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Adding experience in Blockchain and Cryptocurrency in CV?

CV Investment MBB

Question edited on Mar 20, 2024

Florian

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Hi there, Great idea to add it. Expertise in this area is in high demand yet MBB has very little in-house knowledge still. If you add it, there are a few points to consider. 1. Downplay the investor aspect in this. Ever ... (read entire answer)

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Investment Case Framework

Framework Investment Opportunity cost Synergies

Most recent answer on Dec 16, 2023

Lorenzo

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gave the best answer on Dec 11, 2023

University of St.Gallen graduate | Learn to think like a Consultant | Personalized prep | CV review

1. Analysis of Revenue and Cost Synergies: Placement: Typically, the analysis of revenue and cost synergies would be a crucial part of the overall financial analysis in an investment scenario. This could be part of the d ... (read entire answer)

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NPV - ROI : can someone help me in understanding the difference in usage?

Investment NPV ROI calculation

Most recent answer on Sep 01, 2023

Anonymous gave the best answer on Nov 09, 2018

OK, an answer on this could fill a book, but I'll do my best. NPV means, as you surely know, the Net Present Value of a series of Cash Flows (from an investment for example). That means that all cash flows resulti ... (read entire answer)

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How to structure a framework for investment cases? (go or no-go decision)

Framework Investment

Most recent answer on Sep 01, 2023

Anonymous gave the best answer on Mar 27, 2018

Hey anonymous, This framework seems quite interesting for approaching such problem, I would add two dimensions throughout your points: 1) include regulations and other barriers to entry/expansion 3) analysis on ke ... (read entire answer)

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Preparing for 2nd Round with Kearney in SE Asia

2nd round ATKearney Charts Difficulty Final Round Investment market entry Market sizing Partner Interview quantitative

Most recent answer on Apr 15, 2023

gave the best answer on Apr 13, 2023

Hi there, I've supported a number of candidates with Kearney in the US (and successfully interviewed there myself!). I also have the questions they asked my candidate 2 weeks ago. Feel free to reach out. Kearney is best ... (read entire answer)

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Fixed costs depreciating factor

Investment ROI calculation

Most recent answer on Jan 18, 2023

Hagen

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Hi there, I think this is an interesting question that may be relevant for many people. I would be happy to share my thoughts on it: Including a depreciating factor can be useful in certain situations where the fixed as ... (read entire answer)

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on Jan 18, 2023 on Jan 18, 2023
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How did you invest your salaries in the early years of your career?

Investment

Most recent answer on Nov 03, 2022

Anonymous gave the best answer on Nov 02, 2022

Hi there Frankly - I wish I thought about this early in my career like you are. So fantastic job on starting early and preparing for your future! For all others reading this post, it is great practice to start thinking ... (read entire answer)

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on Nov 03, 2022 on Nov 03, 2022
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Difficulty in understanding what accumulated profits mean in the context of this graph; case interview math

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Question edited on Jul 25, 2022

Moritz

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Hi there, Here’s my take on your question: What I did not understand: when we can already see that for Y2, increase in profits from year 1 is 2M, which is equal to the value of our investment; why are we calculating the ... (read entire answer)

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Caculations / quant questions

Case Calculations Investment profitability quantitative ROI calculation

Most recent answer on Oct 02, 2021

Anonymous gave the best answer on Sep 29, 2021

Hi Rachel, Great question! Not sure if you are familiar with the GMAT, but the test has a quantitative section with questions that are quite similar to the quantitative questions in a Consulting Case Study. I found ve ... (read entire answer)

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on Oct 02, 2021 on Oct 02, 2021
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Upfront/investment costs and fixed costs

Investment

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gave the best answer on Jun 15, 2021

Hi there, Fixed costs occur every year (i.e. equipment maintenace/repair, equipment depreciation, factory maintenace/repair, rent, etc.). Upfront investment costs occur in the first year and are what it costs to setup ... (read entire answer)

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How to structure plant-option case?

Investment operations strategy Plant Structure

Most recent answer on Dec 04, 2020

Vlad

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Vlad

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gave the best answer on Dec 03, 2020

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Hi, Several areas to consider: Even before structuring the case, you should start with clarifying questions (1. quantifiable objective - what is exactly too high? Why is he thinking about closing? 2. Business mode ... (read entire answer)

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on Dec 04, 2020 on Dec 04, 2020
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Any similar platforms like this for PE/VC

consulting Investment Private Equity

Most recent answer on Jul 16, 2020

Robert

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.. Sorry, non that I know of which such an active and well-built community like here! But you can find many forums dedicated to IB/PE/VC and also find people there offering coaching sessions on that - however not in s ... (read entire answer)

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Is this ROI good or not for an average PE firm?

Finance Investment Private Equity

Most recent answer on May 01, 2020

Anonymous gave the best answer on Apr 23, 2020

Hello, Just to give a ballpark figure, typical Buyout-focused PE firms target +20% IRR over a period of 5 years, implying a Multiple on Invested Capital (MoIC) of at least 3.0x. Notice that the profitability of the un ... (read entire answer)

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on May 01, 2020 on May 01, 2020
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Key Business Metric for Investment: ROE, ROI, or NPV?

Cases Finance Investment Practice cases

Most recent answer on Apr 30, 2020

Sidi

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Sidi

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gave the best answer on Apr 09, 2020

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Hi! My answers in short: NPV is good if you want to compare this investment against other investments which have different time horizons ROI needs to be further defined: what can make sense here is to compare th ... (read entire answer)

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on Apr 30, 2020 on Apr 30, 2020
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Long Term v. Short Term Investment | Retail and License

Finance Investment Retail

Most recent answer on Apr 16, 2020

Christian

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Hi Anonymous, thanks for your thoughts and the interesting, since very hypothetical and detailed question. I think the key concepts you are working towards here is a) opportunity cost of choosing this investment and ... (read entire answer)

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Investment Comparison with different up-front costs (NPV-based)

Cases Finance Investment NPV profitability

Most recent answer on Apr 11, 2020

Luca

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Hello, This is a very interesting question. Before taking a decision it's fundamental to ask interviewer some questions: What is the target of our client? It's more interested in an higher NPV or ROI? As you know, ... (read entire answer)

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Not including invetment cost in Profit analysis !?

Investment profit

Most recent answer on Jul 04, 2019

Daniel

Daniel gave the best answer on Jul 04, 2019

Hi, strictly speaking, profits are the net earnings in a period as a result of doing business. In order for a company to do its business, it usually needs to invest upfront prior to conducting business, let's say before ... (read entire answer)

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on Jul 04, 2019 on Jul 04, 2019
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Is this a fair structure for the financial part of an investment related case?

Investment

Recent activity on Oct 15, 2018

Anonymous gave the best answer on Oct 15, 2018

Hi Anonymous, that's a good start. But it is somewhat incomplete and lacks precision especially around terminology. What is the key question you need to answer in an investment case? "Is this a good investment?" ... (read entire answer)

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Where to include investment cost in structure

costs Investment

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Sidi

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Sidi

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gave the best answer on Oct 08, 2018

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I would never put investment together with operational costs! Simply because it's entirely different categories. The truth is, many candidates struggle to conceptually separate investments from fixed costs: Investme ... (read entire answer)

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Case Interview Coaching vs Mock Interview

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Question edited on Aug 06, 2018

Vlad

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Vlad

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gave the best answer on Aug 04, 2018

McKinsey / Accenture Alum / Got all BIG3 offers / Harvard Business School

Hi, Completely agree with that. The mock interview is good in several cases: When you need to assess your current level and understand where you are standing. I've seen the candidates even with 100+ cases who didn ... (read entire answer)

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