A fictitious pharmaceutical company occupied the centre of the case study challenge. Aiming to be a world leader in the sector within a span of just five years, the company needed assistance – it faced stagnation in some of its business lines.
Each team accepting the challenge was required to pitch a strategic solution to the company. Assuming the garb of an investment banker, the teams could advise solutions of all natures. It could involve divestiture of one of those stagnating business lines, or perhaps the acquisition of another company to strengthen the business.
As a completely open-ended case, the competition was quite challenging. In addition, the overall width of the pharmaceutical sector added to the complicated nature of the case.
“It was a fantastic experience to create a full-blown deal pitch-book and then present it to senior bankers,” said Gaurav Phadke, whose team came in third at the event. “The competition itself was very well orchestrated. The interaction with the company management was itself a great experience. And of course, SIBM Pune winning two places out of the top three was just the icing on the cake!”
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