RBC Associate, Global Investment Banking interview questions

- Walk through: DCF, LBO - Rank by order of Cost of Capital and explain the rationale: Debt vs Equity vs Cash? - How would you value a non-revenue generation business? - What is the difference between NPV and DCF? - Which is higher EBITDAx or NIx, why? - How do you calculate unlevered beta, and why do we care about it usually? - Talk about SOTP valuation analysis - Discuss levered vs unlevered valuation metrics - Why RBC (vs other banks)? - Why Investment Banking (coverage group) vs other coverage / product groups, and also vs other non-IB opportunities out there (e.g. consulting, etc.)? - Where do you see your self in 3 / 5 / long-term? - What is your management style? - Describe a situation in which you had to pacify a situation in a professional setting - Describe a situation where you under-performed - What do you look for in a new job? - Describe a situation where you were under a tight deadline with minimal supervision on something important - What do you do for fun?