Private Equity Summer Analyst Interview - Technical preparation

Haven't really seen to much insight on this forum into PE summer analyst interviews, and was wondering what to expect in terms of technicals. There's obviously a lot of resources out there for the typical IB -> PE path, but a lot of it seems like overkill for an SA. Anybody have any experience interviewing at PE firms while in undergrad and know what to expect?

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difficulty ranges from shop to shop, but I’d say on average the interviews were similar to what I experienced at EBs - for PE SA I have been asked about paper LBOs, different factors affecting working capital, accretion dilution, share buybacks, EV EBITDA vs EV EBIT, which sector has high operating leverage etc (nothing out of the ordinary). Obviously teams with an industry focus will ask questions that are more niche (eg BX REPE will ask about cap rate, NOIs, vacancy rates etc)

 
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