Please help PE case study

Hello everyone, I have an interview for a PE internship coming up next Wednesday, this is my first finance related interview and I'd appreciate your help.I received a simplified income statement and balance sheet for 7 years of a fictitious company with the following questions  :

1)?What are the 5-10 key questions to conduct a market analysis of the laser equipment in France?

2) What are the 5-10 key questions to conduct a financial analysis on the balance sheet and P&L in the following tab?

3) What are your 5-10 key observations/comments following this analysis ?

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