PSP Investments - PE interview (Please provide advice)

I've got a finance interview with PSP Investments (Montreal) soon. I was wondering if anyone has been through the process and can give me some advice or suggestions?

i was told there will be a case study where I'm given 3-4 hours to prepare a presentation for the team. They didn't tell me if it's an LBO modeling case or something more qualitative. I can probably ask for more details, but all the same I hope I can get some feedback on how I should prep. Or if people can share their do's and don'ts for case study interviews that'd be great too.

Thanks!

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Ian1102:
Know something about Telesat (the Canadian satellite operator). That's one of PSP's biggest PE holdings.

in my experience...whenever you talk about a portfolio company/deal that the PE/IB has done, you will always come off as stupid. they will know more than you. its pointless and hurts you if you pretend to know much about the deal/company. they will know much more and wont think of you as insightful.

 

PSP has multiple private investment groups (PE, RE, Infrastructure, Natural Resources, etc) which vary in the degree of transaction involvement. Some groups are focused solely on direct investing (ie. acting a GP) while others are more passive making fund investments and participating in co-investments instead of leading transactions.

http://investpsp.ca/en/invt-fast-facts.html

 

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