HgCapital Interview Questions

Hello,

I am a recent interview coming up for HgCapital and Permira (European offices, London and Frankfurt). Anyone here had interviews with these firms and knows what to expect??

Profile: Wharton MBA, past Management Consulting background in EMEA in M&A and Restucturings.

Thanks

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SonnyZH

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Look out for David Issott!

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[quote]The HBS guys have MAD SWAGGER. They frequently wear their class jackets to boston bars, strutting and acting like they own the joint. They just ooze success, confidence, swagger, basically attributes of alpha males.[/quote]

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Interested on your views on the interview / david issott?

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