LionTree Advisors Interview Questions

22 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (82%)

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
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  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (99%)

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.

3.5
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (94%)

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 LionTree Advisors

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Incoming Analyst
Year 2021
Job Title Incoming Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location San Francisco
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Neutral
Difficulty
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Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2022
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location San Francisco
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Difficult
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Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location San Francisco
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Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location San Francisco
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Year 2018
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
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Location New york
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Year 2020
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)
Location new york
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Neutral
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Difficult
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Year 2021
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)
Location New York
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Difficult
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Year 2020
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location New york
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Difficulty
Difficult
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Year 2020
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location SF
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
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Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2019
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Generalist
Location New York
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
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Interview Questions & Answers - LionTree Advisors Examples

analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: October 2021
Date Submitted: Aug 25, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
At first they will contact you to set up time for phone interview. Basic question about your background, interest, two behavior question. Then there will be a second phone interview have some tech questions.
Interview Questions
Go through the process of building three statement.
Sample Answer

Investment Banking Summer Analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in San Francisco
Interviewed: May 2022
Date Submitted: May 15, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Received first round with school alum through networking. Mostly technical questions, including tech industry questions, with a little bit of behavioral questions

Received a superday a couple of days later. Superday consisted of 4 1-on-1 interviews with analysts. Each interview was very similarly structured to the first interview: very technical, expect to get drilled on tech industries and trends. Did the superday on Friday, received the offer on Monday (first round was done on the Tuesday before the superday).
Interview Questions
What are 3 or 4 trends that you are expecting to see in a specific tech industry/overall tech market?
Sample Answer

summer analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in San Francisco
Interviewed: April 2022
Date Submitted: Apr 12, 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Submitted application and was reached out to a few days later. Did first round then heard back almost a week and a half later that I was invited to a superday. Superday consisted of 4 interviews. Interviewed on a Friday and heard back on Monday.
Interview Questions
Conceptual M&A question about why shares go down or up after acquisition
How does inflation affect stocks
Conceptual questions about topics on resume
Trend in space
Favorite deal, know metrics of deal and reasons why it makes sense/doesn't
Sample Answer

summer analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in San Francisco
Interviewed: March 2022
Date Submitted: Apr 10, 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
got first round with an alumni from my school roughly a week after applying on handshake. pretty hard questions but mainly focused on tech. never heard back
Interview Questions
How would you value a EBITDA negative tech company?
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in New york
Interviewed: May 2018
Date Submitted: Jan 25, 2022
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
Standard phone interview followed by a superday with 5 or 6 different bankers at different levels at the firm.
Interview Questions
Pick a media company you're interested in and tell me about how you would advise them in the current industry landscape / marketplace
Sample Answer

summer analyst Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)

Anonymous interview candidate in new york
Interviewed: May 2020
Date Submitted: Oct 19, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Skills Test
Personality Test
Interview
Very poorly organized. had a phone interview with hr then 3 phone interviews with current analysts in the group.
Interview Questions
Walk me through a LBO
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: May 2021
Date Submitted: Sep 20, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Interview
Process started with resume drop, followed by first round. Technically difficult and not a lot of communication.
Interview Questions
LBO questions, emphasis on equity value and IRR
Sample Answer

Summer intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in New york
Interviewed: May 2020
Date Submitted: Aug 03, 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Group Interview
Interview
One screening round with school alumni, one second round with two analysts. Couple standard behaviorals at start, then straight to some pretty in-depth techs. First couple techs were fine, but later on the techs get really into the weeds with enterprise value and merger model math.
Interview Questions
Had one question where really obscure parts of the EV formula were used, had one difficult merger model question.
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in SF
Interviewed: March 2020
Date Submitted: May 23, 2020
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
- Got the employee referral
- First Round Interview
- Walk me through your resume
- What is beta? How is levered and unlevered beta similar?
-What is WACC and how is it used in valuation?
Interview Questions
-They asked me what were three weaknesses I had
-What does the EV of a company represent
-What happens on the three accounting statements when depreciation increases by ten
-What is a tech trend that you are following? What is a company in the space of that tech trend?
-What is 1/90 as a percent?
-What are some ways to evaluate a company? Asked for more than three. What valuation methodology would you say is the highest?
-What happens to the accounting statement when a company raises $100m as debt?
Sample Answer

Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in New York
Interviewed: October 2019
Date Submitted: Oct 24, 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Reached out to an associate on LinkedIn and scheduled a 30 minute phone call. Consisted of all technicals.
Interview Questions
He started with basic questions such as walking him through a DCF, describing the three financial statements, and how a $10 increase in depreciation would affect the financial statements. Be prepared to be asked about Cost of Equity and and how any increase or decrease in a cash flow activity , or non cash flow activity will affect any of the statements. Only had screener phone interview and it was mostly all technical. Only behavioral question was to walk him through my resume. Overall, it was great interview experience.
Sample Answer