Triton Value Partners, an Atlanta-based business advisory/private equity firm, sponsored Emory’s Goizueta Business School’s first-annual venture capital case competition. The competition was hosted by the Alternative Investment Group, a student-run undergraduate club.

The competition represents the first of its kind for undergraduate business school students in the Southeast. In the competition, student groups evaluated business plans submitted by professional entrepreneurs through the lens of a venture capitalist. They conducted due diligence sessions with the entrepreneurs, analyzed the various financial models, and presented investment decisions to a panel of judges from the Atlanta area. TopRight judge Joe Walker noted how valuable this competition was for students in their application of classroom learnings to real world practices.

Paul H. Freischlag, Jr, a Managing Director of Triton Value Partners, stated, “The Triton Value Partners is honored to continue it close association with Emory and the Goizueta Business School by participating and sponsoring this event. As with the Graduate School’s Venture Capital Case Competition we have been involved with over the years, extending this program to the undergraduate school further unites the business and academic communities by providing real world experience for the students and a fresh perspective to the entrepreneurs and investors.”

About Triton Value Partners

Triton Value Partners is a full-service management advisory group that provides small and medium-sized U.S. and international enterprises with the mission critical experience, services and resources required to help them create and execute business plans that make the companies more valuable.