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Congratulations to Rollins College!

ACG Orlando would like to congratulate Team 3 from Rollins College
for taking second place at the ACG Cup® Final Round in Tampa!

Team 3 - IBank Inc. Representatives: Scott Brown, Marina Isaeva,
Jarvis Hall, Jack Ventimiglia and Jenny Brown

Click here to see photos from the Final Round!

Click here to read more about the competition from ACG Orlando board
member, Matt Williamson's perspective on the ACG Orlando blog!

The ACG CUP^®
The Premier MBA Competition

Hosted by ACG Orlando, the ACG Cup® is a unique case study competition designed to give students from leading MBA programs across the country real world experience and invaluable insights into mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, financial advisory and private equity. Each case study provides students with a unique opportunity to present valuation, capital markets and M&A strategic advice to a panel of seasoned M&A professionals from within the ACG community. The competition is carried out through a series of intra-school and regional competitions, with regional winners awarded the prestigious ACG Cup® title and cash awards.

Benefits to Students

• Exposure to leading finance professionals and organizations in Central Florida for potential employment

• Learn about corporate finance from the perspective of the owner, the buyer, the financial advisor, the equity investors, the debt providers and the management team

• Highly realistic case study provides unique, relevant experience in a team-oriented setting

• Winning teams receive meaningful cash rewards

Participation / Timeline

Case Study - The Finance / Investment Banking / Private Equity case study is prepared by Houlihan Lokey (www.hlhz.com), with contributions from other ACG finance professionals, and distributed to teams and judges one week in advance. Teams consist of 3 to 5 MBA students each. Each school can have as many teams as needed to accommodate the number of participants.

Round 1 Competition - Each team presents at their own school to a panel of judges in Round 1. The panel of judges will include local finance professionals in investment banking, private equity and debt.

Finals - One team from each school competes in the Finals on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at The University Club in Tampa. All teams will receive the opportunity to attend an ACG Orlando meeting and interact with members. Winning teams receive cash rewards.

Competition Timeline

Round 1, Rollins
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Competition: 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Dessert Reception: 8:30 - 9 PM

Final Round in Tampa
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
2:00 PM

ACG Orlando April Chapter Meeting
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
5:30 - 7:30 PM

There are three different
ways to sponsor
this year’s ACG Cup!

Title Sponsor - $2,500 (1 available)
Collegiate Sponsor - $1,250
Recruiting Sponsor - $750

Benefits to Sponsors

• Sponsorship dollars awarded to students as prize money

• Brand awareness and engagement with students and faculty, as well as ACG Orlando membership

• Compliment to existing MBA recruiting programs at key regional universities

• Top level sponsors may participate as a judge

For more information on the benefits
of sponsorship, email us at
Membership@ACGOrlando.org.