BCG PIPE Case

Hi there and congrats on your upcoming interview! 

I have been in BCG PIPE and can confirm that the cases you mentioned would be typical for PIPE interviews - for Visiting Associates it is more like “Is XYZ a good target? How criteria would you look at to make the recommendation?”. 

Please note that consultants (including BCG PIPE and other PE teams of consultancies) do not do the company valuation in case of an acquisition. This is something that the investment bankers would do. So I personally would doubt you would be asked to do this in a case. As consultants, we do commercial due diligence - so assessing things like the market attractiveness, competitive environment, company USP, value creation potential. 

Last but not least, unless you are specifically interviewing for a PIPE position as a VA (not all offices offer that), there is also a chance your case will not be a “typical PIPE case”, even if your interviewer is from PIPE. Just to have this in mind and not be surprised. 

Wish you good luck, 

Ariadna 

Congrats on the interview :) You can expect the cases to be related to Private Equity if you are meeting somebody from PIPE team. These cases can include:

1. PE Acquisitions: Evaluating potential investments, including valuation, synergies, ROI, and assessing operational and financial performance.
2. Market Analysis: Understanding market size, growth, and competitive landscape.
3. Operational Improvements: Enhancing portfolio company performance.
   
   All the best, Thanks Ashwin 

Hi there,

Some good answers here already on the case so I add my 2 cents:

Do not neglect the fit part of this interview.

Think about the typical BCG fit interview questions that try to challenge you 

• failures
• crisis management
• weaknesses

Stay authentic and bring concrete examples!

All the best,

Florian

Expect market sizing, growth strategies, market entry, performance optimization (profitability) and synergies.

Valuation, ROI is out of question. Those are financial questions, and this is a strategy consulting company. No finance questions will be asked.

Mostly, you're going to be doing due diligence projects.

Not exclusively.

But you can expect a lot of work in that area. 

Reach out to a couple of people in the practice to get a sense of the work that they do and ask also for some advice as somebody who is just starting in the practice. 

You might find the advice priceless.

Sharing with you two materials with additional tips:

• Expert Guide: How to Become A Distinctive Consultant
• Expert Guide: How to Manage for Lifestyle in Consulting

Best,
Cristian

Hi there,

First of all, congratulations on the progress in the application process with BCG thus far!

I would be happy to share my thoughts on your question:

• Contrary to what other coaches have said, you should expect any type of case study for two reasons: 1) private equity consulting is about much more than just DDs and 2) your interviewer may also be part of other industry practices and therefore have case studies from those as well.

You can find more on this topic here: How to succeed in the final interview round.

If you would like a more detailed discussion on how to best prepare for your upcoming final round BCG interview, please don't hesitate to contact me directly.

Best,

Hagen