How do you guys go about answering this question? Some say to 'go weird' so you get asked fewer questions about it. Rationale is fine once you have the companies but I have a hard time coming up with them
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We ask the exact same interview question.
Intention/what we want to know:
- Does the candidate have a "market view" on the key players, synergies, efficiencies of the businesses, ..?
- How would the regulatory, market and cultural effects have an influence for the (theoretical) merger?
- Initial attempt for structuring the deal. There is no need to have all the terms ready to go, but what are the pitfalls, opportunities, ..
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