I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Advent International (London, England) in Jun 2025
Interview
Overall multi-stage process that is standard in PE
initial recruiter call
case study verbal with Director/VP level
a 2hr in-office case study and 45min behavioural personality test
a commercial / investor acumen interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through a transaction that is interesting to you
I interviewed at Advent International (London, England)
Interview
Intro virtual coffee chat, followed by 2x first round interview with a mix of motivational and technical questions, followed by a case study (48 hours to prepare and write up a memo, then presented in person)
I interviewed at Advent International (Boston, MA)
Interview
Behavioral question, 2 case studies to understand how I think about business drivers, and a 3 statement financial modeling exercise.
Case study asked about how I would think on cost inputs for a business if I was running a sporting goods store.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What types of costs are most important when you are running a restaurant.