Avondale Partners Interview Questions

13 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (79%)

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.

3.5
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (72%)

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.

2.5
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (41%)

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 Avondale Partners

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2nd Year Analyst
Year 2016
Job Title 2nd Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Nashville
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Year 2015
Job Title
Group/Division Equity Research
Location Nashville
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2016
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Nashville
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Year 2015
Job Title
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Nashville
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2015
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location Nashville
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2015
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Nashville
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2015
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Nashville
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2014
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location Nashville
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Associate
Year 2014
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division Equity Research
Location Nashville
Experience
Very Negative
Difficulty
Very Easy
Intern
Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Nashville
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Avondale Partners Examples

Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Nashville
Interviewed: May 2016
Date Submitted: Aug 24, 2017
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
In-person
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Randomly emailed the Director who was in charge of the recruiting process on Wednesday. Received a phone call the next day to come in for a lunch meeting with the Head of IB and himself. Discussed basic background and resume stuff. Two days later had a series of 3 30 min interviews with 2 employees per round. Very basic and no technical questions, but this was probably due to my prior year of experience in IB. Got the offer the following week.
Interview Questions
Why do you want the job?

Why do you want to work for our company?

Why do you want to be in Investment Banking?

What is Investment Banking?

Four investment bankers need to cross a bridge at night to get to a meeting. They have only one flashlight and 17 minutes to get there. The bridge must be crossed with the flashlight and can only support two bankers at a time. The Analyst can cross in 1 minute, the Associate can cross in 2 minutes, the VP can cross in 5 minutes and the MD takes 10 minutes to cross. How can they all make it to the meeting in time?
Sample Answer

Equity Research Intern Interview - Equity Research

Anonymous employee in Nashville
Interviewed: July 2015
Date Submitted: Sep 15, 2016
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
In-person
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Phone interview with two associates, basic fit questions, then phone interviews with two analysts at the firm (was out of state for these) with more knowledge-based questions about the industry and a conversation with the head of research as well, more fit than anything else
Interview Questions
Do you invest? (I did not at the time) If so, why not?
Why Equity research and not investment banking or consulting? What attracts you about equity research specifically over other roles?
Why did you decide to switch from your science background to finance? (I wanted to work for a healthcare analyst due to my background working in cancer research)
What experience do you have with excel? What about financial modeling and accounting? (A basic knowledge at least is required even as an intern as I was asked to build a model)
Sample Answer

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Nashville
Interviewed: 2016
Date Submitted: Feb 09, 2016
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Spoke with an Analyst in a 30 minute phone interview. Tell me about yourself, Few Technical questions.
Interview Questions
How does 10 dollars of depreciation effect the financial statements. Why do comp multiples vary between companies?
Sample Answer

Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Nashville
Interviewed: October 2015
Date Submitted: Oct 12, 2015
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
Great process. Two phone calls, followed by SuperDay. SuperDay, they took us out to dinner the night before in a more informal setting, which was great. 6 30 minute interviews.
Interview Questions
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Sample Answer

Investment Banking analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Nashville
Interviewed: September 2015
Date Submitted: Oct 07, 2015
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Applied via my campus recruiting portal, then was selected for an interview, which I prepared for in-depth, however, heard back a week later that i was not selected to attend their superday
Interview Questions
One of the senior managers asked a question that really confused me regarding PE, not IB, talking about how a PE swaps their investment and recouped their investment and swaps out earnings, ending with asking "how is this possible ..." The latter question he then stated, after I took a shot at it, he has asked 40 people the same exact question, with 39, including myself, getting it wrong.
Sample Answer

Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Nashville
Interviewed: July 2015
Date Submitted: Aug 16, 2015
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Emailed general recruitment on website. I received an e-mail about an hour later asking to come and meet at the office within the following 2 weeks. Very laid back.
Interview Questions
Walk through the three valuation methods, Pros and Cons for each. Why do you want to work in middle market banking?
Sample Answer

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Nashville
Interviewed: April 2015
Date Submitted: Apr 18, 2015
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Networked with alumni to have resume submitted. I then spoke with a Director there that heads the recruiting process for my 1st round interview, and it was a fairly difficult interview. I then had 2 more phone interviews with 1 being an interview with 2 associates. After the 3 phone interviews, there was a superday about a month later. The superday was at their office and consisted of 6 30 minute interviews that were all almost strictly fit type questions.
Interview Questions
Walk through the purchase of a new asset for $10M using debt for 2 years.

Pretty simple for first year but remember to reduce net income by an additional 1m(assuming 10% interest rate) * (1-.4) for 2nd year to account for interest payment.
Sample Answer

Investment Banking Analysr Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Nashville
Interviewed: February 2014
Date Submitted: Mar 11, 2015
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
I went through their intial campus recruitment process. I had a first round interview with a VP and spoke with analysts over the phone to learn more about the firm. I received a 2nd round (final round) in their headquarters in Nashville which consisted of 8 30minute interviews. I interviewed with everyone in the IB group from analysts to MDs to the head of investment banking at Avondale. The night before the superday, there was a dinner and drinking event that helped candidates learn more about the firm and its culture. After superday, I received a verbal rejection from the VP. Overall, my experience was good with them.
Interview Questions
Who is (insert candidate's name)?

I spoke about the organizations I was affiliated with and interests I had.
Sample Answer

Research Associate Interview - Equity Research

Anonymous interview candidate in Nashville
Interviewed: December 2014
Date Submitted: Mar 03, 2015
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Discussed the position on the phone. I called out their lackluster coverage, weird focus on Rail and Health Care and asked if their ER makes money. Doesn't seem likely. seriously, who covers 30 rail companies and 10 health care devices? where's the market overlap? didn't make much sense, but then i found out analyst can cover almost anything.
Interview Questions
The most difficult question was why i wanted to work at avondale over another ER shop. I couldn't think of a single reason, so i hemmed and hawed about freedom and passion and pursuing my interests. I don't know who i was trying to convince, them or me. so, theres that.
Sample Answer

Investment Banking Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Nashville
Interviewed: December 2014
Date Submitted: Feb 03, 2015
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I applied for this internship through my college's online internship database. The interview was on my campus, and it lasted roughly thirty minutes. The interview consisted of mainly behavioral questions with a few technical questions. I was not invited back for a second round interview.
Interview Questions
If you were put in a position during your internship what ways would you use to perform a valuation on a company?
Sample Answer