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Hi Gustav, First, good luck! I recommend the following: Remember that most casing tips apply here (i.e. be very clear+focused on the objective, ruthlessly cut out information that doesn't help you meet this objective/qu ... (read entire answer)

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Commercial Due Dilligence Interview

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Congratulations on getting invited to the interview for the Commercial Due Diligence internship. Based on my experience as a strategy consultant and interviewer, I can provide some insights into the types of questions y ... (read entire answer)

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Tier 2 strategy consulting vs. Deloitte digital ventures ?

Commercial Due Dilligence Deals Strategy venture architect

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One helpful exercise might be to define in detail where you would like to be in your career in ten years and then work backwards to see the best way to get there (and which if either of these two options will best help ... (read entire answer)

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Hi there, Congrats to your promotion and new opportunity! Francesco and Ian here already gave some very valuable tips - I'd like to add a few points: A. YOU ARE GOING TO BE FINE: Firstly, please don't worry too much ab ... (read entire answer)

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Got this question at an interview today: a private equity firm wants to invest in a company that produces roses. The company grows them in Africa, exports them to the Netherlands and then distributes them to 5 countries in Europe. What approach would you take to due a commercial due dilligence of this target firm? The second part of the case was a market sizing of the market for roses in Europe.

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Hi Anonymous, I agree with Bruno, it would be easier to judge your framework if you could report it below. It could also be that your framework was good, but you did not communicate it effectively, for example not lin ... (read entire answer)

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Has someone had an one hour case interview with two managers from KPMG?

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Hello! Do you know if both of them will be interviewing you? I am asking since many times, when you see two people, it´s because of training purposes: one is shadowing the other to learn r the interviewer is just star ... (read entire answer)

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Exit Opportunities for M&A Strategy / DD focused teams? (Tier 2 Consulting)

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Dear A, I know many colleagues of mine have exited from DD practice into the Private Equity and Investment Funds as well as venture capital firms on the top positions, directors and above. So I would say that the exit ... (read entire answer)

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Hello! I did 3 M&A DDs in my time as a BA in McKinsey. 300 pages for 7 weeks does not seem as a long doc for me at all :) The number of BAs depends on the project scope, but normally is 1-2, along with associate ... (read entire answer)

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Hi! A commercial due diligence is the process a corporation or PE firm undertakes to assess a target company's commercial attractiveness. It is an analysis of the target company performance and potential problems that ... (read entire answer)

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