How to Compete in The Cup®

Competing schools are asked to download and complete this form. Completed forms are to be sent to the ACG Cleveland administrative office - admin@acgcleveland.org

The ACG Cup® Cleveland Guidebook includes important information, rules & regulations:
Download the 2024 ACG Cup® Cleveland Guidebook

Datasite

Datasite is an electronic data room that has a library of information designed to help competing teams with case presentation. 

Competing teams will receive an email from Datasite announcing that they have access to this information.

Wall Street Prep 

Wall Street Prep is a well-regarded institution used by investment banking firms across the country to train and educate their professionals. It covers technical information that will help competing teams prepare for case presentations (and a general career in finance). Competing teams will receive an email from Wall Street Prep giving them access to this information.

The information in Wall Street Prep is thorough and comprehensive.

YACG Mentors

Each competing team is assigned a pair of young professional members of ACG Cleveland who will act as additional advisors to the team.

Mentors make themselves available to answer questions and to provide guidance as your team assembles its presentation.

Mentors will be assigned on Friday, November 10, 2023 – competing teams will receive an email with the contact information of their mentor.

Virtual Office Hours

An additional source of assistance for your team in preparing your case study will be office hours hosted by a senior ACG Cleveland member.

Competing teams will receive an email in the coming weeks with two office hours options available through Zoom. These sessions will be an open forum in which competing teams can ask for assistance on any element of your case study presentation. 

Resume 

ACG Cup® Cleveland competitors are hired every year by ACG Cleveland member organizations. In order to assist students with their job search efforts, the ACG Cup® committee will provide students' resumes to attendees of the ACG Cup® Reception the evening of the competition, and to all members of ACG Cleveland after the competition.