ETA Amsterdam connects acquisition entrepreneurs, search funds, HoldCos, and independent sponsors with the advisors and partners who help them close deals.
As a Founding Partner, your firm becomes one of the first official points of contact for searchers and acquisition entrepreneurs in our ecosystem.
Acquisition entrepreneurship is accelerating across Europe. Every month, more searchers enter the market, and more business owners are preparing to retire without a successor.
Demand for legal, CPA, M&A advisory, financing, and valuation expertise has never been higher.
Yet, searchers keep asking the same question:
Where do I find advisors and partners who understand ETA?
ETA Amsterdam brings all key players into one room and creates a trusted environment built around real relationships, not cold outreach.
Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) is growing rapidly in Europe.
Before searchers speak to a seller, a bank, or an advisor, they come to the community first.
As a Founding Partner, your firm becomes part of that first conversation.
You become the advisor people mention when they ask for referrals.
You build the relationship early, not after they already chose someone.
Your brand is placed in front of active searchers, operators, and investors.
Your name stays recognised as an early supporter of the community.
A trusted, founder-led community for acquisition entrepreneurs.
ETA Amsterdam gives you access to the right people early.
You connect with buyers, operators, and investors while the ecosystem is still forming.
When you're early, you don’t compete for attention.
You shape the space others will enter later.
You are not joining a finished ecosystem, and you are helping design it.
Early Partners influence how the community collaborates, how events run, and what “best practice” looks like in small-business acquisitions.
Right now, relationships are built through real conversations, not through advertising. Later entrants will need to earn attention. Early Partners already have it.
In an emerging niche, the first visible expert becomes “the one everyone knows”. When the market grows, newcomers don’t compete with the whole market, they compete with you.
Searchers and acquirers remember who was there at the beginning.
Early Partners occupy mental space before large firms decide to target the ETA space.
You are part of shaping the community’s culture, and the quality of people who join. You don’t just attend meetups. You help define who gets invited and why.
ETA Amsterdam gives founding partners tangible visibility and real introductions.
You don’t pay for reach. You gain relevance.
Founding Partners are showcased at events, inside the community platform, and across our digital ecosystem.
We make sure the right people know who you are before they need you.
Your brand is highlighted at meetups, events, and inside the member platform.
People see your firm without you having to pitch.
We introduce you to searchers and operators working on real acquisitions. Your name becomes the first recommendation.
Partner with CPAs, legal advisors, and financiers on real deals. You gain access to deal collaboration opportunities.
Receive templates, playbooks, and member-only recordings.
You save time and stay ahead of the learning curve.
We work only with partners who add value to acquisition entrepreneurs, and the ETA ecosystem.
Founding Partners are firms that:
We limit the number of Founding Partners in each category to avoid conflicts of interest and to protect exclusivity.
Founding Partners are:
If you are selected, you become part of the inner circle: the group that acquisition entrepreneurs speak to before they speak to sellers, brokers, or banks.
Momentum and Partnerships
ETA Amsterdam has already attracted more than 100 members in its first months.
We have hosted three successful meetups and are in discussion with Erasmus University, the University of Amsterdam, and the City of Amsterdam to create long-term collaboration.
These early milestones show that Europe is ready for a movement dedicated to ownership and continuity.
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Tell us briefly who you are and why you’d be a good fit.
We’ll schedule a short intro call within 48 hours.
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