2008 M&A Competition

The 2nd annual Smith Mergers & Acquisitions Competition will be held October 16-17, 2008 at the Smith School of Business in College Park, Maryland. This website will be continuously updated with more information.

Teams of MBA students will compete to deliver the winning M&A pitch to Wall Street bankers, corporate executives, Smith faculty and alumni. This event includes a reception that gives attendees an opportunity to network with Smith and other business school MBA students, Smith faculty and distinguished guests.

Last year’s inaugural competition was a resounding success and we plan to make this year’s event even more successful. More than $8000 in cash prizes will be on the line.

Last year’s participating schools included:

  • Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business
  • Columbia Business School
  • Purdue University’s Krannert School of Management
  • University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
  • University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business
  • University of Rochester’s Simon Graduate School of Business
  • University of Singapore
  • University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business
  • Yale School of Management