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Direct Lending Interview

9 Feb 2026

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behavioral questions for the first 10mins, then rest is hard technicals: know how to do paper LBO, 3 drivers for IRR (levers), and also be able to walk through accounting questions

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Question 1

What are the 3 main drivers of LBO return

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