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Did not expect them to ask technical questions, but was able to answer them. 1. How do you value a company? Walk me through your steps. 2. Does a utility firm or a biotech firm have a higher PE? 3. How do you calculate WACC? 4. How would you recommend a firm to optimize its WACC? 5. FCFF vs FCFE 6. Others are all behavioral. Know your DCF and basic valuation methods. Be personable.
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Transaction Advisory Services Staff -Business Modeling and Valuation

Interviewed at EY

3.7★
Nov 11, 2013

Did not expect them to ask technical questions, but was able to answer them. 1. How do you value a company? Walk me through your steps. 2. Does a utility firm or a biotech firm have a higher PE? 3. How do you calculate WACC? 4. How would you recommend a firm to optimize its WACC? 5. FCFF vs FCFE 6. Others are all behavioral. Know your DCF and basic valuation methods. Be personable.

In the valuations group, I never received any difficult technical questions, but you should be prepared to answer the following: -Walking through the impact on each of the three financial statements when, for example, increasing depreciation -Discuss the three valuation approaches: DCF (Income Approach); Guideline Public Companies or Market Multiples (Market); and Guideline Transactions or Precedent Transactions (Market); may also bring up the Cost Approach. -Could be asked something like "How would you value customer relationships" related to a purchase price allocation - understand that income related to an asset being discounted is a pretty safe answer for that kind of question.
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Transaction Services Valuation Associate

Interviewed at PwC

3.7★
Mar 31, 2014

In the valuations group, I never received any difficult technical questions, but you should be prepared to answer the following: -Walking through the impact on each of the three financial statements when, for example, increasing depreciation -Discuss the three valuation approaches: DCF (Income Approach); Guideline Public Companies or Market Multiples (Market); and Guideline Transactions or Precedent Transactions (Market); may also bring up the Cost Approach. -Could be asked something like "How would you value customer relationships" related to a purchase price allocation - understand that income related to an asset being discounted is a pretty safe answer for that kind of question.

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