Blackstone Corporate Advisory M&A Interview and culture

Technical as hell- good culture- some of the guys I met were very personable. I got dinged at the door in technical- huge emphasis on EV, LBO, valuation in general. I would say that they, just like in any other BX group, care more about what you know than you as a person, in the first round.

did you interview for advisory or PE?

All three divisions- PE, M&A, Restructuring

BX Restructuring and/or M&A is in line with MS M&A, GS TMT, UBS/CS LA

expect a tough interview..

yes, highly technical. very smart guys. just make sure you have your stuff down. understand the finance, rather than just memorizing it.

has been very different. I wish I had had a technical interview. Instead, I spoke with two people and it was purely blah-blah-blah... Strange experience overall...

I interviewed in the same day with M&A Restructuring and BAAM and found that the M&A and Restructuring were the standard accounting and finance questions that are easily prepared for

They asked the "negative equity" question which was a little different and the M&A guys also asked 7^3 and that fu&king clock question but other than that standard

pretty weird dudes tho, btw....harvard, princeton, etc. not the socially optimal level of intelligence

Got a summer offer for BX Tech M&A (Boston) last spring. Really small group, seemed like very sharp guys who worked very hard. Heard solid things about exit opps for the Boston + NYC advisory groups (although not as strong into BX PE as I would have hoped, but other top PE firms seemed common). Got a bit of a bad vibe after getting the offer... they played some slightly shady games.

I turned it down for an MBB consulting gig, because I wanted to do more strat, less finance, and didn't want the 100 hr/week lifestyle. But I'd recommend the group to someone who's thinking about banking - looked like you'd get great exposure to senior people (who will definitely help you advance your career).