Hi guys,
I have c. 4-5 years of experience in M&A (o/w 3 in continental Europe and 1 in UK) and am now interviewing at lower MM PE shops in London (early stage, haven't had any interviews yet).
I have 2 questions for you:
1) Anybody knows how the interviews might look like in terms of technical questions/case studies?
2) What level of compensation and grade should I aim to get? Are they basing compensation on what I have now or do they have internal standards?
Thanks for your help
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