Miller Buckfire Interview Questions

23 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (91%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.8
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Interview Difficulty (97%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

3.2
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% Interns - FT Offers (98%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at Miller Buckfire

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Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Restructuring
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Restructuring
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
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Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Restructuring
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
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Summer Associate Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Restructuring
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Restructuring
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
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Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Restructuring
Location New York
Experience
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Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Restructuring
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Restructuring
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Restructuring
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2020
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Restructuring
Location New York
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Miller Buckfire Examples

IB Analyst Interview - Restructuring

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: October 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Reasonable interview process. Multiple rounds testing traditional as well as unique behavioral and technical questions.
Interview Questions
How does 10$ of PIK influence the three financial statements

Summer Analyst Interview - Restructuring

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: November 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
The process was fairly simple. I applied through handshake and heard from a recruiter about 3 months later. Once the interviews began, it moved quickly. I had one phone interview, followed by a second round phone interview, followed by a Superday. The interviews occurred within 3-4 weeks, and the typical response time after interviews took 3-5 days.
Interview Questions
A company with a positive EBITDA goes bankrupt, how?, What is the difference between Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 Bankruptcy?, What is the order of repayment during a bankruptcy?, Why Restructuring?, What are the differences between secured and unsecured debt?

Summer Analyst Interview - Restructuring

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: November 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Two phone interviews and one Superday. Process was largely ran by bankers themselves rather than HR.
Interview Questions
Variety of restructuring- and debt-specific technicals such as cap structure, recoveries, bond math, etc. Asked detailed questions about a bankruptcy/restructuring I had been following.

Summer Associate Interview - Restructuring

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: December 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Just applied through my university platform and received an interview. I was asked the normal accounting walk me through q's.
Interview Questions
Walk me through 10 of debt across the fin statments

Summer Analyst Interview - Restructuring

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: September 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Two 1-1 phone screens with An, A.
5x25 min interview SD: MD+A, D+An, 3 An+ A

Phone screens were pretty basic resume walkthrough + Why Rx, tell me about a deal, PIK interest through 3 statements,
Interview Questions
Tell me about Rx in (industry that I had a background in)? 6-12mo view on Rx dealflow

Investment Banking Intern Interview - Restructuring

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: November 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Extremely pleasant interviews overall. The hiring process consisted of two rounds of screenings and a superday.
Interview Questions
What are some signs that a company might go bankrupt?

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Restructuring

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: December 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Applied via my school's career portal and was contacted to schedule a first round. Asked me common behaviorals and then moved onto some restructuring questions.
Interview Questions
One question was how would you know if a company needed restructuring. Another was a company has had positive EBITDA for years but just went bankrupt. How could this happen?

Summer Analyst Interview - Restructuring

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: September 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
The interview process was very smooth. I received a phone interview which was a one on one with an analyst. Questions were a mix of behavioral/technical questions, with behavioral questions focusing on "Why Restructuring" and restructuring oriented questions.
Interview Questions
"How did you find out about Miller Buckfire?"
, "What makes you interested in Restructuring as opposed to M&A or Capital Markets?"

Summer Analyst Interview - Restructuring

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: August 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Because miller buckfire got acquired by stifel, to apply specifically for miller buckfire restructuring you must send an email to their recruiting from their website with your resume. Was reached out to three months later for a first round phone interview. This was mostly accounting and bankruptcy technicals. Then, second round interview was also a phone interview. All technical interview focused on bankruptcy investing and restructuring specific. Was invited to a superday with 5-6 zoom interviews, one of which was technical, and the rest were behavioral.
Interview Questions
What is section 363 of the bankruptcy code?

Summer intern Interview - Restructuring

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: September 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
I applied online through a resume drop back in February and heard back recently. I had two first round interviews.
Interview Questions
Nothing unexpected. It was just basic restructuring technicals and motivation questions, why banking, why restructuring, why not distressed investing, why Miller Buckfire