Advent International Corporation Interview Questions

16 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (83%)

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.

3.6
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
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.

3.1
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (39%)

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 Advent International Corporation

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Summer Associate Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
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Difficulty
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Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Boston
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Positive
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Difficult
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Year 2023
Job Title 1st Year Associate
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Location London
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Location New York
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Year 2022
Job Title 2nd Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location London
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Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Boston
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Difficult
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Year 2021
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
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Location New York
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Year 2021
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
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Location New York
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Difficulty
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Year 2020
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)
Location Palo Alto
Experience
Positive
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Interview Questions & Answers - Advent International Corporation Examples

PE Sophomore Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2023
Date Submitted: Oct 29, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
First, 15 min phone screening, very simple -- one strength one weakness. Second, 30 minute behavioral with HR -- elevator pitch, 3 characteristics of a strong business, etc. Next round is two interviews, one behavioral one case -- these are taking place this week, and I am practicing with cases to prepare.
Interview Questions
3 strong characteristics of a business
Sample Answer

Summer Intern Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: August 2022
Date Submitted: Mar 25, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Three 30 minute zoom interviews. First two were behavioral/personality interviews. Last one was a market sizing test.
Interview Questions
Market sizing questions, e.g.: how many books were sold this year in the US?
Sample Answer

Associate Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: March 2023
Date Submitted: Mar 16, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
Interview
First of all involved screening call with recruiter. Then there was a weekend involving LBO test (2hr), then there was a case study with 90 mins to review the material and 30 mins discussion with an Assoc Director. Following that there was a 30-45 min interview on investor mindset
Interview Questions
First company ever invested in
Sample Answer

Associate Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: February 2023
Date Submitted: Mar 15, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
Intense and fully comprehensive (LBO modelling, commercial case, investor mindset); extremely tiring;
Interview Questions
Why didn't you join Ring force in Consulting? You did you try venture capital during the MBA instead of PE?
Sample Answer

2023 Internship Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2022
Date Submitted: Jan 05, 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
It was a quick phone interview - mostly behaviorally. They asked for a quick background, a leadership position, and also to define what is private equity
Interview Questions
What is private equity
Sample Answer

Associate Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: February 2022
Date Submitted: Mar 26, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Recruiter call / one to one 1st round with LBO questions, consulting case study and fit interviews
Interview Questions
Specific questions about a sector that I didn't know
Sample Answer

PE intern diversity Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: November 2021
Date Submitted: Jan 21, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
3 interviews including case interview. Market entry opportunity case, very small scale but numbers are super important
Interview Questions
How do you handle disagreements on a team or conflict situation?
Sample Answer

Sophomore Internship Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: September 2021
Date Submitted: Sep 29, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
My first round interview was a 30 minute behavioral over zoom with an associate at the firm. It wasn't too hard they asked me about some things on my resume, my favorite class, why PE, what is PE, why Advent, etc. I'm in the process of my second round interviews. They are 2 30 minute interviews one is another behavioral and the other is a consulting like case study. I already did the behavioral on Tuesday and my case study is Thursday. The behavioral wasn't too bad; again they asked about some things on my resume, my hobbies, what an LBO is, 3 qualities that make a good business, etc. I'm preparing for the case study tomorrow so I've been going over consulting frameworks. I'm guessing they will just ask me if we should invest in company x.
Interview Questions
They asked me to describe in three qualitative or quantitive values what makes s business succeed. Even the interviewer as he was reading the question seemed a bit confused by it. It's not that it was a hard question it just threw me off a bit because of how open ended it was and I didn't really know how to sum it up in one word.
Sample Answer

Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: September 2021
Date Submitted: Sep 29, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Completed the first round of interviews. I was asked the basics of private equity, LBOs, etc. They also probed my background and past work experience a bit. The interviewer I had was very nice and cultivated a relaxing environment for the conversation. The second round will have a behavioral and technical portion.
Interview Questions
Everything I was asked was relatively standard and expected. In addition to asking what is PE, what is an LBO, etc, they did ask a few questions about projects I've worked on in the past to assess my engagement and understanding of them, but that was it.
Sample Answer

Deal Team Intern Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)

Anonymous employee in Palo Alto
Interviewed: October 2020
Date Submitted: Oct 15, 2020
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Other
Interview
I had two zoom calls. The first was a 30 minute behavioral interview. Second round was two thirty minute interviews. 1 Behavioral 1 Case interview. The case interview wasnt super technical, but knowing how to give a technical answer helped me a lot.
Interview Questions
They threw 1 or 2 random behavioral questions. They also leave a lot of time for questions during the first behavioral interview.
Q that caught me most off guard was "What was your favorite, least favorite, and hardest subject"
, What is an LBO?
Sample Answer