Credit Suisse First Boston first round, interview 1

(one on one)

Gorilla Park - what did you do?
Competitive web based analysis
Mapped out an entire sector
Noticed cracks in the economy were starting to show

Why CSFB instead of UBS?
Strong M&A + strong europe, but I have applied to UBS as well

Leveraged finance
When would you use debt instead of your own capital?
When company is less risky and is cash generative.
When it is a company that requires up front investment eg silicon
Must evaluate risk

Questions for them
Where is M&A going? Europe?
Not good for a year. European economy is thought to be 10 years behind US.

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