Livingstone Partners Interview Questions

16 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (84%)

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.

3.6
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (89%)

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.

2.8
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult

Interviews at Livingstone Partners

Filter by:
Year
Job Title
Group/Division
Location
Experience
Difficulty
Intern
Year 2025
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Milano
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2025
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Milano
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2026
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Generalist
Location Chicago
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2025
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Generalist
Location Chicago
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Amsterdam
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Summer Associate Intern
Year 2025
Job Title Summer Associate Intern
Group/Division Generalist
Location Chicago
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Difficult
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2023
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Mergers and Acquisitions
Location Chicago
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2023
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division N/A
Location Chicago
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2023
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division N/A
Location Chicago
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average
N/A
Year 2022
Job Title N/A
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location Chicago
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Livingstone Partners Examples

Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Milano
Interviewed: May 2025
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
3 round. First one Behavioral, second one technical (Analyst and associate) third one behavioral (Partner)
Interview Questions
Average questiion

Summer Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: January 2026
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Began with a phone screening with HR. Then a 1 on 1 interview with a director who asked some behavioral but primarily technicals. Technicals were very specific and tedious. Some questions that tested lots of mental math.
Interview Questions
There was a question that was already on WSO but they basically give you lines of an income statement and your looking year to year. However the math is difficult and the question is not asked very well.

Summer Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: May 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Initial phone screening with HR and then 1-on-1 technical interview with an associate. Next round would be a super day in Chicago.
Interview Questions
Nothing too difficult, they asked different questions on how the financial statements flowed together. For example, how does $50 depreciation flow through the statements.

Intern Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous employee in Amsterdam
Interviewed: January 2023
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
Friendly people and generally fast responses. Meeting with analyst, associate, VP and director......
Interview Questions
Brainteasers, how I would approach X scenario in an op model

Associate Intern Interview - Generalist

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: January 2025
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
TMAY

Walk me through an M&A process
How would you forecast topline revenue in x scenario?
Walk me through the different valuation methods
Walk me through DCF
Which balance sheet belongs to which company
Interview Questions
Walk me through an M&A process

How would you forecast topline revenue in x scenario?

Investment banking summer analyst Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: August 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
In-person
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
Initial phone screen with MD. Moved onto 4 1 on 1 interviews with other managing dorectors and junior staff. Overall very positive.
Interview Questions
Accounting questions outside of guides.

Summer analyst Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: May 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Started with a phone interview with HR. Got asked walk me through your resume then she explained what the rest of the interview process would be. After I had a call with two VPs over zoom. I got asked more technical questions. How does $10 depreciation affect each income statement? If you could have any of the three financial statements which would you have? I didn't make it past this stage, but if I did it would lead to a superday and then a potential offer.
Interview Questions
If you could have any of the three financial statements which would you have?

Summer analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: June 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Other
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Interview
The first phone interview was a behavioral interview. I landed it by emailing the HR director of the company.
Interview Questions
Technical questions

Analyst Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Valencia, Spain
Interviewed: April 2018
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Interview
Got referred by an employee. The process consisted of mainly 3 stages. All but the last one at their offices. First stage - going over my CV with the head of recruiting, why investment banking and some fit questions. 2nd stage - Multiple rounds of interviews with a director and two other partners. Going through my Cv again then basic questions of a sell-side M&A process and very basic technical questions.
Interview Questions
The interviews were not difficult at all. Pretty much went through my CV and got asked some basic questions regarding accounting and valuation principles.
It is very important to check their website since they post all they do there and you can also see the recent deals they closed by office and in which particular sectors is every employee focused on.
This question is not difficult at all but I think they value a lot your response since it is a small boutique and it is very important to fit in. I was asked how i spend my day outside of work.

Associate Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: December 2019
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
1st phone interview for 15 minutes. Why Livingstone, why middle-market, why IB, SAT Score, etc. Very generic questions.
Interview Questions
I had the first-round quick 15-minute phone interview with a Director at the firm. It was a quick call for checking candidate background, so I did not get any difficult or unexpected interview questions at all. Why this firm, why investment banking, why middle market, why Chicago (I am currently in New York), test scores (SAT, ACT, etc.), etc. After these, I had a chance to ask questions. I was told that the first phone interview will be followed by another round of phone interview on technicals, but have not got a second call.
video
Break into Livingstone Partners
WSO Academy helps place students in Elite Firms around the world
$1m+
Est Annual Revenue

Unlock WSO Database

1 month free. Add your own pay data.