Investment Banking Analyst loops test DCF Valuation, LBO Modeling (Leveraged Buyout) and Fit / Behavioral Interviewing first, then Enterprise Value (EV) and WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital). Everything below is aggregated from 4,761 candidate reports and 151 company guides.
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I started with a pretty low-key conversation where an associate asked about my background and why I wanted to move, mostly centered on fit rather than deep technicals. The vibe felt straightforward and easy to talk through, and I remember walking away feeling like I could speak comfortably about what I’d done before.
My interview schedule was extremely tight and very technical. I had two back-to-back segments—one technical for about 30 minutes, then behavioral for about 30 minutes. In the technical portion, it felt like they wanted coverage across everything: valuation topics, dividend recap style questions, and free cash flow, wi