UBS Investment Banking Challenge

🌟Presenting our third competition of the year: the UBS Stock Pitching Competition! 🌟

Attention all budding Investment Bankers! Do you want to win your share of $1,500? VAIC, COMSA, UC The Investment Society, and UBS are excited to bring you the inaugural UBS Investment Banking Challenge. As an Investment Banker, it is crucial to create value for clients through the origination and execution of well-structured transactions. You are a new analyst expected to bring fresh ideas to the UBS team. Your Managing Director has instructed you to pitch a potential merger or acquisition in the Australia or New Zealand market. Your MD looks forward to seeing the logic and qualitative and quantitative analysis behind your pitch.

Your task is to:

  1. Pitch a merger or acquisition and prepare analysis and rationale behind it

  2. Present your pitch to a panel of judges

  3. Answer a subset of finance-related questions asked by the judges

Selected teams will be invited to compete in a UoA heats round on the 5th of August, from which the top teams will be invited to participate in the national finals on the 7th of August, going head to head with all of the national finalist teams. Both presentation rounds are held at UBS’ offices in Auckland.

This competition is designed to be fun and engaging for students from all backgrounds, degrees, and ages. Enter as a team or individual! Teams can consist of 2-4 people and compete to win your share of a $1,500 prize pool and spot prizes!

Competition Timeline:

  • Tuesday 22nd July – Online Zoom tutorial at 6pm

  • Tuesday 22nd July – Team Registrations close at midnight

  • Friday 1st August – Submission deadline at midday

  • Tuesday 5th August – UOA Heats at UBS Offices

  • Thursday 7th August – National Finals at UBS Offices

*By registering for the UBS Investment Banking Challenge, you give UAIC and UBS permission to use any pictures taken during the competition as promotional or marketing material*