The IB League

Guidelines for submission for Phase I

Phase I: Preliminary Submission Format
Submission date: 24th August, 2015 23:59:59hrs
The participating teams should submit their analysis on the case in a single Microsoft PowerPoint file
Format for submissions:

File naming syntax: The IB League_<Campus name>_<Team name>

Presentation length: 10-15 slides (excluding cover page, other header pages and appendix); Appendix
should contain a maximum of 5 slides

Font: Arial (Minimum font size acceptable: 8)

Relevant and exhaustive calculations and other supporting analysis should be submitted in a single
Microsoft Excel file with tabs as necessary

File naming syntax: The IB League_Support file_<Campus name>_<Team name>

All submissions and queries need to be sent to the.ib.league.stg@hsbc.co.in only

The selected buyers should be publicly listed companies
Currency used across the deliverable should be USD
Constant FX of 1 USD = 60 INR should be used for the entire analysis; for any other FX, a constant
rounded-off number should be used throughout the analysis
Sources and references should be mentioned as necessary

Phase I: Preliminary Submission Guidelines for Deliverables

The preliminary analysis should include but not be limited to the following deliverables:

Analysis of the industry and its global and Indian outlook

Analysis on the Company and its status-quo

Potential preliminary valuation of the Company using different valuation metrics including relative
valuation (using trading and transaction comparables) and fundamental valuation techniques (e.g.
DCF)

Explanation/ justification of the underlying assumptions of valuations

Competitive landscape of the potential buyers universe

Appropriate strategic fit/ rationale of various buyers of the Company

Shortlisting of buyer (s) based on rationale and potential synergies that can be generated

Rationale for selection of companies from trading and transaction comparables (Limited to one slide in
the appendix)

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Guidelines for submission
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