Advice on London PE off-cycle internship interview prep

Hi all,

I have a potential interview for a MM PE firm in London in a month for an off-cycle internship position. Although it’s not 100%, I thought I’d give it my all and prep, since It’ll be useful for any finance interview anyways.

I come from an engineering background but have passed the CFA Level 1.

Plan:

1. Learn + practise BIWS 400 IB Technical questions and behavioural PDFs

2. Learn + practise BIWS LBO questions from PDF

3. Practise paper LBOs + stay on top of my mental maths (weak point lol)

4. Study the company, 2 of their deals in detail, and general 2024/5 PE outlook

Questions:

1. Is my plan adequate or am I missing anything?

2. Any technical from the 400Qs I can leave out since it's geared towards IB?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance!

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