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BEYOND THE CLASSROOM 24 experience INNOVATION ACG Cup Long hours, exhausting work. The rewards add up to a winning experience. YOU HAVE FIVE DAYS to prepare a course of action for a company facing a difficult business decision. You’ll present your ideas to a board of complete strangers — experts in investment banking and corporate finance who are ready to pounce on any cracks or inconsistencies in your plan. In your spare time, you can study for midterms, pay attention to your full time job, and maybe check in with your family once in a while. That was the challenge faced by the Merage Fully Employed MBA Bill Ryan, ‘08 By Connie Clark (FEMBA) student team as they competed in the second annual Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Cup competition earlier this spring. DevelopedtogiveMBAstudents real exposure to finance, mergers and acquisitions, the competition pitted Merage students against teams from Cal State Fullerton, Chapman University, USC, and Pepperdine University. Merage again walked away with exceptional honors taking second place and a $5,000 cash prize. But students say the rewards go far beyond the honors and money. First-hand experience in preparing and delivering a complete report to investment bankers is invaluable, says team member Bill Ryan. “After all we went through — the analysis, the sleepless nights, the detailed criticisms of every angle, and the hours of rehearsal for the presentation, we knew we had a final product we believed in, and we were ready to present it, right or wrong.” Secrets of their Success Merage teams have walked away with top honors in each of the two years of the competition. They say communication is the key to winning. “You need to be convincing, clear, decisive and polished,” says Ryan. “You can be the world’s best financial modeler, but if you cannot communicate your seven days of analysis to the judges in under 15 minutes, you will find it challenging.” For students who want to give it a try next year, Ryan offers some advice. “First, clear your calendar.” Teamsaregivenfivedaystopre- “You can be the world’s best financial modeler, but if you cannot communicate your seven days of analysis to the judges in under 15 minutes, you will find it challenging. ” pare their presentation, and Ryan says it’s absolutely essential to be focused on the project during the short timeframe. The competition is sponsored by the Los Angeles chapter of ACG, an international association for professionals involved in corporate growth and development, as well as mergers and acquisitions. With 11,000 members in 53 chapters throughout North America and Europe, the organization fosters networking among its executive community.
ENTREPRENEURS CHOOSE MERAGE by Shaheen Husain Merage MBA students bested Brigham Young University, University of Santa Clara and the University of Southern California to capture the Entrepreneur’s Choice Award at the 2008 Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) Silicon Valley Regional. Congratulations to Merage team members Vern Briggs, Max Brunner, Mike Meoli, Amarinder Sidhu, and Brad Stoker. Special thanks go to Miramar Ventures and CB Capital for coaching the team and to Charlie Baecker, Administrative Director of the Merage School’s Don Beall Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, for guiding the team through the competition. The Entrepreneurs’ Choice Award is given to the team that best demonstrates the most insight and business savvy in its questions. Founded by the University of North Carolina in 1998, the VCIC is the nation’s premier MBA competition that is complementary to the traditional business plan competition pitting top schools against one another in an all day VC investment environment. Unlike business plan competitions in which students pitch their own ideas to investors, at VCIC the students are the investors, and real entrepreneurs pitch to them. BEYOND THE CLASSROOM Merage Rankings Continue to Soar Continuing its steady ascent among top business schools, Merage School again climbed in the US News & World Report rankings this year, jumping to 44 in 2008, from 53 in the 2007 ranking. Dean Andy Policano credits the rise to an excellent faculty and an increasingly higher caliber of students, also noting, “Without the excellence of our faculty and the dedication of our staff members, none of our achievements would be possible.” Looking forward, Policano noted: “We continue to focus our efforts toward a solid upward trajectory over time, based on continuous improvement in our recruiting and placement efforts. The Merage School is truly on the move, with true distinction and quality reflected in our curriculum and research.” 25 Merage | 2008 – 2009
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