Everything to prepare for a Catalyst Capital Group interview: why the firm, and the questions candidates there reported being asked.
From the inside
Reasons that work in interviews
4 reasons for Catalyst Capital Group
Distressed and special situations is the mandate, and there is almost no other Canadian seat where you learn it properly.
The firm takes positions others will not and is prepared to litigate, so the work involves legal and structural analysis rather than only financial.
Credit and equity across the capital structure means a wider technical education than a pure buyout fund.
Be ready to engage with the firm's contested public record rather than avoid it: showing you have read about it and still want the seat is the stronger answer.
Firm-specific questions
Why Catalyst Capital Group over Sagard or Peloton Capital Management?
Anchor your answer in what sets it apart: distressed specialist that invests through the debt; led the 2020 creditor takeover of cirque du soleil; over us$4.3 billion raised across five funds.
Pick a Catalyst Capital Group portfolio company and tell me whether you would have made the investment.
For example Bluberi Gaming Canada Inc. (Gaming). Cover thesis, value creation levers and exit.
6 more Catalyst Capital Group-specific questions, each with what to cover and the sources behind it.
Coming soon
We’re collecting the real technical and behavioural questions candidates were asked at Catalyst Capital Group, by role and office, and how each round runs.
When they’re in, they’ll be part of BSO Pro, which already has candidate reports for dozens of firms.
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