The 2016 Macquarie Capital pitch book competition

Showcase your business/transaction knowledge and presentation skills for the opportunity to meet with business leaders and win a share of NZ$3,000 cash.

The competition is a great way for eligible University of Auckland Investment Club (UAIC) members (including Don’t miss out on the opportunity to: new members) to develop their business communication skills and network with Macquarie Capital’s executive * Win NZ$3,000 cash for your team team in Auckland. * Gain a better understanding of the The competition finance sector Working in teams of two, you are required to choose and Network with business leaders answer one of the following four questions: * 1. Identify, explain, and analyse different * Add an interesting and relevant methods in use within the learning experience to your CV. industry. Your response should include commentary on the relative strengths and weaknesses of each method. Entries close Thursday 8 September 2. Recommend a listed in New Zealand as a 2016 (4:00pm NZ time) potential investment for an individual. Your analysis should include a company valuation, the qualitative Macquarie Capital will review all eligible entries and select reasoning behind buying the stock, and the key risks a short list of finalist teams. Each finalist team will be that could negatively impact the stock’s return. invited to talk to their pitch book at Macquarie Capital’s Auckland office in a seated, face-to-face business 3. Choose a major New Zealand business. You have meeting for up to 25 minutes (including Q&A). You will not been invited to provide a formal proposal to advise be required to present to a large group of people or use owners/management on the potential sale of the any audio-visual equipment. The only material required is business. If appointed, your role will be to manage your printed pitch book (details provided overleaf). the transaction to achieve the best possible outcome. Prepare a proposal that highlights the company’s Finalist teams will be advised of next steps by email or investment merits, key transaction issues, and your telephone following the review of eligible entries. Reviews recommendations on how to run the sale process. are expected to occur during the week commencing 4. Choose two companies listed on the New Zealand Monday 12 September 2016 and finalist presentations Stock Exchange and/or the Australian Stock are expected to occur in or around the week Exchange. Present a qualitative and high-level commencing Monday 19 September 2016. quantitative analysis of a potential merger or The winning team will be decided based on the quality of acquisition transaction between the two companies. its written and verbal presentation and announced shortly Your analysis should also include the strategic after the finals. The two members of the winning team will rationale and key risks of your team’s prospective share in the cash prize on a 50:50 basis. transaction.

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About Macquarie Capital How to enter Macquarie Capital provides advisory and capital raising 1. Email [email protected] to register your interest services to corporate, government and other clients in the Macquarie Capital Pitch Book Competition. involved in public , private treaty After you register, we will email you a basic acquisitions and , debt and equity fund PowerPoint template that your team of two can use or raising, public-private partnerships and corporate modify to help prepare your pitch book. restructuring. It also undertakes principal investing 2. Choose one of the four questions set out under the activities globally in support of its client’s activities. heading “The competition”. Your pitch book should not exceed six slides in total. Please format your Competition eligibility pitch book using A4 paper and 9 point Arial font for main body text and include the following content: The competition is open to UAIC members (including new members) who are New Zealand Citizens or New Zealand — Slide 1: A title slide that clearly identifies: Residents, with at least one year of university education (a) the question your team is answering remaining as at 31 December 2016 (ie still scheduled to (b) the names of both team members study at university in 2017 or beyond). (c) the email and telephone contact details of both team members. Eligible UAIC members who wish to enter are required to work in teams of two. Note you can only form one team — Slide 2: A team biography slide that provides brief and submit one entry. background on each team member, including: (a) name Further instructions are provided under the heading “How (b) degree being studied to enter”. (c) expected major subject(s) (d) current year of university study out of the total number of years required (e) finishing date for your degree (f) GPA (g) selected grades (key papers only) (h) other relevant background information (i) confirmation of UAIC membership (j) confirmation of New Zealand citizenship or residency. — Slides 3 through 6: Up to four main body slides responding to the question your team has chosen. Please adopt a business-like approach and format your slides so that both team members can talk to the material while seated in a business meeting. You may include text and charts as applicable. Your pitch book will not be projected on a screen so please do not insert audio-visual elements or other complex content. 3. Email your completed pitch book in PDF format to [email protected] by 4:00pm NZ time on Thursday 8 September 2016. The subject line of your email should read “2016 Macquarie Capital Pitch Book Competition” followed by the name of your team, eg 2016 Macquarie Capital Pitch Book Competition – Team XYZ.

Disclaimer: This flyer has been prepared by Macquarie Capital (New Zealand) Limited (“Macquarie Capital”) for the sole purpose of providing an overview of the above Pitch Book Competition. This flyer is provided by Macquarie Capital for general information purposes only. It is not an offer to buy or sell, or a solicitation to invest in or refrain from investing in, any securities or other investment product. Nothing in this flyer constitutes investment, legal, tax, accounting or other advice. All entrants assign to Macquarie Capital all present and future intellectual property rights in connection with their entry and any participation as a finalist team. Where requested and at Macquarie Capital’s expense, an entrant will execute any documents and take actions as necessary to vest such rights in Macquarie Capital. Macquarie Capital may, at its discretion, use all or part of any entry or information arising as a result of any participation as a finalist team regardless of whether such entry or participation is from or by the winner. To the extent permitted by law, entrants waive all moral rights in connection with their entry and any participation as a finalist team, and consent to any act or omission that would otherwise infringe or breach those moral rights (including the right of attribution and the integrity of the works).

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