Torch Partners Interview Questions

10 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (97%)

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.

4.1
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
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
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (48%)

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 Torch Partners

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Year 2024
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)
Location London
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Positive
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Difficult
Intern
Year 2024
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location London
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Year 2024
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)
Location London
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Year 2023
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location London
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Year 2022
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location London
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Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2022
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Power
Location London
Experience
Very Positive
Difficulty
Average
1st Year Analyst
Year 2021
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location London
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Student / Prospective Monkey
Year 2021
Job Title Student / Prospective Monkey
Group/Division Investment Banking
Location London
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2015
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Real Estate
Location New York
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - Torch Partners Examples

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

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: November 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
IQ / Intelligence Test
Interview
Applied online via a link from an application tracker. Received an invite to a 1st round screening call from HR. Mostly behavioural with a simple technical question at the end. Was then invited to a 1hr zoom interview w HR (30 min behavioural, 30 min technical). Finally AC with 4x30 min interviews (behavioural, technical, MD and case study).
Interview Questions
As it was a TMT bank, there was a large focus on TMT. Lots of specific questions such as 'name 5 metrics used to value an early stage tech startup'

MD interview felt like a stress interview, as the MD was constantly looking at his phone and looked very uninterested the whole time. Asked CV and motivational questions by them.

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: November 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Interview
Was through freshminds, firstly was a telephone interview, then a video interview then an assessment centre featuring a case study, and one to one interviews.
Interview Questions
Difficult competencies and on the spot brain teasers

Summer Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: October 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
Easy recruiter first round. Nearly all behavioural besides some tech specific valuation questions asking about applicable multiples for the sectors the firm operates in.
Interview Questions
How would you value a SaaS business?

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

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: September 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
Skills Test
Interview
Started with an online application with questions, no cover letter. Selective online assessment, fairly straightforward. The next stage is a telephone interview with the external recruiter, a blend of motivational and technical questions. The technical questions were focused on Tech and Digital Infrastructure, as Torch focuses on this. Competency questions were straightforward, usuals.
Interview Questions
Asked about the differences between SaaS and DI valuation
Talk about a non-Torch deal

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: October 2023
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
My interviews were partly behavioural & motivational and partly technical. I was asked the usual questions about my motivation for investment banking, the firm and scenarios where I faced a challenge. The technicals were along the lines of valuing a mature FinTech startup, explaining why precedent transactions give a higher valuation than comparable companies, etc. There was also a brain teaser of the estimation kind, where I had to predict the number of takeaway orders in Manchester on a Friday evening.
Interview Questions
A question that caught me off guard was when I was asked how I would value a mature FinTech startup.

Intern Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: November 2022
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Presentation
Interview
First started with 2 telephone interviews with standard behavioural, fit and (very very basic) technical questions. Final round was a presentation where we had to pitch a company (given 30 mins to come up with a slide then we had to present it with Q&A). 1 technical interview and 2 more 1-1s.
Interview Questions
How do you use regressions in multiple valuation

Summer Analyst Interview - Power

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: November 2022
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Recruiter
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
First round is a phone screen by Dartmouth Partners. Quite straightforward, just asked about my CV, why Torch, M&A market/deals, etc. Second round was a more in depth face to face phone interview covering similar topics, although there were some high level valuation and corporate finance questions. Third round was the assessment centre. Consisted of 4x individual 25-minute interviews, covering a case-study, motivation, technicals, and an MD interview. Overall really positive experience.
Interview Questions
Walk me through the M&A deal lifecycle

Graduate Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: December 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
1st round was a 30-minute phone call (outside recruitment firm)
2nd round was an hour zoom call (outside recruitment firm)
Assessment Centre consisted of an interview and a financial modelling case study
Interview Questions
What is the most exciting startup that you are following?
How would your approach to valuation change when valuing a fintech, as opposed to a data centre?

Summer Analyst Interview - Investment Banking

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: October 2021
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
Interview
You first apply on the freshminds website and complete the online assessment from mapping after your application is verified.

If you pass the assessment, you are invited to a phone interview for 30 mins followed by a video interview of 1 hour and then an assessment center.
Interview Questions
Tell me about a setback during your internship?
Which startup have you been following in recent years?

Summer Analyst Interview - Real Estate

Anonymous employee in New York
Interviewed: 2015
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Employee Referral
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Background Check
Interview
Relatively straightforward hiring process. First started with a phone interview with the individual in charge of hiring, then came into the office for two one of one interviews. Very professional, no trick questions, just want to get to know you and make sure you know your stuff.
Interview Questions
There were a few situational questions along the lines of "tell me about a time when xxx happened" that I had never experienced before so it took me a few moments to come up with a solidified answer. Other than that, technicals were not too prevalent, the interview more so lent itself to fit.
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