Everything to prepare for a IMCO interview: why the firm, and the questions candidates there reported being asked.
From the inside
Reasons that work in interviews
4 reasons for IMCO
The newest of the Ontario pools, so the investment platform is still being constructed and early people shape it.
Multi-client structure means managing money for several public sector organisations rather than one plan, which changes how mandates are set.
Smaller team than its Toronto peers, so proximity to senior investors is higher.
Building out direct and co-investment capability, so the trajectory is the argument rather than the current size.
Firm-specific questions
Why IMCO over OPTrust or Ontario Pension Board?
Anchor your answer in what sets it apart: pooled, cost-recovery investment manager for ontario's public sector; c$90.7b in aum, about one-third in canada; mid-market pe via funds plus no-fee co-investments; total-portfolio advice as well as asset management.
Walk me through a recent deal IMCO worked on.
For example KingSett Real Estate Growth LP No. 9 (limited partner, Aug 17, 2026). Cover the rationale, valuation and what the firm did.
2 more IMCO-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 IMCO, 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.
Interviewing there sooner than that? Get in touch and we’ll help you prepare.
