BU Finance & Investment Club
Awabin Araf is an experienced Investment Banking Analyst at Alpha Capital Management Holdings, Inc., adept at building acquisition models and conducting advanced valuations for M&A deals. Araf has a strong foundation in financial analysis, having analyzed various companies and industries through roles at the BU Finance & Investment Club and as an Investment Associate. Araf has held leadership positions as a Dean's Host at the Questrom School of Business and as a Financial Modeling Tutor, mentoring students and delivering presentations on financial concepts. Additional experience includes internships at Eastern Bank Limited, KPMG, and Nestlé, focusing on risk analysis, data analytics, and financial modeling. Araf graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Financial Management Services from Boston University.
BU Finance & Investment Club
The Boston University Finance and Investment Club (BUFC) is a student-run $1.1M AUM long-only equity portfolio designed to provide students with hands-on finance, equity analysis, and portfolio management experience. It serves as an experiential and practical application of the club’s curriculum and the broader undergraduate finance program at the Questrom School of Business. The BUFC Student Management Investment Fund’s investment philosophy focuses on pursuing investment opportunities in the Small-to-Mid Cap equity market. We define our initial investment universe as domestic equities with a market capitalization(s) between $500 million and $5 billion. The research approach is primarily targeted for bottom-up security selection, although members are first taught industry analysis before employing the club’s focus on fundamental security selection. The Fund employs fundamental trend analysis, trading multiple valuations, discounted cash flow valuation, and risk management techniques through beta-targeting to pursue investment opportunities. We encourage all interested members to visit our website at www.bufcinvest.com and sign up for our mailing list to learn more about getting involved. If you have any questions, please contact us at buinvest@bu.edu.