Everything to prepare for a HOOPP interview: why the firm, and the questions candidates there reported being asked.
From the inside
Reasons that work in interviews
5 reasons for HOOPP
Not confined to one strategy: investing across the capital structure, debt and equity, LP and GP, which is a much wider education than a pure equity mandate.
Genuinely long holding periods, with returns compounded over a decade or more rather than a five-year exit assumption.
Hands-on with portfolio companies over long periods, including in co-invest, so the involvement is real rather than passive.
On the public side: long/short with activist work and a tactical ideas portfolio spanning convertible debt, PIPEs, systematic strategies and special situations, which almost no Canadian pension offers.
Reported as a welcoming team where seniors are accessible, and that is a specific claim you can test in your own calls.
Firm-specific questions
Why HOOPP over CPP Investments or CDPQ (La Caisse)?
Anchor your answer in what sets it apart: fully funded since 2009; 109% funded at end-2025; capital-markets-heavy, in-house liability-aware investing; plan for ontario's healthcare sector, c$132b in assets; strong long-run returns versus benchmark.
Walk me through a recent deal HOOPP worked on.
For example Radical Breakouts Fund (Radical Ventures) (co-investor (limited partner), Sep 15, 2026). Cover the rationale, valuation and what the firm did.
7 more HOOPP-specific questions, each with what to cover and the sources behind it.
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Interview prep
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