DNA Capital Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (66%)

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3.5
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  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (96%)

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.

3.3
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  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

Interviews at DNA Capital

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1st Year Analyst
Year 2019
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Montreal
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2017
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Montreal
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2016
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Montreal
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2014
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Montreal
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult

Interview Questions & Answers - DNA Capital Examples

Investment Banking Full-time Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Montreal
Interviewed: November 2019
Date Submitted: Jun 04, 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I decided to rerecruit after my internship in consulting the summer before. Applied through the website from a non-target, got called for a first-round phone and then virtual superday.
Interview Questions
Interviewed by HR for the first round, Associates, VP and MD for the superday. Asked a lot of question about my background in consulting and why I wanted to jump ship to Investment Banking to understand if I was serious about it. Talked a lot about my work experience, what types of projects did I worked on, how did I think about some transferable skills that applied to banking. Also had a lot of finance technicals to make sure I had a solid base and did some study on my own. Overall, everyone in the office was super nice and was a good experience.
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Summer Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in Montreal
Interviewed: November 2017
Date Submitted: Apr 16, 2018
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Interview
First applied through the career website
Out of the 150-200 applicants, 30 were invited to a "recruiting/networking" wine event in DNA's office. Almost every employee of the firm were there (Partners, MDs, VPs, analysts, even back office). I talked to almost every body, people were nice and coming to you. Got a bit drunk but no too much, just enough to be talkative but not look stupid.
After that only a bunch of us were contacted for 2-on-1 itw (about 2-3 weeks later, it was long) with 1 analyst and 1 VP.
Classic behavioral questions and technical questions (detailed DCF and accounting stuff)
Interview Questions
Accounting case. I was expecting some stuff on LBO or DCF only (or valuation in general).
They gave me a sheet of paper and told me to take notes on a small accounting case about a new asset being aquired + other date. I had to tell them about all the impacts on the 3 statements at year 0 and 1. They tried to trick me a lot of time by asking me if was sure of by reasoning etc.
Overall not that hard by their way to trick you is not expected.
Applicants should really work on accounting since it looks like an important criteria for the firm.
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Summer Analyst IBD Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Montreal
Interviewed: 2016
Date Submitted: Feb 26, 2016
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
It was a very thorough but long process. Initially reached out through phone, and had two rounds in person.
Interview Questions
None of the questions were particularly difficult. Why us, why IBD etc. were asked. Additionally, technical portion included a case study type thing where you were presented with adapted financial statements of different companies. You had to identify which industry was attributable to which F/S. None of the questions were particularly difficult. Why us, why IBD etc. were asked. Additionally, technical portion included a case study type thing where you were presented with adapted financial statements of different companies. You had to identify which industry was attributable to which F/S.
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Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Montreal
Interviewed: March 2014
Date Submitted: Nov 18, 2014
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I applied through school and got an interview 2 weeks later. I interviewed at DNA's office in Montreal, with 1 analyst and 1 associate. The questions were mostly classic behaviourals with some classic tech questions towards the end. Please see below for some of the unexpected questions. The interview lasted 20-30 minutes and I was told that I will be informed within a week if I make it to the next round. 3 days later, I got a call and was informed by the associate that I didn't.
Interview Questions
What are some of the differences between US GAAP and IRFS?
This question really caught me off guard. I know that since 2011 Canada is following IFRS, which is more strict than US GAAP. So I mentioned the only thing i know: for a mortgage lender, under IFRS, the sale of the MBS you originated is treated as a secured borrowing and not a straight sale.
What is your 3rd weakness?
So I got asked the "what is your weakness question"..... 3 times in a row. I prepped for 2, but was definitely not ready for a 3rd one. I was caught off guard and said some bullshit that clearly wasn't good enough for the interviewers.
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