Posts under Category: PE & investment

PE Firm MDP Calls Off Buying Family Owned Pizza Chain

Case Type: improve profitability; private equity & investment.
Consulting Firm: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Advisory final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: restaurant & food service.

Case Interview Question #00601: Madison Dearborn Partners LLC (MDP) is a private equity firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The firm specializes in leveraged buyouts of privately held or publicly traded companies, and recapitalizations of family owned or closely… Read the rest

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CVC Capital Buys German Sporty Motorcycle Company

Case Type: market entry, new market; private equity.
Consulting Firm: Ernst & Young (EY) Advisory final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: automotive, motor vehicles; sports.

Case Interview Question #00593: Our client CVC Capital Partners is a global private equity firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. With approximately USD $46 billion in funds focused on management buyouts, CVC Capital has completed over 250… Read the rest

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What is the Market Size for Gas Tanker Trailers?

Case Type: market sizing; private equity.
Consulting Firm: Simon-Kucher & Partners first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: oil, gas & petroleum industry; automotive, motor vehicles.

Case Interview Question #00560: Your client Advent International is a global private equity firm focused on buyouts of companies in North America, Latin America, Western and Central Europe, and Asia. The firm focuses on international buyouts, growth… Read the rest

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Warburg Pincus Private Equity Considers Buying Vitamin World

Case Type: private equity & investment; industry analysis.
Consulting Firm: Cambridge Associates first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: retail; healthcare: nutrition.

Case Interview Question #00540: Your client Warburg Pincus, LLC is a global private equity firm with offices in the United States, Europe, Brazil, China and India. The firm currently has approximately $30 billion in assets under management and invests in a… Read the rest

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Gasoline Retailer Sunoco Invests Heavily in Brand Building

Case Type: investment.
Consulting Firm: Schlumberger Business Consulting (SBC) first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: oil, gas & petroleum industry; retail.

Case Interview Question #00530: Sunoco Inc. (NYSE: SUN) is an American petroleum and petrochemical manufacturer headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, formerly known as Sun Company Inc. (1886 – 1920 and 1976 – 1998) and Sun Oil Co. (1920 – 1976). Sunoco… Read the rest

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