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merger and acquisition Case Interview Questions & Answers
Dupont Enters Rechargeable Battery Market via Acquisition
Case Type: merger and acquisition (M&A).
Consulting Firm: Cognizant Business Consulting (CBC) final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: chemical industry.
Case Interview Question #00423: For this case, you are advising the CEO of DuPont (NYSE: DD), a global chemical company based in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. The company’s manufacturing, processing, marketing, research and development (R&D) facilities, as well as regional purchasing offices and distribution centers… Read the rest
Power Company Entergy to Merge with Gulf States Utilities
Case Type: mergers & acquisitions.
Consulting Firm: Booz & Company first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: energy; utilities.
Case Interview Question #00409: Booz & Co is advising Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR), a large S&P 500 American power and utility company. Entergy is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. It is headquartered in the Central Business… Read the rest
Blackstone Evaluates Asiana Club Frequent Flyer Program
Case Type: investment, private equity; valuation; merger & acquisition.
Consulting Firm: Cambridge Associates first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: airlines; financial services.
Case Interview Question #00394: Your consulting team has been retained by New York-based global private equity firm The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) to advise them on the purchase of Asiana Airlines. Asiana Airlines is one of the major… Read the rest
Los Angeles Zoo to Buy a Rare 900-pound Gorilla from Africa
Case Type: math problem; merger & acquisition.
Consulting Firm: Oliver Wyman second round job interview.
Industry Coverage: leisure & recreation.
Case Interview Question #00390: The Los Angeles Zoo, formally known as the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, is a 113-acre zoo located in Griffith Park of Los Angeles, California, United States. The City of Los Angeles owns the entire zoo, its land… Read the rest
BNSF Railway to Address Post-merger Integration Issues
Case Type: improve profitability; merger and acquisition.
Consulting Firm: ZS Associates 2nd round job interview.
Industry Coverage: railroads & trains; freight, delivery, shipping services.
Case Interview Question #00380: The client is the CEO of BNSF Railway, one of the largest freight railroad companies in North America. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, the company is mainly engaged in the business of… Read the rest
Dupont Enters Rechargeable Battery Market via Acquisition
Case Type: merger and acquisition (M&A).
Consulting Firm: Cognizant Business Consulting (CBC) final round job interview.
Industry Coverage: chemical industry.
Case Interview Question #00423: For this case, you are advising the CEO of DuPont (NYSE: DD), a global chemical company based in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. The company’s manufacturing, processing, marketing, research and development (R&D) facilities, as well as regional purchasing offices and distribution centers… Read the rest
Power Company Entergy to Merge with Gulf States Utilities
Case Type: mergers & acquisitions.
Consulting Firm: Booz & Company first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: energy; utilities.
Case Interview Question #00409: Booz & Co is advising Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR), a large S&P 500 American power and utility company. Entergy is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. It is headquartered in the Central Business… Read the rest
Blackstone Evaluates Asiana Club Frequent Flyer Program
Case Type: investment, private equity; valuation; merger & acquisition.
Consulting Firm: Cambridge Associates first round job interview.
Industry Coverage: airlines; financial services.
Case Interview Question #00394: Your consulting team has been retained by New York-based global private equity firm The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) to advise them on the purchase of Asiana Airlines. Asiana Airlines is one of the major… Read the rest
Los Angeles Zoo to Buy a Rare 900-pound Gorilla from Africa
Case Type: math problem; merger & acquisition.
Consulting Firm: Oliver Wyman second round job interview.
Industry Coverage: leisure & recreation.
Case Interview Question #00390: The Los Angeles Zoo, formally known as the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, is a 113-acre zoo located in Griffith Park of Los Angeles, California, United States. The City of Los Angeles owns the entire zoo, its land… Read the rest
BNSF Railway to Address Post-merger Integration Issues
Case Type: improve profitability; merger and acquisition.
Consulting Firm: ZS Associates 2nd round job interview.
Industry Coverage: railroads & trains; freight, delivery, shipping services.
Case Interview Question #00380: The client is the CEO of BNSF Railway, one of the largest freight railroad companies in North America. Headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, the company is mainly engaged in the business of… Read the rest