Capstone Partners Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (72%)

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.

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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.

3.4
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (87%)

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.

2.7
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

Interviews at Capstone Partners

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Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2021
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Boston
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2021
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Dallas
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2021
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Boston
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2021
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Denver
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2020
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Boston
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2021
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division N/A
Location Denver
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2016
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Generalist
Location Boston
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2015
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Tampa
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Chicago
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Easy
Intern
Year 2012
Job Title Intern
Group/Division
Location Boston
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Easy

Interview Questions & Answers - Capstone Partners Examples

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Boston
Interviewed: November 2021
Date Submitted: Dec 26, 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Got a first round interview that is quite heavy on the technicals. Then have a case study to finish. Entire process is straightforward.
Interview Questions
No unexpected hard questions., Why middle market IB?
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summer analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Dallas
Interviewed: September 2021
Date Submitted: Dec 01, 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Interview
Had a first round with an analyst, mainly about some basic technicals
second round is case interview, wrote sell-side teaser and made PPT about buyers universe
third round with head of M&A and received the offer
Interview Questions
Casing part was a little bit difficult
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Summer Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Boston
Interviewed: October 2021
Date Submitted: Nov 26, 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Interview process was Straightforward. Invited to first round interview with analyst and associate. Invited to conduct a case study two weeks later. Received the offer two weeks after that.
Interview Questions
All the interview questions were basic behavioral and technical questions.
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Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Denver
Interviewed: April 2021
Date Submitted: Aug 30, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Fairly straightforward process. Phone screen with an analyst, then virtual interview with associate.
Interview Questions
Walk through a DCF
Calculation for levered and unlevered beta
Other basic questions that can be found on the 400 questions guide
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Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: December 2020
Date Submitted: Jun 25, 2021
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test
Interview
Landed an interview through an employee referral. Process was three rounds, fit, technical and with the MD. Standard IB questions throughout.
Interview Questions
I prepared for standard IB technicals but did not have time to deep dive into LBOs. Many LBO questions and even a real estate valuation question.
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Analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Denver
Interviewed: February 2021
Date Submitted: Jun 09, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
The process started with a general phone screen interview that consisted mostly of behavioral and a couple of basic technical questions. From there I was sent a case study to complete over the week. Finally, a follow-up for an associate to go over my case and why I made certain assumptions, and a general overall presentation review.
Interview Questions
The case requires a lot of data on precedent transactions and comparable companies. Given that I did have access to CapIQ or Pitchbook this section was somewhat difficult to find valid numbers.
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Investment Banking Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: December 2016
Date Submitted: Feb 26, 2017
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Only had a first round phone interview with an analyst. Applied online around december and they reached out the next day to schedule a phone interview. Fairly straightforward technical and behavioral questions, nothing that was unexpected. If you have deal experience, expect to be asked to go into details about the deal you did.
Interview Questions
The most difficult question, if depreciation goes up by 100, and you have a 45% tax, what would you expect profit to go up or down by.

Why investment banking?

Why Capstone partners?

Why do you want to work in boston?

Tell me about what you did on this deal and how contributed to the process?

Run me through a discoutned cash flow

How do you calculate weighted average cost of capital

Why would a company raise equity instead of debt?

What is the benefit of debt?

How would you calculate wacc for a private company?
Sample Answer

Analyst Intern Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in Tampa
Interviewed: 2015
Date Submitted: Oct 31, 2015
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Had email and phone conversation, follow by in person casual interview. Followed up with lunch and interview with MD at the office. Recieved offer soon offer, as to start the following week. Basic technicals were asked, but more behavioral question and fit. Really wanted to gauge if you had the aptitude to do the job. Overall, it was a pleasant experience. Senior staff has an open door policy, and the close relationship allows you to learn a lot given the laid back culture.
Interview Questions
Interviewer had previously interviewed a classmate, and asked what the person would say about my character.
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Investment Banking Summer Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in Chicago
Interviewed: April 2014
Date Submitted: Apr 25, 2014
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Contacted the recruitment team directly. A member replied back and scheduled an interview with me. Spoke with 2 senior bankers of the team and received an offer a couple of days later.
Interview Questions
Tell me about yourself? Why us? I really clicked with the team and acted a lot more relaxed than i normally would.
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Intern Interview -

Anonymous interview candidate in Boston
Interviewed: March 2012
Date Submitted: Jun 25, 2012
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Review basics of financial accounting. I expected more 'fit' questions over the phone. The offered internship was also unpaid, but partner emphasized how the position could later become full-time.
Interview Questions
Review basics of financial accounting. Nearly 6 months since I had taken an accounting class. Definitely review before interviewing
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