Finance
Gjon Curanaj
Co-Director
Sarah McManus
Co-Director
Riley Russo
Co-Director
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 6:30
Mendoza 134
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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Seniors Only
This will be an LBO project where seniors work in teams alongside BCP / BIP analysts and associates to develop an investment memo on a potential buyout target, which will be presented to the larger ND Blackstone alumni network at the end of the semester.
Mondays 7:00
Mendoza 134
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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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
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 6:00
Mendoza 133
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
Mondays 6:00
Mendoza 133
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
Mondays 6:30
Mendoza 133
Houlihan Lokey, Inc., is an American multinational independent investment bank and financial services company. Houlihan Lokey was founded in 1972 and is headquartered at Constellation Place in Century City, Los Angeles, California. The firm advises large public and closely held companies as well as institutions and governments.
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Mondays 6:30
Mendoza 160
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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.
Mondays 6:00
Mendoza 134
Lincoln International LLC is a multinational independent investment bank and financial services company specializing in advisory services and financings on middle market transactions. The firm works with publicly traded and privately owned companies, financial sponsors, and lenders.
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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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