Everything to prepare for a Longbow Capital interview: why the firm, and the questions candidates there reported being asked.
From the inside
Reasons that work in interviews
3 reasons for Longbow Capital
Infrastructure and energy assets need refinancings, construction periods and asset recycling, so there is always work on an existing asset even when nothing new is being bought. That is a better “why infra” than stability or inflation protection, and it answers the hidden question about whether a junior will be busy.
Low-carbon and energy transition focus from Calgary, which is a genuinely different thesis from the conventional energy funds next door.
Early-stage and growth energy technology, so the work is closer to venture diligence than buyout modelling.
The transition is where Canadian energy capital is rotating, so the mandate is growing rather than mature.
Firm-specific questions
Why Longbow Capital over ARC Financial or Waterous Energy Fund?
Anchor your answer in what sets it apart: calgary energy growth investor since 1997; energy transition fund ii closed at about c$365 million; about c$1.7 billion of assets under administration.
Pick a Longbow Capital portfolio company and tell me whether you would have made the investment.
For example Clir Renewables (Energy transition). Cover thesis, value creation levers and exit.
5 more Longbow Capital-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 Longbow Capital, 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.
