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M&A vs PE?

case type M&A Private Equity

Most recent answer on Oct 25, 2023

Sidi

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers

Hi! As usual - instead of just outlining topics and buckets à la Victor Cheng (which have no explicit inherent logic), the key to an outstanding case performance is laying out the precise logic according to which you wi ... (read entire answer)

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Most frequent case types (MBB)?

Case Interview case type case types MBB

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Vlad

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

Vlad

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gave the best answer on May 13, 2018

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

Hi, It depends on the particular company and office. e.g. Bain has many profitability, market sizing, Private Equity. McKinsey has many non-profit cases. In the countries / offices with heavy industries, there will ... (read entire answer)

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Oliver Wyman Dubai Interview Process

Case Interview case type dubai Oliver Wyman Oliver Wyman interview

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Jun 03, 2018

Hi there, I have a lot of friends at Oliver Wyman Dubai, and interviewed there myself some years back. Cases are almost definitely going to be interviewee-led. The reason the cases on the website are interviewer led i ... (read entire answer)

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Which case topics to focus on first? Market entry, M&A, profitability analysis...?

Case Interview case interview preparation case study case type M&A market entry profitability analysis

Recent activity on Feb 26, 2018

Vlad

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

Vlad

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

Hi, I would start with either market sizing or with profitability cases since they are much easier: 1) In market sizing cases I would try to understand the basic approach: How to structure market sizing case K ... (read entire answer)

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