Opportunity brief
Overview
Monopoly'26 brings strategy, due diligence, valuation, negotiation, and crisis management to life. Teams step into the shoes of corporate leaders evaluating their company's capabilities, identifying strategically compatible partners, and structuring a Joint Venture that creates value through complementary strengths. After negotiating their partnership, teams face a surprise industry-wide crisis and must use the resources and capabilities gained through the JV to innovate a product and develop a commercially viable solution. Build the right partnership, outmanoeuvre the competition, and create a venture that can thrive under pressure!
Event Flow
- Round 1: Corporate Due Diligence & Strategy Formulation
- Round 2: Joint Venture Structuring + Crisis Introduction
- Round 3: Crisis Response & Product Innovation
Rules
- Company Assignment: Teams must stick to their assigned company, no swaps permitted.
- Due Diligence: Teams must evaluate their company's capabilities, financial position, strategic priorities, and potential partner requirements using the information provided.
- Partnership: Teams must identify and approach potential JV partners based on strategic compatibility and complementary capabilities. Approached teams may accept or reject proposals.
- Negotiations: All JV discussions must be fair and ethical; no external assistance allowed.
- JV Finality: Once a Joint Venture is agreed upon, its terms are binding and cannot be reversed.
- Crisis Round: Joint Venture teams function as one entity to tackle the assigned crisis.
- Product Innovation: The proposed product must leverage resources, capabilities, or assets contributed by both parent companies.
- Presentation: Each team gets 8 minutes to present, followed by a short Q&A.
- Data & Sources: All figures, valuations, assumptions, and frameworks must be properly cited.
Judging Criteria
- Corporate & Crisis Assessment
- JV Strategy & Structuring
- Rationale Behind the Strategy
- Product Innovation & Commercial Viability
- Recovery & Growth Plan