Practice With Cases on Various Topics
Gambling Business
Poker Inc. is currently operating four casinos in Royal City. Competitors are right now planning to open up a rival casino in Kingsville.
Poker Inc. has hired our company in order to assess the consequences of the possible competitor opening and what strategies Poker Inc. should follow.
Military helicopters
Your client is BS Systems, a defence contractor situated in the US.
They have contacted our company to advise them in the selection of the location for a new plant, producing Apache helicopters. Three sites are in consideration: Canada, UK and US.
The profits for each plant location over the next 5 years should be calculated.
Well Being health care
Your client is Well Being (WB), a private healthcare company based in Germany.
Well Being operates 10 hospitals in Germany (in comparison to 1,000 public hospitals). These hospitals are normally half the size of the public ones and are not providing Accident and Emergency (ER).
Revenue comes from patients claiming their own private insurance or paying by cash. In 2012 Well Being had revenues of €100 m (<1% share in the market) and an operating profit of €0.5 m.
Their main competitor is the governmental national health care (NHC). NHC has asked to outsource some of their patients to WB and WB wants our advice on this offer.
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Fairway
Your client, Fairway, is a manufacturer and supplier of golf balls.
The company is acting globally in almost every market.
They are now planning to expand to Portugal, but they do not have any information about the market there.
Portugal is a small country in western Europe with a population of 11 million people.
The CEO wants to know if they should enter the market and how they should do it.
Fysikum
Your client, Fysikum, is an operator of squash centres in Sweden. The squash centres include sauna, spa, pool, gym and of course the squash courts. Due to the extreme success in Sweden the company is considering expanding to other countries of Europe, in particular Germany.
Therefore they asked us to evaluate this possible expansion.
Gravestone Inc.
Your client, Gravestone Inc., is a mason producing gravestones situated in Switzerland. He is producing high-quality, hand-crafted gravestones with very skilled labour-force.
In the recent past a technology was developed that would allow him to produce his gravestones with much less labour.
He is contacting us to make a decision if he should invest in this new technology and if he even should remain in the business itself.
Wall Inc.
Your client, Wall Inc., is a dry wall manufacturer. A new competitor has just entered the market and is charging a lower price. Wall Inc. is considering reducing its own price by 20% in response. The client wants us to evaluate whether this is a good idea.
ChemInt
Your client, ChemInt, is a global chemicals company that manufactures Ponsulene in some locations around the world.
It has several joint ventures (JV) in Asian markets and in total 5 plants in China, Korea, Thailand, and Taiwan, all of which serve the local markets as well as neighboring markets including China.
Due to the strong demand for Ponsulene and profitable margins in China, a number of new Chinese players are entering the market in China as well as in the neighboring countries.
ChemInt has called in your company to estimate the influences on their business by these happenings.
Italian Beauty Company
Your client is Italian Beauty Company (IBC), a high quality beauty products company. It is well established in Italy.
One of their major product lines is high quality home hair-color kits. They manufacture these products in-house and sell it through retail outlets and drugstores.
Recently their market share has declined. Their competitor Cosmetica INT. has also become more popular.
IBC would like your firm’s advice.
Gas station
How many gas stations are there in Paris? Suppose a friend of yours wants to open a gas station in Paris. What aspects should he consider?
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In-flight Broadband
Our client is a startup that can deliver broadband internet aboard commercial flights.The company owns a patent on a necessary technology. They want to know whether their current business model is valid.
GreenLife Bank expands into Asia (McKinsey 2nd round)
Our client is Green Life, a digital challenger bank based in Europe. The bank operates solely online and offers its clients a variety of current accounts, insurance, and financial products. Green Life currently operates in 10 different EU countries and employs approximately 500 people.
Due to its impressive regional growth, which amounted to €200m in profits last year, the company has recently considered expanding into Asia and introducing a new customer service training programme. This programme will be offered to new customer service representatives in the Asian division of the bank, but will also be expanded to Europe to upskill and retrain our existing staff.
The client has requested your assistance in implementing this project. The senior project manager will be your primary point of contact throughout the engagement.
Digital Lab at LETA Bank (McK/BCG Digital)
Let’s assume our client is LETA Bank, a large Central European bank with around 3M customers and within the top five banks in the mid-sized European country where it is operating. In a recent benchmarking exercise led by the European banking group that owns the bank, LETA Bank appears to be underperforming relative to competitors in terms of its personal loan sales. Our objective is to support LETA Bank in identifying the root cause of its underperformance and to develop a strategy for addressing it.
The bank recently hired a new CTO who is excited about working with us and whose hypothesis is that the bank is currently lagging behind in terms of its digital assets and products, which makes it fall short of customer expectations, thus leading to lower sales across its product groups and especially in its most popular lending product – the personal loans.
Strategic Acquisition Case: Synergies, Valuation and Deal Recommendation
A mid-sized B2B industrial services company is considering the acquisition of a smaller competitor.
The buyer provides technical maintenance, inspection, and operational support services to manufacturing clients across Europe. The target operates in the same market but has a stronger presence in specialized services for automated production lines.
The buyer wants to know whether the acquisition is strategically attractive, whether the valuation is reasonable, and whether the expected synergies justify the purchase price.
Your task is to assess the deal from both a strategic and financial perspective and provide a final recommendation.
Challenging a Client DCF in a Pitch
You are part of a deal team preparing for a pitch to a fast-growing B2B industrial services company.
The company provides specialized technical and operational services to manufacturing clients. It operates in a mature European market, but the client believes it can grow faster than the market through customer wins, cross-selling, and operational efficiency improvements.
The client has shared its own DCF valuation. The valuation implies a significantly higher value than comparable companies in the market. Your task is to review the model, identify the key assumptions driving the valuation, challenge the valuation where appropriate, and prepare a constructive discussion for the pitch.
Interpreting a DCF for a Stable Industrial Company
You are supporting a senior banker in valuing a mid-sized industrial company using a Discounted Cash Flow analysis.
The company operates in a mature market with stable margins and moderate growth expectations. The DCF model has already been built. Your task is to interpret the result, assess whether the valuation seems reasonable, and identify the key assumptions that should be challenged before using the valuation in a transaction context.
For each question, answer as if you were speaking in an interview. Focus on your reasoning, not on memorized definitions.
LBO Returns Case: Understanding IRR and Value Creation
A private equity firm acquires a company for an Enterprise Value of €1,000m, equivalent to €1.0bn. The transaction is financed with €600m of debt and €400m of sponsor equity.
After 5 years, the PE firm exits the investment and receives €1,800m, equivalent to €1.8bn, in equity proceeds.
Your task is to analyze the return profile, understand what could have driven the return, and assess the quality of the investment.
Private Equity Deal Thinking - LBO Decision Case
You are advising a private equity firm that is evaluating the acquisition of a company with the following profile:
- Stable EBITDA
- Moderate revenue growth
- Solid market position in a mature industry
- Positive free cash flow generation
- Regular CapEx and working capital needs to support growth
The PE firm wants to assess whether the company is a suitable LBO candidate, how the deal should be financed, and whether the investment should be pursued.
For each question, answer as if you were speaking in an interview. Focus on your reasoning, not on memorized definitions.
Working Capital & Cash Flow Interview Questions Set
Working capital and cash flow are core drivers of a company’s liquidity and financial health, and they frequently come up in finance interviews. This case will test your understanding of working capital basics, the cash conversion cycle, links to free cash flow, and practical ways companies manage short-term financing needs.
Energy Sector Valuation Interview Questions Set
Valuing energy and natural resources companies is very different from other industries. Commodity price swings, capital intensity, and the role of reserves make traditional models harder to apply directly.
In interviews, you’ll be expected to show that you can adapt standard finance tools to the specifics of oil & gas, midstream, and renewables. This set covers the most common technical questions so you can demonstrate both solid finance fundamentals and an understanding of sector nuances.
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