Anyone has pitched an investment idea to HF?

I am considering to apply to few HFs (equity related- long/short etc) and know that you need an investment idea to pitch. Just wondering what it might look like. do you write a report like sell side analysts do and show it to them, prepare financial model ? Generally, what should I expect and how should I prepare one? 

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