The 19th Annual Investment Banking Case Competition
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Nineteenth Annual
Investment Banking Case Competition
Hosted by Goldman Sachs and the Haas Undergraduate Program
The Haas Undergraduate Program and Goldman Sachs are proud to present the Nineteenth Annual Investment Banking Case Competition. Each year this event showcases one of Goldman Sachs' recent high profile transactions to give interested students an opportunity to demonstrate and further develop their knowledge and skill base. This competition is ideal for students considering a career in investment banking, corporate finance, commercial banking, merchant banking, venture capital, consulting, and entrepreneurship. Participating in the competition also affords students a wonderful opportunity to meet and to get to know members of the Goldman Sachs recruiting team. In addition, the winners of the final round will be eligible to be selected for the Spring 2017 Haas external case competition team(s).
Undergraduate students are encouraged to form teams of four, although a team may compete with a minimum of three individuals. To replicate a typical work environment, there must be at least one team member who is a Haas major and one team member who is not a Haas major. Simultaneous degree students majoring in business and another major will be considered a Haas major.
The case will be available on October 14th and students will be notified of case distribution via the investmentbankingcasecomp@haas.berkeley.edu alias. All participants must subscribe themselves to this e-mail alias/list. Click here to subscribe.
Each team will be expected to present their conclusions through a written presentation (landscape format), similar to the discussion materials often used in investment banking, consulting, and corporate board meetings (e.g. PowerPoint slides). The presentations will be limited to a maximum of 10 pages in length. You can have additional pages that include the tables and exhibits (in addition to the 10 pages mentioned). The tables and exhibits will be a critical component of the final product, as the support for your conclusions. Your PowerPoint should be converted to a PDF. The message size cannot exceed 5MB. A teleconference call will be arranged so you may ask questions regarding the case. The presentations will be due by Thursday, October 20th at 4:00pm.
The review committee, comprised of Goldman Sachs professionals, will review the presentations and select three to four teams to participate in the final round. The finalists will be announced on Monday, October 24th and the final presentations will be held on Thursday, October 27th from 6-9:30PM, in the Wells Fargo Room at Haas. Each of the finalist groups will make a 10-minute presentation followed by questions from a panel of judges, which will include company management, investment bankers, and faculty from the Haas School of Business. After a short recess, the winner will be announced, the prizes distributed and the judges will offer a critique of the presentations. A discussion about the actual solution, with time allotted for questions from the audience will follow.
Where
Wells Fargo Room (C420)
2220 Piedmond Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States