Marquette
University’s AIM Investment Banking Team Again Advances to the Final Stage of
the NIBC Case Competition
It is with great pleasure that we announce that the
AIM investment banking team again has been selected to advance to the Final
Round of the 2016 National Investment Banking Competition held in Vancouver,
Canada. Marquette has participated in each of the past two years and has
advanced an undergraduate team to the final round which will take place on March 23-24, 2016 at the Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia.
This year, 25 undergraduate
and 25 graduate teams from the initial 335 teams were invited to advance to the Final
Round of the NIBC competition. Teams will be challenged to analyze an investment banking transaction
opportunity and prepare a live boardroom presentation to a group of investment
banking professionals.
Marquette
University’s AIM investment banking team consists of four seniors: Clermond Jean, Dan Riley, Paul Tran and Joanne Wycklendt. Jean and Tran were also
members of last year’s NIBC team. Congratulations on representing Marquette! |
| Clermond Jean |
The Final Round will find each team competing in a
pool of 8-10 teams in the boardrooms of local investment banks, where
investment banking professionals will select the top teams to present at the
Gala Dinner. The teams selected will present in front of a panel of Managing
Directors from major investment banks and an audience of over 450 delegates and
professionals. The total prize money for the winners in the graduate and
undergraduate tier will be $15,000.
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| Dan Riley |
The Managing Director Judging Panel is comprised
of professionals from RBC Capital
Markets, CIBC World Markets, BMO Capital Markets, TD Securities, National Bank
Financial and Scotia Capital.
Background
of NIBC: Founded in 2007, the National Investment Banking Competition
& Conference (NIBC) is an established organization which brings together
students and professionals in an annual Case Competition and Conference which
run parallel to each other. In 2015, the Competition attracted over 375
competing teams comprised of 947 undergraduate and graduate students from top
schools across North America in front of over 300 students and 150
professionals in attendance. With the generous contribution and participation
of various investment banks, private equity, asset management, accounting and
law firms, the NIBC offers one of the most significant opportunities for
students in North America to learn about investment banking.
Competition: The Competition offers
undergraduate and graduate students from the top universities across North
America the opportunity to attain international recognition from their peers
and senior industry professionals. Competitors will utilize and develop skills
in financial analysis, modeling, and pitching, all of which are essential to a
successful career in investment banking.
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| Paul Tran |
Conference: In addition to workshops
on valuation, IPOs, M&A and private equity administered by investment
banking professionals, NIBC features a series of simulations provided by Wall
Street training firm MDA Training. NIBC also hosts a dinner and evening events
to give students the opportunity to cultivate a network of students and
professionals.
First
Round: The
First Round took place during November 2015 when teams received a case package
containing detailed instructions and templates. They had four weeks to prepare
their submission and the top 25 undergraduate and 25 graduate teams were
invited to the Second Round in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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| Joanne Wycklendt |
Second
Round: Teams
which advanced from the First Round will compete in the Second Round on March
23rd - 24th, 2016 at the Pan Pacific Hotel in
Vancouver, British Columbia. Teams will receive a comprehensive case package
and financial model, and will be given several hours of resolution time to
analyze a realistic investment banking transaction. Following the resolution
period, teams will be divided into pools and will have a 10-minute presentation
and 10-minute Q&A session with a judging panel comprised of junior and
senior bankers. These presentations will take place at the boardrooms of our
sponsoring investment banks in downtown Vancouver.
Final
Round: The
best team from each pool will present their pitches during the Gala
Dinner on March 24th, 2016. The Final Round Judging Panel
comprised of Managing Directors will select the winning teams, to which the
prize pool will be awarded.
Competition Overview: Competing in NIBC allows our AIM students studying investment banking to
distinguish themselves and attain international recognition from their peers
and senior industry professionals. The students will utilize and develop
corporate finance analysis, financial modeling, and pitching skills which are
essential for a successful career in investment banking.
Competition Objective: NIBC’s goal in designing
the case and competition process is to provide students with an authentic
investment banking experience. The Organizing Team works closely with the Case
Committee to create a competition that focuses on real-life transactions
involving publicly listed companies. Participation in NIBC will provide
hands-on experience and insight into the daily responsibilities of both junior
and senior investment bankers. These responsibilities include analysis of
financial data, running scenarios in financial models, evaluating structural
alternatives against client parameters, creating pitch books, and presenting to
senior management. The Competition culminates in a live pitch by finalist teams
to Managing Directors of leading North American investment banks.
Case
Development: The
cases used in the Competition are designed by NIBC’s Case Committee, which is
comprised of professionals who have dedicated their time and experience in
financial analysis and transaction structuring to work with the Organization
Team to create sophisticated cases for NIBC since inception. Throughout the
case creation process, the Case Committee screens companies, reviews trading
comparables and precedent transactions, and consults with industry experts to
identify suitable real-life situations. As part of the Final Round Case, the
Case Committee works with the Organizing Team to prepare a sophisticated
financial model and information package for competitors as well as a
comprehensive case summary for judges. Prior to dissemination of the cases, the
Case Committee receives input from industry professionals from sponsoring firms
as well as the Board’s general members.
Again,
best of luck to the team from Marquette University headed to the NIBC competition
in Vancouver, Canada in March, 2016.
