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Global Investment Banking Valuation Olympiad has been hosted annually since 2011

Each stage of the competition puts students’ valuation skills to the test in the form of an online assessment, a Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) case study, and a final presentation (for the Top 10 qualifying teams).

This event has attracted thousands of participants over the years, and teams compete in the hopes of winning a cash prize and discounted access to our Global Investment Banking Analyst programme.

Teams from prestigious universities such as the University of Cambridge, the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, and the Polytechnic University of Milan have been participating in the Olympiad.

How it works

Stage 1

Online Business Valuation Test

Registered teams will complete an online valuation test containing the multiple-choice, true-false and essay questions. Teams have one hour to complete the test, and only one submission per team will be accepted.

Stage 2

M&A Case Study

Top 20 shortlisted teams will proceed to the second stage of the competition. Teams are required to choose a company and analyse its financials and required information before submitting the following by the pre agreed deadline:

  1. Investment Memorandum
  2. Company valuations and financial models

Stage 3

Presentation

Top 10 teams will proceed to the final stage of the competition.

Finalist teams will present their pitch to the judging board who will select and announce the winning team at the end of the day.
Participants will be provided with more information during each stage.

The Scenario

Shortlisted teams should assume they work for a leading mid-market M&A advisory firm and they have just signed an engagement letter with a client to represent them in finding a suitable buyer for their business.

The presentation will last no more than 30 minutes including Q&A. The investment memo should not be longer than 3,500 words excluding appendices. You are welcome to put Excel based financial numbers to support your analysis as a part of the appendix. The valuation of the company will be based on their annual report with the help of Excel financial models by the following two methods:

Value the firm by comparing with its peer group (Comparable comps)

Value the firm using Discounted Cash Flow Model (DCF) along with both terminal value methods (Perpetuity Growth method and Exit Multiples)

For ethical purposes all questions must be asked and will be answered in an "open mode" on our Facebook page.

Winners

We aspire to erase the gap of knowledge between real world investment banking, finance practices and traditional academic learning.

2020

Poorvi Gupta (Team Leader), Shlok Bhartiya, Shreya Murarka, Niranjani Saxena

St. Stephens College, New Delhi University

2019

Andrey Zenin (Team leader), Anton Abakumov, Oleg Berezhnoy, Varvara Golovanova

Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation

2018

Christoph Willecke (Team leader), Kevin Wenzel, Andreas Bauer, Louis Vandepoele

Germany’s Otto-Friedrich University in Bamberg

2017

Christopher-Michael Paasch, Felipe Omar Francis Nereira, Thorben Post, Torben Nagel

Frankfurt School of Finance Management

2016

Nhung Thi Hong Nguyen (Team leader), Quynh Huong Nguyen, David Cika Bodika, Yu Luo

University of Stirling

(New Delhi, India)

2015

Christoph Friedrich Ludwig Drayß, Marinko Tutic, Marijana Lasic, Sudhir Kumar Raj Ethiraj

2014

Edoardo Casati – Team Leader, Claudia Gioia, Filippo Fogliani, Stefano Varvello

Polytechnic University of Milan

2013

Jonathan Schneider - Team Leader, Alissa Ananieva, Jose Luiz Ronchettifilho, Jose Menezes

INSEAD Business School

2012

Brendon Joe - Team Leader, David Clark, Arshiq Muhseen, Andre Goepfert

University of Cambridge

Participating Universities

Participating Banks and Corporations

Our Alumni

GBT is going to give you the possibility to emulate a financial analysis experience with opportunities to make mistakes and learn from them.

Michele BanfiBocconi University

The two best things I liked about the programme are the intensity and the steep learning curve. Excellent tuition covering though models, well related to the business world.Unparalleled volume of information that becomes second nature, because of the teaching method.

David ParryDurham University

I just wanted to say a massive THANKYOU for the course and your teaching. Wow, I feel like a new person after doing it and have much more confidence going into interviews. Looking forward to doing lots of analysing. The best things I liked about the programme are the intensity, the practicality, the great content and the great people.An invaluable experience.I will now have much greater confidence for interviews. Wonderful hands-on experience.

Dr. Mark KrugerLondon School of Economics and Political Science

The training was outstanding comprehensive and eye-opening. Exceptional professors and peers made the programme particularly formative.

Laurent TarneaudGeorgetown University

I have gained so much knowledge in such a short time. It has intense although beneficial. All in all I am very happy I joined this programme.

Mutaz AlsarrafWestminster University

Excellent workshop. I am leaving with real tools to use in the workplace and a deeper understanding of how to effectively build financial models. I highly recommend this programme.

Janna ReginaDeutsche Bank

Excellent workshop and really helped me understand as to what is financial modelling and how it needs to be done.

ShreyasiBarclays Bank PLC

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