Everything to prepare for a BDO M&A & Capital Markets interview: why the firm, and the questions candidates there reported being asked.
From the inside
Reasons that work in interviews
3 reasons for BDO M&A & Capital Markets
One reason works across this whole category and is worth using once, in your own words: this is where you learn the diligence side of a deal, which is the half most bankers never see. Saying you want to understand what a quality of earnings actually tested before you start relying on one is a better answer than anything about brand, and it sets up the “why banking later” question cleanly rather than making it awkward.
Mid-market national footprint with genuine presence outside the major centres, so the client base is different from the Big Four.
Capital markets sits alongside M&A, so debt raising and advisory are in the same team.
Smaller practice means direct partner exposure from the start.
Firm-specific questions
Why BDO M&A & Capital Markets over KPMG Corporate Finance or Deloitte Corporate Finance?
Anchor your answer in what sets it apart: 28 m&a and capital markets deals closed in 2025; owner-managed, mid-market sell-side focus; m&a sits inside a full deal advisory practice; managing directors in toronto, kitchener-waterloo, montreal and calgary.
Walk me through a recent deal BDO M&A & Capital Markets worked on.
For example Appili Therapeutics Inc. (independent financial advisor to the special committee; fairness opinion, Apr 2, 2024). Cover the rationale, valuation and what the firm did.
2 more BDO M&A & Capital Markets-specific questions, each with what to cover and the sources behind it.
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Interview prep
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