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Matt Prame

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Michael Manning

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Johnny DeLuca

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Mission Statement

To provide participants ample opportunities to apply financial valuation models in first hand, real world applications. Through project participation and dialogues with industry experts, members expand their financial lexicon, foster meaningful relationships, and develop essential business skills and professional etiquette.

Projects

Mondays 7:20

Mendoza 134

Audax Group is a leading investor in U.S. middle market companies. Since its founding in 1999, the firm has raised over $32 billion in capital across its Private Equity and Private Debt businesses from a diverse set of global investors.

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Mondays 6:00

Mendoza 158

Participants will analyze a potential merger or acquisition. The project will consist of a blend of quantitative and qualitative analysis from equity research and investment banking. Topics will range from simple company overviews to advanced modeling. Students will ultimately present to Robert W. Baird in their Chicago office.

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Students will conduct credit, financial, and market analyses, and evaluate three proposed LBO financing structures to support a Private Equity sponsor’s bid to take a company private. The project will be traveling to New York City. Applications are required, as there are a limited number of competitive spots available.

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Mondays 6:40

Mendoza 158

Barclays s a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. It is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate, investment banking, and wealth management. 

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Mondays 6:40

Mendoza 160

Truist Financial Corporation is an American bank holding company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Its bank operates 2,781 branches in 15 states and Washington D.C., offering consumer and commercial banking, securities brokerage, asset management, mortage, and insurance products and services. 

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Mondays 7:00

Mendoza 161

Citigroup Inc. or Citi is an American multinational investment bank and financial services corporation headquartered in New York City. Students will present a hypothetical M&A project to the NYC office. 

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Mondays

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Constitution Capital Partners is a full-service alternative asset manager that focuses on the North American middle market sector. We provide institutional investors with customized solutions to fit their investment goals.

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Students will be selected to analyze and strategically advise the same client. Each team will conduct industry and company analyses and analyze different strategic alternatives for the company including but not limited to an equity or debt issuance, a sale of the company, and an acquisition. One recommendation will emerge

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an American multinational finance company headquartered in New York City. It is the largest bank in the United States and the world's largest bank by market capitalization, which provides investment banking services, through corporate advisory, mergers and acquisitions, sales and trading, and public offerings.​

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Mondays 6:20

Mendoza 158

Students will evaluate the merits of several financing structures for a take-private transaction for a hypothetical Private Equity client of BMO. Ultimately, students will recommend a structure to professionals at BMO through a presentation at the conclusion of the project.

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Mondays 6:40

Mendoza 134

Students will look at three consumer-focused companies in the same competitive space and ultimately select one business to invest in from the perspective of a mutual fund. Students will learn about the investment process, judging risks and merits and valuation techniques through a blend of quantitative and qualitative analysis.

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Students will be selected to analyze and strategically advise the same client. Each team will conduct industry and company analyses and analyze different strategic alternatives for the company including but not limited to an equity or debt issuance, a sale of the company, and an acquisition. One recommendation will emerge.

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Mondays 7:00

Mendoza 160

Participants will act as associates in a private equity fund seeking to perform a heavily debt-financed leverage buyout of a public company. Teams will first examine industry companies, trends, and characteristics before the target buyout company is chosen. The target company will be valued using DCF modeling and precedent transactions.

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Team 1

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Mondays 7:00

Mendoza 160

Participants will act as associates in a private equity fund seeking to perform a heavily debt-financed leverage buyout of a public company. Teams will first examine industry companies, trends, and characteristics before the target buyout company is chosen. The target company will be valued using DCF modeling and precedent transactions.

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Team 2

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Mondays 7:40

Mendoza 134

Lazard is the world's leading financial advisory and asset management firm, advising on mergers, acquisitions, restructuring, capital structure and strategy. 

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Mondays 6:20

Mendoza 161

Sixth Street Partners is a global investment firm which operates nine investment platforms across its growth investing, adjacencies, direct lending, fundamental public strategies, infrastructure, special situations, agriculture and par liquid credit businesses.

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Mondays 6:20

Mendoza 160

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A team of students will analyze a private company and be responsible for evaluating the credit and deciding if it is a worthwhile investment. Then, they will propose a capital structure that would be an attractive investment from Maranon’s perspective. The project will culminate in a final presentation in Maranon's chicago office.

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Students will strategically advise a client in an M&A scenario. Teams will conduct in depth analyses to evaluate strategic alternatives for the client including but not limited to an acquisition, a sale, or an equity / debt issuance. Ultimately, teams will pitch their recommendations to Morgan Stanley professionals in New York City. 

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Mondays 7:00

Mendoza 158

Morningstar, Inc. is an American financial services firm that  provides an array of investment research and investment management services.

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Mondays 6:00

Mendoza 160

Members will serve as debtor advisors to a distressed company and recommend strategic alternatives. Presentation materials will include capital structure analysis, liquidity forecasts, key debt document insights, and potential company transactions. The team will present its findings to a team of PJT restructuring advisors from in New York.

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Mondays 6:20

Mendoza 134

Founded in 2003, Kinderhook Industries is a private investment fund with $8.5bn of committed capital. The team will present a hypothetical LBO recommendation to the team in New York City

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Mondays 7:20

Mendoza 161

UBS is a multinational investment bank and financial services company founded and based in Switzerland. Headquartered simultaneously in Zürich and Basel, it maintains a presence in all major financial centers as the largest Swiss banking institution and the largest private bank in the world.

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Mondays 6:00

Mendoza 161

Headquartered in New York City, PWP is an American global financial services firm focused on investment banking advisory services. 

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Mondays 7:20

Mendoza 158

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William Blair is a leading middle-market investment bank based out of Chicago. In this project, students will be working on a hypothetical merger between two companies and pitching their findings to bankers in the Chicago office. 

Mondays 7:20

Mendoza 160

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Garda Capital Partners is an American investment management firm based in Wayzata, Minnesota that focuses on investments in fixed income securities.

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Mondays 6:40

Mendoza 161

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Ares is a global alternative investment manager operating in the creditprivate equity and real estate markets. The company was founded in 1997 with additional offices across North America, Europe, and Asia.

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Mondays 8:00

Mendoza 134

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Jefferies Group is an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services company that is headquartered in New York City. The firm provides clients with capital markets and financial advisory services, institutional brokerage, securities research, and asset management.

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