I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Banque Neuflize OBC (Paris) in Apr 2018
Interview
Un directeur seul. Quelques questions d'analyse financière basiques. Beaucoup de question sur la connaissance du secteur (très spécifiques dans cette banque). Entretien court et agréable ( 45 minutes d'entretien environ).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Quels sont les principaux modes de financement du cinéma
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Banque Neuflize OBC (Paris) in May 2023
Interview
Explain in 30 seconds what the company does and how their business model makes money. Know key stats of the transaction (size and interest rate on each debt tranche, leverage metrics) and business (EBITDA, cash flow/margin profile, etc.). Discuss the investment highlights (what makes this company a good business to invest in?) and risk and mitigating factors (what risks could impact the business’ performance and how is an investor and the company’s cash flows protected?). If it was a LevFin deal, know details of the syndication process and what investors were concerned with (if possible, check if the credit fund potentially looked at any of the deals you worked on)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you calculate financial covenants (e.g. Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio) How do you calculate all-in yield for term loan or bond? Walk me from EBITDA to levered free cash flow Walk me through a credit agreement What is your view on the leveraged loan market?