<p>It's interview week at UChicago, and I have 1st round interviews at BCG, UBS (I-banking), Lazard, Bain & Co. and Goldman Sachs (Investment Research) so far (only 1/2 of the interview decisions have come in yet).</p>
<p>The BCG & UBS interviews didn't go so well (i.e. I did alright, but I didn't perform spectacularly), so I'm not holding out hope for 2nd round interviews from them. The Lazard (M&A at NYC) interview went well, and I really enjoyed the conversation and think that I have a good chance at a 2nd round interview offer. I just wanted to ask: How is Lazard perceived on the Street? Is it easy to jump from Lazard M&A to Goldman M&A or Blackstone M&A? How about to Blackstone PE arm or other divisions at Goldman?</p>
<p>P.S. Goldman Investment Research is probably out of my reach, and I'm not sure how much I want Bain & Co. right now.</p>
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<p>Lazard is an M&A powerhouse! It is considered to be at the forefront for top M&A deals. If you got it, then congratulations to you.</p>
<p>All I have heard is that Lazard is a top feeder for the top PE firms -> so I guess it would also be relatively easy to jump from Lazard M&A to GS or Blackstone M&A.</p>
<p>hope it all works out. Keep us informed of how it goes.</p>
<p>Lazard M&A is tops. They send a bunch of their analysts to PE at top-tier firms such as Blackstone, KKR, and TPG.</p>
<p>Also Blackstone M&A is not good; it gets blown out by M&A boutique powerhouses, such as Lazard, Gleacher, and Greenhill. Blackstone's bread and butter is PE.</p>
<p>Updates:</p>
<p>-I didn't get a 2nd round at BCG
-Goldman GIR went alright, not great.
-Bain & Co. : In the 1st round, I fumbled the 1st case interview, but completely smoked the 2nd case interview.
-I am awaiting 2nd round invitations/rejections at: Lazard M&A, UBS I-banking, Goldman GIR and Bain & Co.</p>
<p>I also got a 1st round at Bain Capital (specifically Sankaty Advisors), and they told me that it would be a "case interview." What is a case interview for a PE firm like? Is it basically the same idea as a consulting case interview? Do you think I should study up on arcane debt instruments (because Sankaty Advisors is the FI affiliate of Bain Capital, and they invest in, "leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, distressed securities, mezzanine debt, convertible bonds, structured products and equity investments.")</p>
<p>Any help is appreciated. Thanks.</p>
<p>ummm...check out wall street oasis. I think you could find more help there.</p>
<p>sankaty is great!! i wish i could work there!!</p>
<p>Yeah...I just had an interview at Sankaty yesterday, and it went fairly well, so hopefully I get to the 2nd round, but it is a total longshot. </p>
<p>Sankaty is by far my first choice; during the interview, I wanted to say, "that's so cool" every 10 seconds, as they explained some aspect or another of the business.</p>
<p>Hi everybody, I just got a on-ground interview from Lazard, could anybody tell me what's it like? What kind of interview it is and what kind of questions they are asking? Like, very technical ones or case interview or very easy and general ones?</p>
<p>Thanks so much!!!
I really appreciate!</p>