Prepare for your Goldman Sachs investment banking interview

Rigorous deal analysis, valuation frameworks, and market insights calibrated to Goldman's prestige and technical standards.

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The Interview

What Goldman Sachs is looking for

M&A Case Interview

M&A Due Diligence & Valuation

01Market Analysis & Positioning

02Valuation Approaches

03Deal Economics & Synergies

04Risk-Adjusted Decision Making

Behavioral Interview

01Problem-Solving Speed

02Market Intelligence

03Client Advisory Mindset

04Excellence Orientation

Prestige and market leadership//Rigorous technical training//Advisory-first client approach

Practice Library

Goldman Sachs exercises

Ready to ace your Goldman Sachs investment banking interview?

Prepare for your Goldman Sachs investment banking interview

Rigorous deal analysis, valuation frameworks, and market insights calibrated to Goldman's prestige and technical standards.

Socratify AI

The Interview

What Goldman Sachs is looking for

M&A Case Interview

M&A Due Diligence & Valuation

01Market Analysis & Positioning

02Valuation Approaches

03Deal Economics & Synergies

04Risk-Adjusted Decision Making

Behavioral Interview

01Problem-Solving Speed

02Market Intelligence

03Client Advisory Mindset

04Excellence Orientation

Prestige and market leadership//Rigorous technical training//Advisory-first client approach

How It Works

Master Goldman Sachs IB Interviews

M&A and valuation cases evaluated on Goldman's high bar for technical rigor and market acumen. · Click to expand

1Your Investment Banking Goals

M&A Analysis

Practitioner

Valuation Frameworks

Practitioner

2Investment Banking Case Prep

Should we proceed with this regional healthcare network acquisition for $1.2B?

CASE INTERVIEWHard

Goldman Sachs

3Frameworks

Framework

Is this acquisition strategically accretive to our client?

What is the combined market opportunity post-merger?

Combined TAM: $45B, growing 18% YoY (vs industry 12%)

Buyer + Target combined market share: 15% (fragmented market)

What revenue and cost synergies can we realistically achieve?

Revenue synergies: $120M from cross-sell + upsell (18-month payoff)

Cost synergies: $45M annually from G&A and R&D consolidation

Are the financial metrics attractive?

Is the purchase price justified by the target's fundamentals?

Target valuation: $500M at 2.5x revenue multiple (vs buyer 6x)

Target EBITDA margin: 28% (vs buyer 35%)

What is the deal payback period including synergies?

Payback: 2.8 years at $50M annual synergies (post-integration costs)

Can we execute the integration successfully?

What are the key integration risks?

Technical debt: Target's legacy platform requires $40M engineering investment

Customer churn risk: 15% historical churn post-acquisition in category

Do we have the talent and bandwidth to integrate?

Integration team: 18 FTE, 18-month timeline (vs buyer's 3 prior deals)

4Feedback

Transaction Structure

Distinctive

Valuation Rigor

Distinctive

Deal Economics

Strong

Communicating Recommendations

Strong

Repeat

Practice Library

Goldman Sachs exercises

Should we proceed with this regional healthcare network acquisition for $1.2B?

CASE INTERVIEWHard

Healthcare · M&A Go/No-GoGoldman Sachs

Build a 3-statement projection and valuation model for a mid-market manufacturing company.

LEARNHard

Industrials · 3-Statement ModelingGoldman Sachs

Compare relative valuation multiples across industry peers and assess relative...

LEARNMedium

Multi-Sector · Comparable AnalysisGoldman Sachs

Walk me through a time you had to make a recommendation with incomplete information.

BEHAVIORALMedium

Behavioral · Decision-Making Under UncertaintyGoldman Sachs

Tell me about a time you took initiative to learn something new quickly.

BEHAVIORALMedium

Behavioral · Learning OrientationGoldman Sachs