Deal Advisory Intern practice interview
Company research, transaction rationale, basic financial analysis and concise materials for an internship in deal advisory. Practise the 5 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- Entry
- 10 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
A deal advisory intern supports company research, financial analysis and client materials across acquisitions, disposals and related assignments. The interview looks for commercial curiosity, disciplined checking and the ability to explain what might create or destroy value in a transaction.
How to prepare
- Learn the basic stages of an acquisition from initial screening through due diligence and completion.
- Choose a recent transaction you understand and identify its likely rationale, risks and stakeholders.
- Refresh financial statements, valuation basics and common spreadsheet checks.
- Practise producing a concise company profile with sources for every important fact.
- Prepare examples of meeting a tight deadline without losing accuracy.
Common mistakes
- Discussing a transaction only as news without explaining the commercial rationale.
- Copying market claims into a presentation without checking the source and definition.
- Hiding a conflict in deadlines until one of the tasks is already late.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
5 questions the way interviewers ask for this role, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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