Screen investments
Screening d’investissements
CAREER DEEP DIVE
Private Equity
Acquire companies, structure financing and create value through operations, capital structure and exit strategy.
What you actually do
Build LBO models
Construire LBO models
Evaluate debt capacity
Évaluer debt capacity
Conduct due diligence
Faire due diligence
Support portfolio-company value creation
Aider à la création de valeur en portefeuille
Technical foundation
How to prepare
• Master LBO mechanics
• Know why returns change with leverage and exit assumptions
• Practice investment judgment
• Understand downside protection
Application workflow
• Understand the role before applying
• Build one evidence-based reason for this team
• Prepare technical questions and one recent market/company topic
• Practice concise behavioral stories
• Track applications, assessments, contacts and follow-ups
• After every interview, write down every question and close the knowledge gaps
Who to contact
• Alumni in the team or adjacent desk
• Analysts and associates who can explain day-to-day work
• Recruiters after you understand the role
• Professors, student funds and finance clubs for warm introductions
Build a target list, then research the actual team
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