides access to a large pool of SME acquisition targets in manufacturing, services, and distribution. The school's ETA-focused student group organizes events with search fund investors and alumni operators, helping build the pipeline of searchers from Ann Arbor.