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.