Name: Edward Tao Zhu Year: Sophomore Major(s): Economics Minor(s): Asian Literature & Culture CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Three Pillars Capital This fall quarter I was interning at Three Pillars Capital, a search fund piloted by an ex-military investment banker. It was interesting to learn about the search fund model, which in essence is…
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McCormick Student Researches Niche Industries during Internship
Name: Can Divitoglu Year: Senior Major: Industrial Engineering Minor: Computer Science CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Torchpass Management This summer, I interned at Torchpass Management, a small search fund company. My job consisted finding potential targets to acquire every week in niche industries. The Company has the goal to acquire one company and run…
Rising Junior finds Success and Flexibility while Interning at Search Fund
Name: Derek Smith Year: Junior Major: Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Torchpass Management This summer quarter I am interning at Torchpass Management, a Chicago-based search fund operated by Kellogg alumnus Russ Johnston. Search funds are a little-known version of private equity whereby investors provide entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners the money to acquire and operate a…
Amaar Shares His Thoughts on Working for a Search Fund
Name: Amaar Year: Sophomore Major: Economics CFS Program: Business Field Studies I’m currently working for 340 Partners. 340 Partners is a search fund. It looks for a single company to acquire for the long term. The partners of the search fund then become the CEOs of the company once acquired. It’s a great place to…