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2009 M&A Competition
October 22-23, 2009

The 3rd annual Smith Mergers and Acquisitions Competition will be held
October 22 – 23, 2009, at the Robert H. Smith Smith School of Business in
College Park, Maryland.
Ten teams of up to four MBA students from leading U.S. business schools will
compete to create a winning M&A pitch that will be delivered to a panel of Wall
Street bankers and corporate executives.
In its first two years, the Smith School hosted MBA teams from schools such
as The Columbia Business School, University of Chicago Graduate School of
Business, the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business, New York
University’s Stern School of Business and Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper
School of Business.
A panel of judges that will include industry professionals and Smith School
faculty members will award a $5,000 first prize, $2,500 second prize and $1,000
third prize to student teams tasked with creating a persuasive argument while
under deadline and competitive pressure. Teams will be judged upon their
qualitative arguments and the quantitative models used to support their
arguments.
The Smith School’s MBA Finance Association will organize the event, which
will include a networking reception and opportunities for students to meet
industry professionals and recruiters.
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