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Investment banking interviews are divided into early rounds and superdays. Expect your first round interview to be technical-heavy, so come ready to answer questions about accounting, valuation, and modeling. Though these interviews are quite technical, prepared candidates know that this is only half the battle. Make sure to also focus on preparing responses to fit questions that will highlight your disciplined, collaborative, and reliable work ethic.

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Assume a company has 500K of senior debt trading at 50%, and 250K of sub debt trading at 20%. Therefore, the market value of each is 250K and 40K, respectively. According to BIWS, this also means that creditors expect to recover 50% of the senior debt and 20% of the sub debt. Why is that so?
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Investment Banking Summer Analyst

Interviewed at Greenhill & Co.

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Jan 9, 2021

Assume a company has 500K of senior debt trading at 50%, and 250K of sub debt trading at 20%. Therefore, the market value of each is 250K and 40K, respectively. According to BIWS, this also means that creditors expect to recover 50% of the senior debt and 20% of the sub debt. Why is that so?

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