24 Recent Evercore Technicals Added

We've added 24 technical questions from actual Evercore interviews in the most recent recruiting cycle to our "Reported in Interviews" collection.

May 3 2025

What's new?

Evercore — a top M&A boutique offering one of the highest pay packages on the street — is known for having notoriously difficult technical interviews for analyst and associate positions. To help you prepare, we've added 24 new actual Evercore technical interview questions from the most recent recruiting cycle, bringing IB Vine's coverage to 48 technical questions reported in Evercore interviews (as of May 2025). The new questions include some of the most challenging questions in our question bank.

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"Reported in Interviews" Collection Breakdown

Note: Available on Pro & Diamond tiers

Firm	# of Technical Questions
Moelis & Co.	122
Evercore	107
PJT Partners	52
Bank of America	50
Greenhill & Co.	50
J.P. Morgan	47
Citi	45
Morgan Stanley	44
Lazard	43
Guggenheim Partners	36
Goldman Sachs	35
LionTree	31
Centerview Partners	26
Credit Suisse	25
Perella Weinberg	21
Rothschild	15
Jefferies	13
Wells Fargo	13
M. Klein & Co.	12
Ares Management	11
Barclays	10
Houlihan Lokey	10
Qatalyst Partners	10
BMO	8
Allen & Company	7
Raine Group	7
UBS	6
William Blair	5
RBC	4
Deutsche Bank	4
Ardea Partners	3
Miller Buckfire	3
FT Partners	3
Piper Sandler	3
CIBC Capital Markets	2
Nomura Greentech	2
TAP Advisors	2
Union Square Advisors	1
Solomon Partners	1
Leerink Partners	1
Brookfield Asset Management	1
Unspecified	173
Total (42 Firms)	1064 Questions

Try it out

The new questions can be accessed on the Technicals tab on the Practice page. Filter to the Reported in Interviews collection and click Filter to newly added questions to see the new additions.

Here's a sample of the new Evercore technicals:

Type	Question
Accounting	A company is buying a truck for $100 with 50% debt and 50% equity. The truck depreciates using the straight-line method over 20 years. Assume the debt is non-amortizing with a 10% coupon and a 20% tax rate. Walk me through the 3 financial statements after 1 year.
Valuation	Given: P/E=20x, EV/EBITDA=10x, Int Exp=$20M, Int Rate=5%, Dep=$20M, Market Cap=$200M. What is the effective tax rate?
Merger Model (M&A)	You are analyzing an acquisition with the following facts: Target: 100 shares outstanding, trading at $20 per share, 20x PE ratio. Acquirer: 100 shares outstanding, trading at $100 per share, 10x PE ratio. Acquisition Details: 25% premium paid, 100% stock financing. Answer the following: What is the purchase Price? What is the Pro-Forma Target Company Ownership? What is the Pro-Forma EPS (one decimal place)? How accretive or dilutive is this transaction (%)? What cost synergies make this break-even (assume 40% tax rate)?

Type

Question

Accounting

A company is buying a truck for $100 with 50% debt and 50% equity.

The truck depreciates using the straight-line method over 20 years.

Assume the debt is non-amortizing with a 10% coupon and a 20% tax rate.

Walk me through the 3 financial statements after 1 year.

Valuation

Given: P/E=20x, EV/EBITDA=10x, Int Exp=$20M, Int Rate=5%, Dep=$20M, Market Cap=$200M.

What is the effective tax rate?

Merger Model (M&A)

You are analyzing an acquisition with the following facts:

Target: 100 shares outstanding, trading at $20 per share, 20x PE ratio.
Acquirer: 100 shares outstanding, trading at $100 per share, 10x PE ratio.
Acquisition Details: 25% premium paid, 100% stock financing.

Answer the following:

What is the purchase Price?
What is the Pro-Forma Target Company Ownership?
What is the Pro-Forma EPS (one decimal place)?
How accretive or dilutive is this transaction (%)?
What cost synergies make this break-even (assume 40% tax rate)?

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