
First Round
The goal of the proposal is to 1) select a potential buyout target for a growth focused investment opportunity (US-listed company with minimum market cap of $500 million), 2) summarize key information, and 3) construct a transaction structure appropriate for the deal.
Teams are encouraged to use publicly available information, including academic resources.
All interested teams are required to register and submit both a two-page executive summary (with clearly legible font size and text) and all team members’ resumes in order to participate in the first round.
The executive summary and resumes are due by Sunday, March 2nd at 11:59 PM EST via the registration form.
Guidelines
Executive summaries will be judged using the following criteria:
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Rationale for target choice / screens used
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Industry / target overview
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Theses/value creation possibilities, risks & mitigants
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Comps analysis, financial projections, model execution
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Deal structure, returns / sensitivity / scenario analysis
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Fit with Warburg Pincus’ growth focused investment philosophy

