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.

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

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FirmQuestions
Moelis & Co.120
Evercore107
PJT Partners52
Bank of America50
Greenhill & Co.50
J.P. Morgan47
Citi45
Morgan Stanley44
Lazard43
Guggenheim Partners36
Goldman Sachs35
LionTree31
Centerview Partners26
Credit Suisse25
Perella Weinberg21
Rothschild15
Jefferies13
Wells Fargo13
M. Klein & Co.12
Ares Management11
Barclays10
Houlihan Lokey10
Qatalyst Partners10
BMO8
Allen & Company7
Raine Group7
UBS6
William Blair5
RBC4
Deutsche Bank4
Ardea Partners3
Miller Buckfire3
FT Partners3
Piper Sandler3
CIBC Capital Markets2
Nomura Greentech2
TAP Advisors2
Union Square Advisors1
Solomon Partners1
Leerink Partners1
Brookfield Asset Management1
Unspecified172
Total (42 firms)1061

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:
TypeQuestion
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:

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

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