May the best M&A win!
WHO: M.B.A. students at the Olin School of Business at Washington University in St. Louis.
WHAT: The second annual A.G. Edwards M&A Competition. Students with the best M&A proposal will win $2,000 for first prize and $1,000 for second place.
WHERE: The Knight Center for Executive Education (room 200) located on the Danforth Campus of Washington University.
WHEN: Thursday, April 19 at 6:15 p.m.
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