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how to talk about consulting experience in PE interviews
consultant looking to transition into PE and seeking advice on how to prepare for detailed questions on work experience. There are many resources about how to prepare for deal experience-related questions for bankers (i.e. what aspects of a deal to memorize, what questions are typically asked), but...
High revenue, low margin business or vice versa
Which would you prefer? What other considerations should you think about? Got the above in a PE interview Suggestions on how to answer this?
Would you do a dividend recap or pay down debt with excess FCF?
My guess is debt paydown to reduce interest cost. However, wouldn't paying a dividend boost your IRR a lot more? Thoughts?
Would you prefer to increase prices by $10 or cut cost by $10?
I got the above in an interview. I would think price is better though not 100% sure. Any idea?
PE Interview Questions - some help
Came across these questions in an interview and wanted to hear your approach on answering them Company A has a potential IRR of 21% and Company B has a potential IRR of 27%. What 2 questions would you ask before you decide which one to invest in? Why would a private equity firm use a convertible...
Investment memo and supplementary investment analysis slides on a Private Equity co-invest fund
Hey everyone, I am currently interviewing at a firm and was told to do up a one page investment memo and s upplementary investment analysis slides (limited to 5 slides) on a Private Equity co-invest fund. I was wondering what are the main differences of writing an investment memo for a fund instead...
How to go about business model assumptions
Hey there, I have some private equity interviews with large-cap funds lined up and have sorted a little bit through potential interview questions. One common theme, similar to some IBD interviews, is that interviewers ask to walk through the P&L of any company from industry and ask you to make...
Questions from a top PE fund interview
Hi everyone I went to a private equity interview a few weeks ago with a top PE fund. I did not get the job which I think was because i fucked up a few questions on valuation. So in order to be prepared for the next interview in the future I would like to have your help. Note I have a non-banker /...
Private Equity Interview Question: what are the top 3 questions you would ask the CEO of a potential target?
Anyone get a tricky private equity interview question like this before? what are your thoughts with regards to which areas should be addressed?
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