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Interview case-study library

Practise the cases candidates actually face.

These aren’t generic finance exercises with the company name changed. Each case is anonymised and rebuilt from real recruitment formats and transaction scenarios encountered by finance professionals, then enhanced with clear marking logic and worked answers.

Explore the case studies 10 cases · 30–90 minutes · Foundation to advanced

The library

Ten cases across core interview formats.

Start with core valuation mechanics, then progress into cash conversion, credit, debt modelling and an investment-committee style LBO. Every case requires a conclusion—not just a completed spreadsheet.

01Foundation

30 minutes · Excel

Enterprise Value Bridge

Convert an operating case into enterprise and equity value, identify the bridge items and explain where candidates commonly double count.
  • EV vs equity value
  • Net debt adjustments
  • Clear model structure
02Intermediate

45 minutes · Excel + discussion

Cash Conversion Review

Analyse a business whose EBITDA is growing while cash generation deteriorates, then defend the three issues you would investigate first.
  • Three-statement fluency
  • Working-capital judgement
  • Concise conclusions
03Intermediate

60 minutes · Written case

Leveraged Finance Credit Case

Assess debt capacity, downside resilience and key documentation protections before making a lender recommendation.
  • Leverage and cover
  • Downside analysis
  • Credit judgement
04Advanced

60 minutes · Excel

Debt Schedule & Covenant Case

Build debt paydown, cash interest and covenant headroom across a base and downside case, then identify the first pressure point.
  • Debt mechanics
  • Covenant headroom
  • Model discipline
05Advanced

90 minutes · Excel + IC summary

Private Equity LBO Case

Build sources and uses, operating returns and sensitivities, then write an investment view that goes beyond the headline IRR.
  • LBO mechanics
  • MoM and IRR
  • Investment judgement
06All levels

45 minutes · Presentation

Commercial Judgement Case

Review a compact information pack, prioritise the material issues and present a recommendation under follow-up questioning.
  • Issue prioritisation
  • Evidence-led answers
  • Defending a view
07Coming soon

Format and timing to be confirmed

Rothschild & Co — Leveraged Finance Case Study

A planned leveraged-finance case study based on an anonymised recruitment format relevant to Rothschild & Co, with the candidate brief, solution and interviewer-style debrief to follow.
  • Credit analysis
  • Debt capacity
  • Recommendation under questioning
08Coming soon

Format and timing to be confirmed

Marlborough Partners — Leveraged Finance Case Study

A planned leveraged-finance advisory case study based on an anonymised recruitment format relevant to Marlborough Partners, focused on financing options and defensible transaction judgement.
  • Financing alternatives
  • Capital-structure judgement
  • Clear client advice
09Coming soon

Format and timing to be confirmed

AlpInvest — Fund Finance Case Study

A planned fund-finance case study based on an anonymised recruitment format relevant to AlpInvest, with the precise scope and technical assessment to be confirmed when the source pack is developed.
  • Fund-level analysis
  • Structural risk
  • Evidence-led recommendation
10Coming soon

Format and timing to be confirmed

SMBC — Leveraged Finance Case Study

A planned bank-led leveraged-finance case study based on an anonymised recruitment format relevant to SMBC, covering underwriting analysis, downside resilience and lender judgement.
  • Underwriting analysis
  • Downside resilience
  • Lender recommendation

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Built for serious preparation

Learn how to reach—and defend—the answer.

The worked solution explains the mechanics. The debrief explains the judgement, common traps and follow-up questions that separate a strong interview performance from a merely correct model.