# UVA Darden: Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition

Three courses and a named fellows program.

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## At a Glance

- Club: An ETA Club whose events, on the school's own ETA hub, are regular lunch and learns, office hours and information sessions with investors, searchers, operators and lenders.
- Money: Batten ETA Fellows, a named program giving graduating students financial support and resources to search for, acquire and operate a business after graduation; the page publishes no amount and no count. The Batten Venture Internship Program beside it offers matching grant funding to search funds and recently acquired companies that hire Darden summer interns.
- Conference: Co-hosts the Southeast ETA Conference with three other schools; the 2026 edition meets at Duke.
- Its own page: https://www.darden.virginia.edu/batten-institute/entrepreneurship/entrepreneurship-through-acquisition

## The Classes

- Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (GBUS 8629)
- Tactical Topics for Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (GBUS 8509)
- Acquisition of Closely-Held Enterprises (GBUS 8106)

## Who Teaches It

- Lester F. Alexander III, John Glynn Endowed Professor and Professor of Practice
- Hunter Reichert and Randolph Seibert, adjunct lecturers

## What It Publishes for Anyone

- A regional conference written for mid-career professionals as well as for students.

## What Else It Runs

- Independent studies with faculty mentorship, for students searching while still enrolled.
- An internship program with matching grants that covers search funds and recently acquired companies.
- A speakers program and an alumni network for students heading into a search.

## Where to Read It

- ETA at the Batten Institute: https://www.darden.virginia.edu/batten-institute/entrepreneurship/entrepreneurship-through-acquisition
- The courses: https://www.darden.virginia.edu/batten-institute/entrepreneurship/entrepreneurship-through-acquisition/education
- The clubs directory, where the ETA Club is listed: https://www.darden.virginia.edu/mba/culture-community/clubs-organizations/entrepreneurship-through-acquisition
- Southeast ETA Conference: https://www.darden.virginia.edu/batten-institute/entrepreneurship/entrepreneurship-through-acquisition/conference

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