• Job Description

  Req#: 5755516003

  TENTH ANNUAL UNDERGRADUATE INVESTMENT CASE COMPETITION

  – Fall 2023 –

  OVERVIEW

  The goal of Farallon’s undergraduate case competition is to advance the understanding of public equities investing through real world examples. Our hope is to create an interesting and educational process that further inspires students to pursue a career in public markets investing.

  Farallon investment professionals will serve as judges and provide feedback on case submissions to all participating teams. Top three finalist teams will have the opportunity to present their case in person to Farallon investing professionals at our headquarters in San Francisco. The firm will cover travel and hotel expenses for the selected finalist teams. The winning team will be selected and announced at our San Francisco finalist event.

  In recent years, alternative data has become increasingly important to investment underwriting for Farallon and our peers in the asset management industry. Alternative data may include credit card data, geospatial imaging, clinical trial data, Google trends, etc. Teams are encouraged, though not obligated, to incorporate alternative data – where accessible – into their pitch. Where inaccessible (i.e. requires payment, specialized technical skills, and/or a disproportionate amount of time to process the data), teams may instead point to the specific data source and describe how it would be used to explore a hypothesis or support the thesis.

  CASE STUDY

  Teams of 3-4 students should select a public company they believe has the greatest potential for price appreciation over the next 3-5 years.

  Please note that the company must:

  • Be listed on a US stock exchange
  • Have a market capitalization of at least US $1 billion

  Successful analysis should provide insight into why the team’s view of the company’s value is different from its publicly traded value.

  FINALIST PRIZES

  First Place Team: $5,000 sponsorship gift to the team’s student investment club

  All Other Finalist Teams: $2,000 sponsorship gift to the teams’ student investment club

  2024 SUMMER INTERNSHIP INTERVIEW PROCESS

  All sophomore (Class of 2026) case competition participants will be considered for Summer 2024 investing internship positions at Farallon. Students selected for the interview process will be contacted directly. We anticipate interviews to be conducted in November and offers extended in late November – early December.

  ELIGIBILITY & REGISTRATION

  NOTE: Confirm your team name before submitting this registration form.

  Participants are to compete in teams of 3-4, and follow these criteria when selecting a team name:

  • Name should neither be affiliated with nor identify the team’s school or student organization
  • Name should not contain “Farallon” in it

  All team member registration forms should be submitted before case study materials are uploaded. Teams with missing team member registration forms will be disqualified and their case study materials will not be entered into the judging process.

  What you will need to complete the registration form:

  • Current Resume
  • Current GPA
  • LinkedIn Profile URL
  • Your personal email address (.com)
  • Your school email address (.edu)
  • Team Name
  • Student organization your team will represent

  Sophomores and juniors are our target participants, but all grade levels are welcome to participate in the case competition.

  IMPORTANT DATES

  October 5: Kick-Off Webinar & Team Registration Opens

  November 1: Deadline to Register Team & Submit Case Materials

  November 10: Finalists Notified

  Case Submission Feedback Shared with Non-Finalists

  November 16-17: At our San Francisco Office

  Finalists Present Cases to Farallon Investing Professionals

  REGISTRATION & CASE SUBMISSION CHECKLIST

  • Confirm your case team members and your team name

  By 11:59 pm PT on November 1, 2023:

  • Each team member submits a registration form via the Farallon Careers site, which can be accessed by clicking the “Register Here” link on page 2 of this document
  • One designated team member uploads required case study content with each document titled as instructed under “Submission Guidelines” section via the ShareFile page accessed by clicking the “Upload Case Submission Here” link in this document

  We wish all participating teams good luck and look forward to receiving your case submissions!

  #LI-DNI

• About the company

  Farallon Capital Management, LLC is an American investment firm that manages capital on behalf of institutions and individuals.

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