HHL Finance Case Challenge 2024 powered by Ardian
Where
HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Jahnallee 59, 04105 Leipzig
When
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Up for a challenge?
You are always up for a challenge and Finance is your passion? Then join HHL and our corporate partner from private equity and consulting, Ardian, for our in-person HHL Finance Case Challenge! If you are a current bachelor student or a recent graduate in Business or Economics, then this is your call to apply for this unforgettable experience where we put you in the shoes of M&A practitioners.
The HHL Finance Case Challenge
On day 1, you will find yourself in the M&A buy-side team of a strategic investor planning to takeover a competitor. Your team will be mentored and challenged by experienced transaction experts while analyzing the target, potential synergies and preparing a pitch to the target’s management board. After your pitch discussion with our jury, we will take off to a nice dinner in Leipzig’s vibrant city center.
On day 2, we switch perspectives, and you will work in a private equity (PE), i.e., financial investor, acquisition team. This time, you will analyze the potential target based on a leveraged buyout (LBO) logic, and you will receive guidance and sparring from the Ardian expansion team. You will pitch your results to the PE’s investment committee.
Finally, we will crown the best teams of day 1 and day 2 before we come together for an on-campus barbecue to conclude the event.
For both days, HHL’s faculty is going to provide on-demand mini-lectures to introduce you to the topics and equip you with useful tools to master the challenge.
The overnight stay in Leipzig and the complete catering during the 2-day workshop will be provided.
Your profile
- You are a current bachelor student or a recent graduate in business, economics or alike.
- You have above average grades and/or some first relevant practical experiences.
- You have a passion for finance and strategy, and some very first insights on the world of finance (e.g., you have heard how to value an investment and what a discount rate is).
- You are up for a challenge and ready to tackle it with a team of other highly motivated peers.
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Maximilian Schreiter
Junior Professor | Junior Professorship in Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer
We are very proud that our case study competition this year is a joint project with outstanding partners from the private equity and M&A consulting sectors. Both Ardian and Roland Berger are known not only for their great expertise and global success, but also for their special understanding of entrepreneurial challenges. Students who accept our challenge will gain a deeper understanding of the fascination but also the risks of corporate transactions in two intensive days and by that make many new contacts. I am really looking forward to it!
Max Dolata
Director | Ardian
As participant of the HHL Finance Case Challenge, you can expect to experience firsthand how a Private Equity fund analyses an investment case in a real-life setting. Accompanied with a short introduction of theoretical background by HHL professors, you get valuable insights into the very practically oriented teaching at HHL. Last but not least you will have lots of fun and good times connecting with Roland Berger and Ardian as well as HHL students.
All facts at a glance
When?
- Friday, November 15, 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. (CET)
- Saturday, November 16, 2024, 09:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. (CET)
Where?
HHL Campus, Jahnallee 59, 04109 Leipzig
Application deadline
October 20, 2024
We are looking forward to your application!
Please note: The workshop will be held in English.
Contact
Jana Vogel
Tel.: +49 341 9851-611
Email: financechallenge@hhl.de
Johanna Echterhoff
HHL alumna, Strategic Assistant to CFO | Elmos
The HHL Finance Case Challenge was a perfect opportunity to connect with like-minded people and to further discover what the Master in Management | Finance will look like. I am looking forward to more HHL spirit during my studies at HHL.
Lea Gruber
HHL alumna, Associate | BCG
At the HHL Finance Case Challenge, I had the opportunity to compete with other Bachelor graduates from top universities on an exciting M&A case. What made the case special was the support by real financial experts sharing memorable insights on strategic planning and deal execution.
Maximilian Harr
HHL alumnus | Finance, Investment Banking Analyst | Goldman Sachs
Personally, I really liked the fact that we could work together in diverse and international groups to complete a challenging case on valuing and structuring an M&A deal. Since many participants turned out to become future HHL students it was also a great way to start networking and getting to know HHL better.