LGT Capital Partners Interview Questions

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Interview Experience (82%)

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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.

3.8
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Interview Difficulty (88%)

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
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% Interns - FT Offers (55%)

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 LGT Capital Partners

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Year 2024
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location London
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
3rd+ Year Associate
Year 2023
Job Title 3rd+ Year Associate
Group/Division Mutual Funds
Location Central
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
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1st Year Analyst
Year 2021
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Central
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
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Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2019
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Private Equity
Location Zurich
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
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Year 2016
Job Title
Group/Division N/A
Location pfaffikon
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
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Intern
Year 2016
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investments
Location Hong Kong
Experience
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Difficulty
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1st Year Associate
Year 2012
Job Title 1st Year Associate
Group/Division
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult

Interview Questions & Answers - LGT Capital Partners Examples

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: March 2024
Date Submitted: Mar 24, 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
After applying through website and answering anonymous questions, got shortlisted for the competence and technical interview. Got interviewed 2 months later. Very friendly and straightforward interview. Some competence questions, why LGT, and how are your skills a good match for this role. Be sure to prepare for competence questions in advance like a time where you had to work in a team etc.
Interview Questions
A time where you had to work with lots of data
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Associate Interview - Mutual Funds

Anonymous employee in Central
Interviewed: February 2023
Date Submitted: Feb 22, 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Headhunter approached me on the private equity fund investment associate position, two 1 to 1 face interviews and mainly focus on your motivation and fit questions
Interview Questions
Why would you choose to switch your career
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Private Equity Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: September 2022
Date Submitted: Sep 24, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
The interview process was rather simple. Mostly behavioral questions for the first round and talked about the background of the company.
Interview Questions
Asked about one of my interests on my resume and to explain why I'm interested in it
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1st year analyst Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous employee in Central
Interviewed: June 2021
Date Submitted: Aug 11, 2021
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Headhunter reached out to me saying LGT was looking for an analyst with 1-yr IB experience. The whole interview process consists of three rounds, where I met with 8 people in total
Interview Questions
Mostly were fair questions based on my deal experience listed on my resume, i.e. what do I think about company xyz, why would I invest in it, what are the risks, how did I model it?
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Student Support Interview - Private Equity

Anonymous employee in Zurich
Interviewed: August 2019
Date Submitted: Sep 25, 2019
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
Very fair process with two rounds consisting of four and three people. Mostly asking about my goals and ambitions, grades and prior experience. Overall very friendly team and supportive.
Interview Questions
The most difficult (and unexpected) question was "what was something you've recently been critized for and how did you learn from it?" I had to think a while about it (which was fine) and found a good situation to explain. The interviewer was very down-to-earth and friendly. Furthermore, he respected the answer and went on to ask additional questions about personal growth goals, ambitions and where I'd like to be in ten years from now.

Overall, it was more of a conversation and less "testing" which was a very pleasant experience.
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analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in pfaffikon
Interviewed: 2016
Date Submitted: Mar 12, 2017
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
IQ / Intelligence Test
Personality Test
Interview
Travelled to Switzerland twice to interview, eventually received an offer and rejected it. First time travel expenses paid, second time (after i rejected the offer as was way below market), they went silent/refused to reimburse for travel expenses. Quite shocked by that, have never heard that happen from any firm worh their salt. Glad i got a glimpse of this shocking practice & rejected the offer. Avoid.
Interview Questions
there is a lenghty personality screen/online assessment that is done on the premises. It is the standard one however timing is quite limited so you have to move quite fast and may be caught off-guard if not extremely focused, it does involve small calculations (calculator provided). Else pretty standard and role-specific quiestions, everyone that is above decent in the role they do should not have problems answering these. the interview is in a nice and collegiate atmosphere and people's personalities do seem nice
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Summer analyst Interview - Investments

Anonymous interview candidate in Hong Kong
Interviewed: May 2016
Date Submitted: Oct 24, 2016
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
I applied by sending my resume to HR. Then after around one month I was invited to their office for the interview.
Interview Questions
Questions asked are mostly common behavioral questions.
1. Introduce yourself first.
2. What are your strengths and weaknesses.
3. What do you know about LGT Partners?
4. What is your understanding about hedge fund?
5. Because I said I know programming on my resume, they further asked about the projects that I have done using programming
6. Regarding my previous internship experiences outlined on my resume, they asked me to compare the different team environments and asked which environment I prefer to work in
7. Any question to ask them
Sample Answer

Associate Interview -

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: September 2012
Date Submitted: Sep 13, 2012
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
Interview
Contacted through one of the lesser known headhunters about this position (probably via linked-in).
First round consisted of meeting two principals. Typical fit and deal experience questions asked, along with some questions about investing experience / views. Second round was several weeks later which included 2 case studies. One was a very simple LBO (20-30 minutes) on excel, the other was looking at a PE fund investment materials. Had to do both within 1.5 hrs and present why/why not you would invest in each (the LBO deal and the PE fund- i.e. from FOF perspective). Helpful to know at which IRR / multiple you would take a deal and why (i.e. compared to other available yields for institutional investors).

Overall, friendly and fair interview process if you prepare in advance.
Interview Questions
1) Build LBO model based on given assumptions (industry / company type not given) and decide whether you would take the deal.

Based on the results, I did not take the deal. Too much information to detail but you have to basically walk through your assumptions on the model and why / why not you thought it's a good investment.
2) Read through private equity firm's marketing / investment offering materials and decide whether you would put money with them.

Look at management team, strategy, portfolio, track record, individual investments in current portfolio, and decide if you would invest with them. Obviously case study can vary.
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