Private Equity Coaching & Prep Materials
Our 93% Success Rate Speaks For Itself
- Master the latest and most advanced technical questions on accounting, comps, DCFs, M&A, and LBOs specific to the technology sector
- Learn the most important multiples and KPIs for technology companies such as EV / ARR, EV / revenue, customer acquisition cost (CAC), lifetime value (LTV), churn, upsell / expansion, downsell / contraction, burn multiple, and runway
- Gain familiarity with the latest deals and market trends in key subsectors of technology, such as AI / ML, software, hardware, IOT, semiconductors, telecommunications, IT, e-commerce, fintech, and digital media
- Build a 3-statement model by forecasting different tiers of subscribers and customers, gross new customers, churn, ARPU, headcount schedules, IRR, and GP / LP waterfalls
- Craft a customized personal narrative that aligns with technology investment banking, highlighting deal walkthroughs, relevant experiences, and skills
- Personalized, structured written feedback to identify your strengths and areas for improvement, enhancing your interview performance
- 93% of clients receive a job offer in private equity. We are the only service completely dedicated to your success. Our philosophy is unique: a successful client is one who gets the job of their dreams, NOT one who keeps coming back!
Private equity firms seek to hire the cream of the crop from the investment banking and management consultant industry, but with dry powder at an all-time high, more and more private equity firms are seeking candidates from non-traditional backgrounds. Typically, private equity firms will not only challenge candidates to technical and fit-based interviews, but grueling leveraged buyout (LBO) case studies as well. These case studies can last anywhere from 4 hours to 2 days, and there are often 3 or 4 rounds of interviews before a decision is made.
We can help you prepare for both the interview questions and the case studies, and we help you think like a private equity investor. We can provide you with practice LBO case studies that will simulate the case study environment, and then ask detailed questions about both the model and the company, similar to a case study. All case studies come with a full answer key.
93% of our clients get a job in their field of choice!
Our coaching sessions cover the following:
1. Practice case studies that are modelled off of real CIMs and deals
- Master the paper LBO and all its variants, including calculating for IRR, required entry and exit multiple
- Understand and model transactions using a provided LBO model template
2. Most common technical, fit and deal related questions in private equity interviews
- How to walk through your deals as well as deals the PE fund has done
- Accounting questions: how does XYZ event affect the 3 financial statements
- Valuation questions
- LBO and IRR questions
- PE trends and portfolio company analysis
3. Learn to think like a private equity investor
- Asking the right questions
- Addressing due diligence issues
- Using a due diligence checklist
- Breaking down the value of a platform
- Building a growth engine
- Roll-up strategies
- Finding niche industries with recurring revenue
Investment Banking Packages
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Includes 8 hours of coaching, all materials from the above packages, as well as:
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Includes 10 hours of coaching, all materials from the above packages, as well as:
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Common Private Equity Prep Topics
Elevate your readiness for private equity interviews with our comprehensive program, covering essential aspects:
Real-World Case Studies
Practice with case studies modeled after actual Confidential Information Memorandums (CIMs) and real deals, ensuring you’re well-prepared for the complexities of the industry.
Mastery of the Paper LBO and Variants
Gain proficiency in the paper leveraged buyout (LBO) and its various iterations, honing your financial modeling skills to navigate private equity scenarios.
Transaction Modeling
Learn how to model transactions effectively by utilizing a provided LBO model template, enhancing your ability to analyze and assess investment opportunities.
Technical, Fit, and Deal-Related Questions
Prepare for the most common technical, fit, and deal-related questions that often arise in private equity interviews, ensuring you’re well-equipped to tackle any challenge
Thinking Like a Private Equity Investor
Develop the mindset of a private equity investor, enabling you to approach investment opportunities with a strategic and value-driven perspective.
Effective Due Diligence
Learn to ask the right questions and address due diligence issues adeptly, utilizing a due diligence checklist to ensure a thorough assessment of potential investments.
Value Creation Strategies
Understand the process of breaking down the value of a platform, building growth engines, implementing roll-up strategies, and identifying niche industries with recurring revenue – essential skills for private equity success.
Our Coaching Methodology
Based on Your Goals
All our Private Equity coaching packages begin by gaining a deep understanding of your career goals and aspirations within the PE sector. Each session with your coach will be tailored to your unique needs and learning objectives.
Real Interviews & Customized Questions
Our mock interviews are designed to mimic a real Private Equity interview. We’ll present you with advanced qualitative and quantitative questions that have been asked in real interviews. We’ll also provide best practice solutions to a variety of LBO case studies and deals.
Immediate Feedback
Feedback is integral to your growth. After each question, we provide immediate feedback to enhance your learning and memory retention. Additionally, we offer written feedback that highlights your strengths and areas for improvement, ensuring you make significant progress.
Our Placements
Our Coaches
Josh Jia
Founder, Partner
- Corporate Development
- Finance Resume Review
- Financial Modelling Coaching
- Investment Banking
- Investor Relations
- Private Equity
- Venture Capital
- 8 years of experience
- Principal at Apex Advisory
- Private Equity Analyst at Imperial Capital
- Investment Banking Analyst at BMO, Diversified Group
- Industry experience in headhunting, VC, HF, and ER
- Founded Limestone Capital
- Created 1st finance interview prep course at Queen’s
- Taught course consisting of ~250 slides, six classes, with hundreds of students attending
- Placed 100+ candidates into IB and PE roles
Stella Zhang
Coach
- Investment Banking
- Private Equity
- 6+ years of experience in investment banking and private equity
- Investment Banking Associate at Goldman Sachs Industrials Group, New York
- Experience including public M&A, IPO, financing, and strategic advisory
- Member of on-campus recruiting team at Northwestern University Kellogg School of management
- Private Equity Associate at a middle-market infrastructure fund in New York
- Sector focus including energy transition, circular economy, and sustainable agriculture
- Structured equity, non-dilutive capital solutions
- Coach at Kellogg School of Management’s Investment Banking and Capital Markets Club, mentored 20+ MBA students on interview preps, case studies, and networking techniques throughout investment banking recruiting
Karl-Joseph Assaf
Coach
- Hedge Fund
- Investment Banking
- Private Equity
- Venture Capital
- 13 years of experience in the financial services industry (IB, PE, Growth Equity, VC, Hedge Fund, Start-Up C-Suite).
- 3 years of investment banking (M&A) experience at Barclays Capital.
- 5 years of private and public markets investing at Blackstone across industry, capital structure, and asset classes.
- 5 years of private and public markets equity investing at a hedge fund backed by one of the world’s wealthiest entrepreneur.
- 1 year as interim CFO of a growth stage agtech start-up; right-hand man of the founder.
- Mentored 50+ people spanning students (undergrad + MBA) looking to break into IB and young professionals looking to move from the sell-side to the buy-side.
- Interviewed 100+ candidates, ranging from junior bankers to associate / VP level investors and business executives for some of my portfolio companies.
- What can I help with? CV Review, Secure Interviews, Pass Interviews, Negotiate Compensation, Career Promotion / Transition.
- Endeavors to build a community of like-minded financial services professionals of all ages to promote support and knowledge sharing.
Industry Partner
Investment Banking Professional
- Financial Modelling Coaching
- Investment Banking
- Private Equity
- 2+ years of experience covering TMT and M&A at a top Bulge Bracket in New York
- 1+ year of experience at a Growth Equity fund
- Have helped lead Intern and Analyst recruitment; have insights into the interview processes at numerous firms
- Experience teaching and lecturing in classroom environment
- Mentored numerous professionals and helped them secure jobs in Investment Banking, Growth Equity, and Private Equity
- Ivy-league graduate with 100% scholarship throughout
Industry Partner
Private Equity Associate
- Financial Modelling Coaching
- Investment Banking
- Private Equity
- 3+ years of experience in Private Equity at a $40bn AUM US-based large-cap fund in London, focused on Infrastructure / Industrials
- 1+ year of experience in TMT Investment Banking at a Bulge Bracket in London
- Conducted interviews for both buy- and sell-side intern / analyst roles and co-led internship programs
- Teaching and lecturing experience at a top Russell Group university
- Mentored professionals into roles within Investment Banking and Private Equity
- Oxbridge graduate with a partial scholarship
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Call Structure:
After understanding your goals and background, provide you with sample mock interview questions to ascertain where you are at in your preparation
Customized mock interview catering to the topics you need the most improvement on or wish to focus on
Feedback is provided after each question in order to promote learning and memory retention
Concise, written feedback will be provided afterwards addressing your strengths and areas for improvement
