Are there any typical type of cases that mostly come up in Interviews at Bain?

Question

By typical cases, I refer to specific types of cases such as PE, Profitability, Market entry or finance related etc.

PS: I am interviewing in Europe.

Thanks a lot for your help!

Answer 1

Hi,

Here is some information according to 100+ Bain cases my candidates had on the interviews. However it may be not representative geographically, but according to my experience:

Most common types of case:

Private equity (due diligence)
Synergies
Profitability + market sizing as a part of a case
Market Entry

Most common industries:

Retail
CPG
Airlines
HORECA - hotels, restaurants, coffeeshops, etc
Diamonds (Might be specific to the particular office)
Agriculture (No specifics, closer to CPG)

Best

Answer 2

Hey anonymous,

Similarly to most of the consulting firm, the most used type of cases are profitability (or a bifrucation from it) and market/product entry. On top of those, Bain interviewers (across Europe) really love to do PE cases (much more than McK or BCG).

Best

Bruno

Answer 3

Hi Anonymous,

the answer depends a lot by the country. In Italy for example there are two recurring types of question very common:

Valuation question, also for unusual topics (eg should a zoo buy a Panda? If so for which price?
Market sizing, in particular for partner rounds. Not necessarily as part of a case, also given as per se cases

I would recommend to check Glassdoor for you geography for some specific examples.

Best,

Francesco