700+ New Real Interview Questions Added

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In our biggest question bank update yet, we've added 709 real investment banking interview questions (661 technicals and 48 behaviorals) reported from the past few years of recruiting cycles across top-tier bulge bracket, elite boutique and middle market firms.

Total Questions in IB Vine

2,528

Total Technical Questions

2,146

Total Behavioral Questions

382

Diamond Tier Exclusive

"Reported in Interviews" Technicals

1,723

Pro & Diamond Tier Exclusive

"Reported in Interviews" Behaviorals

278

Diamond Tier Exclusive

What's new?

Today, we've added 709 new questions (661 technicals and 48 behaviorals) across 44 firms from the past few recruiting cycles to our "Reported in Interviews" collection.

Highlights:

219 new questions from the most recent undergraduate Summer Analyst 2027 cycle and 232 new questions from the most recent MBA Summer Associate 2026 cycle
15 new firms joining our question bank, including DC Advisory, Harris Williams, Gordon Dyal & Co., Stellex Capital, Cain Brothers, and more
7 hedge fund questions from Citadel's Associate Program, asked in SA 2027 Public Equities (L/S) interviews

We work to deduplicate submitted questions against our existing question bank so that each new release is valuable and additive. We keep some variants where the phrasing or context differs meaningfully, but strive to make each release non-redundant.

We've tagged certain questions with specific metadata around office, interview round and interview group, where available.Examples of metadata in this release:

Bank of America, SA 2027, New York Office, Superday

Barclays, SA 2026, New York Office, Superday

Citi, SA 2026, New York Office, First round

DC Advisory, Generalist group, New York Office, Superday

Evercore, M&A group, New York Office, Superday

Evercore, SA 2027, M&A group, New York Office, First round

Evercore, SA 2027, M&A group, New York Office, Superday

Guggenheim Partners, SA 2027, Business Services group, Atlanta Office, Phone screen

Houlihan Lokey, SA 2027, Business Services group, LA Office, First round

Houlihan Lokey, SA 2027, Industrials group, First round

Houlihan Lokey, SA 2027, Technology group, New York Office

Houlihan Lokey, Financial Restructuring group, LA Office, First round

J.P. Morgan, SA 2025, Healthcare group, SF Office, Superday

Jefferies, SA 2027, Aerospace & Defense group, Charlotte Office, First round

Jefferies, SA 2025, TMT group, SF Office, Superday

Lazard, SA 2025, Houston Office, First round

Morgan Stanley, SA 2027, TMT group, Menlo Park Office, First round

PJT Partners, SA 2025, Houston Office, First round

RBC, SA 2025, SF Office, First round

Rothschild, SA 2027, Global Advisory group, New York Office, First round

Solomon Partners, SA 2027, Generalist group, New York Office, Second round

Bank of America, SA 2026, New York Office, Superday

Barclays, SA 2026, FIG group, New York Office, Superday

Deutsche Bank, Technology group, SF Office, First round

Evercore, M&A group, New York Office, Second round

Lazard, SA 2025, SF Office, First round

Moelis & Co., SA 2026, Chicago Office, First round

Morgan Stanley, SA 2026, Generalist group, New York Office, First round

Piper Sandler, SA 2025, Houston Office, First round

Evercore, M&A group, New York Office, First round

Morgan Stanley, SA 2025, Healthcare group, SF Office, Superday

William Blair, SA 2027, Financial Sponsors group, New York Office

Bank of America, Emerging Growth & Regional Coverage group, SF Office, Superday

Lazard, SA 2025, Healthcare group, SF Office, Superday

Barclays, SA 2026, FIG group, New York Office, First round

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, SF Office, Superday

J.P. Morgan, SA 2026, New York Office, Superday

LionTree, SA 2027, New York Office, First round

Morgan Stanley, SA 2027, New York Office, Superday

Morgan Stanley, SA 2025, Menlo Park Office, First round

Barclays, SA 2025, SF Office, First round

Citi, SA 2025, Latam group, First round

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, FIG group, New York Office, Superday

Lazard, SA 2025, Houston Office, Superday

Rothschild, SA 2027, Global Advisory group, New York Office, Superday

BNP Paribas, SA 2026, New York Office, Superday

Goldman Sachs, SA 2027, New York Office, Superday

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, Hirevue

Lincoln International, SA 2025, SF Office, Superday

Evercore, SA 2027, New York Office, Second round

RBC, SA 2025, SF Office, Superday

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, New York Office, Superday

Piper Sandler, SA 2027, Minneapolis Office, Superday

Centerview Partners, Generalist group, New York Office, Superday

Bank of America, SA 2025, Technology group, SF Office, Superday

Evercore, Insurance group, SF Office, Second round

Goldman Sachs, SA 2027, Hirevue

Morgan Stanley, SA 2027, Hirevue

Houlihan Lokey, Financial Restructuring group, LA Office, Second round

Piper Sandler, SA 2025, Houston Office, Superday

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, FIG group, New York Office, First round

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, FIG group, New York Office

Lazard, SA 2027, FIG group, New York Office

Wells Fargo, SA 2027, FIG group, New York Office, First round

Citi, SA 2025, Healthcare group, SF Office, Superday

MTS Health Partners, SA 2027, New York Office, Second round

Brown Brothers Harriman, SA 2027, Cedar Street group, First round

Citadel, SA 2027, Public Equities (L/S), Citadel Associate Program, New York Office

Bank of America, SA 2027, New York Office, Superday

Barclays, SA 2026, New York Office, Superday

Citi, SA 2026, New York Office, First round

DC Advisory, Generalist group, New York Office, Superday

Evercore, M&A group, New York Office, Superday

Evercore, SA 2027, M&A group, New York Office, First round

Evercore, SA 2027, M&A group, New York Office, Superday

Guggenheim Partners, SA 2027, Business Services group, Atlanta Office, Phone screen

Houlihan Lokey, SA 2027, Business Services group, LA Office, First round

Houlihan Lokey, SA 2027, Industrials group, First round

Houlihan Lokey, SA 2027, Technology group, New York Office

Houlihan Lokey, Financial Restructuring group, LA Office, First round

J.P. Morgan, SA 2025, Healthcare group, SF Office, Superday

Jefferies, SA 2027, Aerospace & Defense group, Charlotte Office, First round

Jefferies, SA 2025, TMT group, SF Office, Superday

Lazard, SA 2025, Houston Office, First round

Morgan Stanley, SA 2027, TMT group, Menlo Park Office, First round

PJT Partners, SA 2025, Houston Office, First round

RBC, SA 2025, SF Office, First round

Rothschild, SA 2027, Global Advisory group, New York Office, First round

Solomon Partners, SA 2027, Generalist group, New York Office, Second round

Bank of America, SA 2026, New York Office, Superday

Barclays, SA 2026, FIG group, New York Office, Superday

Deutsche Bank, Technology group, SF Office, First round

Evercore, M&A group, New York Office, Second round

Lazard, SA 2025, SF Office, First round

Moelis & Co., SA 2026, Chicago Office, First round

Morgan Stanley, SA 2026, Generalist group, New York Office, First round

Piper Sandler, SA 2025, Houston Office, First round

Evercore, M&A group, New York Office, First round

Morgan Stanley, SA 2025, Healthcare group, SF Office, Superday

William Blair, SA 2027, Financial Sponsors group, New York Office

Bank of America, Emerging Growth & Regional Coverage group, SF Office, Superday

Lazard, SA 2025, Healthcare group, SF Office, Superday

Barclays, SA 2026, FIG group, New York Office, First round

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, SF Office, Superday

J.P. Morgan, SA 2026, New York Office, Superday

LionTree, SA 2027, New York Office, First round

Morgan Stanley, SA 2027, New York Office, Superday

Morgan Stanley, SA 2025, Menlo Park Office, First round

Barclays, SA 2025, SF Office, First round

Citi, SA 2025, Latam group, First round

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, FIG group, New York Office, Superday

Lazard, SA 2025, Houston Office, Superday

Rothschild, SA 2027, Global Advisory group, New York Office, Superday

BNP Paribas, SA 2026, New York Office, Superday

Goldman Sachs, SA 2027, New York Office, Superday

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, Hirevue

Lincoln International, SA 2025, SF Office, Superday

Evercore, SA 2027, New York Office, Second round

RBC, SA 2025, SF Office, Superday

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, New York Office, Superday

Piper Sandler, SA 2027, Minneapolis Office, Superday

Centerview Partners, Generalist group, New York Office, Superday

Bank of America, SA 2025, Technology group, SF Office, Superday

Evercore, Insurance group, SF Office, Second round

Goldman Sachs, SA 2027, Hirevue

Morgan Stanley, SA 2027, Hirevue

Houlihan Lokey, Financial Restructuring group, LA Office, Second round

Piper Sandler, SA 2025, Houston Office, Superday

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, FIG group, New York Office, First round

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, FIG group, New York Office

Lazard, SA 2027, FIG group, New York Office

Wells Fargo, SA 2027, FIG group, New York Office, First round

Citi, SA 2025, Healthcare group, SF Office, Superday

MTS Health Partners, SA 2027, New York Office, Second round

Brown Brothers Harriman, SA 2027, Cedar Street group, First round

Citadel, SA 2027, Public Equities (L/S), Citadel Associate Program, New York Office

Bank of America, SA 2027, New York Office, Superday

Barclays, SA 2026, New York Office, Superday

Citi, SA 2026, New York Office, First round

DC Advisory, Generalist group, New York Office, Superday

Evercore, M&A group, New York Office, Superday

Evercore, SA 2027, M&A group, New York Office, First round

Evercore, SA 2027, M&A group, New York Office, Superday

Guggenheim Partners, SA 2027, Business Services group, Atlanta Office, Phone screen

Houlihan Lokey, SA 2027, Business Services group, LA Office, First round

Houlihan Lokey, SA 2027, Industrials group, First round

Houlihan Lokey, SA 2027, Technology group, New York Office

Houlihan Lokey, Financial Restructuring group, LA Office, First round

J.P. Morgan, SA 2025, Healthcare group, SF Office, Superday

Jefferies, SA 2027, Aerospace & Defense group, Charlotte Office, First round

Jefferies, SA 2025, TMT group, SF Office, Superday

Lazard, SA 2025, Houston Office, First round

Morgan Stanley, SA 2027, TMT group, Menlo Park Office, First round

PJT Partners, SA 2025, Houston Office, First round

RBC, SA 2025, SF Office, First round

Rothschild, SA 2027, Global Advisory group, New York Office, First round

Solomon Partners, SA 2027, Generalist group, New York Office, Second round

Bank of America, SA 2026, New York Office, Superday

Barclays, SA 2026, FIG group, New York Office, Superday

Deutsche Bank, Technology group, SF Office, First round

Evercore, M&A group, New York Office, Second round

Lazard, SA 2025, SF Office, First round

Moelis & Co., SA 2026, Chicago Office, First round

Morgan Stanley, SA 2026, Generalist group, New York Office, First round

Piper Sandler, SA 2025, Houston Office, First round

Evercore, M&A group, New York Office, First round

Morgan Stanley, SA 2025, Healthcare group, SF Office, Superday

William Blair, SA 2027, Financial Sponsors group, New York Office

Bank of America, Emerging Growth & Regional Coverage group, SF Office, Superday

Lazard, SA 2025, Healthcare group, SF Office, Superday

Barclays, SA 2026, FIG group, New York Office, First round

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, SF Office, Superday

J.P. Morgan, SA 2026, New York Office, Superday

LionTree, SA 2027, New York Office, First round

Morgan Stanley, SA 2027, New York Office, Superday

Morgan Stanley, SA 2025, Menlo Park Office, First round

Barclays, SA 2025, SF Office, First round

Citi, SA 2025, Latam group, First round

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, FIG group, New York Office, Superday

Lazard, SA 2025, Houston Office, Superday

Rothschild, SA 2027, Global Advisory group, New York Office, Superday

BNP Paribas, SA 2026, New York Office, Superday

Goldman Sachs, SA 2027, New York Office, Superday

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, Hirevue

Lincoln International, SA 2025, SF Office, Superday

Evercore, SA 2027, New York Office, Second round

RBC, SA 2025, SF Office, Superday

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, New York Office, Superday

Piper Sandler, SA 2027, Minneapolis Office, Superday

Centerview Partners, Generalist group, New York Office, Superday

Bank of America, SA 2025, Technology group, SF Office, Superday

Evercore, Insurance group, SF Office, Second round

Goldman Sachs, SA 2027, Hirevue

Morgan Stanley, SA 2027, Hirevue

Houlihan Lokey, Financial Restructuring group, LA Office, Second round

Piper Sandler, SA 2025, Houston Office, Superday

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, FIG group, New York Office, First round

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, FIG group, New York Office

Lazard, SA 2027, FIG group, New York Office

Wells Fargo, SA 2027, FIG group, New York Office, First round

Citi, SA 2025, Healthcare group, SF Office, Superday

MTS Health Partners, SA 2027, New York Office, Second round

Brown Brothers Harriman, SA 2027, Cedar Street group, First round

Citadel, SA 2027, Public Equities (L/S), Citadel Associate Program, New York Office

Bank of America, SA 2027, New York Office, Superday

Barclays, SA 2026, New York Office, Superday

Citi, SA 2026, New York Office, First round

DC Advisory, Generalist group, New York Office, Superday

Evercore, M&A group, New York Office, Superday

Evercore, SA 2027, M&A group, New York Office, First round

Evercore, SA 2027, M&A group, New York Office, Superday

Guggenheim Partners, SA 2027, Business Services group, Atlanta Office, Phone screen

Houlihan Lokey, SA 2027, Business Services group, LA Office, First round

Houlihan Lokey, SA 2027, Industrials group, First round

Houlihan Lokey, SA 2027, Technology group, New York Office

Houlihan Lokey, Financial Restructuring group, LA Office, First round

J.P. Morgan, SA 2025, Healthcare group, SF Office, Superday

Jefferies, SA 2027, Aerospace & Defense group, Charlotte Office, First round

Jefferies, SA 2025, TMT group, SF Office, Superday

Lazard, SA 2025, Houston Office, First round

Morgan Stanley, SA 2027, TMT group, Menlo Park Office, First round

PJT Partners, SA 2025, Houston Office, First round

RBC, SA 2025, SF Office, First round

Rothschild, SA 2027, Global Advisory group, New York Office, First round

Solomon Partners, SA 2027, Generalist group, New York Office, Second round

Bank of America, SA 2026, New York Office, Superday

Barclays, SA 2026, FIG group, New York Office, Superday

Deutsche Bank, Technology group, SF Office, First round

Evercore, M&A group, New York Office, Second round

Lazard, SA 2025, SF Office, First round

Moelis & Co., SA 2026, Chicago Office, First round

Morgan Stanley, SA 2026, Generalist group, New York Office, First round

Piper Sandler, SA 2025, Houston Office, First round

Evercore, M&A group, New York Office, First round

Morgan Stanley, SA 2025, Healthcare group, SF Office, Superday

William Blair, SA 2027, Financial Sponsors group, New York Office

Bank of America, Emerging Growth & Regional Coverage group, SF Office, Superday

Lazard, SA 2025, Healthcare group, SF Office, Superday

Barclays, SA 2026, FIG group, New York Office, First round

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, SF Office, Superday

J.P. Morgan, SA 2026, New York Office, Superday

LionTree, SA 2027, New York Office, First round

Morgan Stanley, SA 2027, New York Office, Superday

Morgan Stanley, SA 2025, Menlo Park Office, First round

Barclays, SA 2025, SF Office, First round

Citi, SA 2025, Latam group, First round

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, FIG group, New York Office, Superday

Lazard, SA 2025, Houston Office, Superday

Rothschild, SA 2027, Global Advisory group, New York Office, Superday

BNP Paribas, SA 2026, New York Office, Superday

Goldman Sachs, SA 2027, New York Office, Superday

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, Hirevue

Lincoln International, SA 2025, SF Office, Superday

Evercore, SA 2027, New York Office, Second round

RBC, SA 2025, SF Office, Superday

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, New York Office, Superday

Piper Sandler, SA 2027, Minneapolis Office, Superday

Centerview Partners, Generalist group, New York Office, Superday

Bank of America, SA 2025, Technology group, SF Office, Superday

Evercore, Insurance group, SF Office, Second round

Goldman Sachs, SA 2027, Hirevue

Morgan Stanley, SA 2027, Hirevue

Houlihan Lokey, Financial Restructuring group, LA Office, Second round

Piper Sandler, SA 2025, Houston Office, Superday

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, FIG group, New York Office, First round

J.P. Morgan, SA 2027, FIG group, New York Office

Lazard, SA 2027, FIG group, New York Office

Wells Fargo, SA 2027, FIG group, New York Office, First round

Citi, SA 2025, Healthcare group, SF Office, Superday

MTS Health Partners, SA 2027, New York Office, Second round

Brown Brothers Harriman, SA 2027, Cedar Street group, First round

Citadel, SA 2027, Public Equities (L/S), Citadel Associate Program, New York Office

Summary of New Additions

Firm	# of New Questions
Evercore	90
J.P. Morgan	65
Bank of America	55
Morgan Stanley	51
Jefferies	49
Barclays	38
Goldman Sachs	32
Citi	29
Houlihan Lokey	28
Lazard	26
Moelis & Co.	24
Gordon Dyal & Co. New	23
Guggenheim Partners	20
Centerview Partners	18
Perella Weinberg	13
Lincoln International New	13
M. Klein & Co.	12
PJT Partners	12
Rothschild	12
Piper Sandler	9
Citadel New	7
FT Partners	6
RBC	6
Mizuho New	6
Marathon Capital New	6
DC Advisory New	5
Wells Fargo	5
William Blair	4
Cain Brothers New	4
LionTree	4
Brown Brothers Harriman New	4
TPG New	4
Solomon Partners	3
Greenhill & Co.	3
Harris Williams New	3
Deutsche Bank	2
Raymond James New	2
MTS Health Partners New	2
Stellex Capital New	1
BNP Paribas New	1
TD Securities New	1
UBS	1
Stout	1
Unspecified	9
Total (44 Firms)	709

"Reported in Interviews" Collection Breakdown

Available on Pro & Diamond tiers

FirmQuestions

Evercore192

Moelis & Co.144

J.P. Morgan108

Bank of America100

Morgan Stanley86

Citi74

Lazard68

PJT Partners64

Goldman Sachs62

Guggenheim Partners56

Jefferies55

Greenhill & Co.53

Barclays48

Centerview Partners38

Houlihan Lokey38

LionTree35

Perella Weinberg34

Rothschild27

Credit Suisse25

M. Klein & Co.24

Gordon Dyal & Co.23

Wells Fargo18

Piper Sandler12

Lincoln International12

Ares Management11

RBC10

Qatalyst Partners10

FT Partners9

William Blair9

BMO8

Allen & Company7

Raine Group7

UBS7

Citadel7

Deutsche Bank6

Mizuho6

DC Advisory5

Solomon Partners4

Cain Brothers4

Marathon Capital4

Brown Brothers Harriman4

TPG4

Ardea Partners3

Miller Buckfire3

Harris Williams2

CIBC Capital Markets2

Nomura Greentech2

Raymond James2

TAP Advisors2

MTS Health Partners2

Stellex Capital1

Union Square Advisors1

BNP Paribas1

Leerink Partners1

TD Securities1

Brookfield Asset Management1

Unspecified181

Total (57 firms)1723

How we built this release

Since the Winter 2025–26 update, we received 1,800+ firm-specific question submissions from candidates across the past 3 recruiting cycles. We reviewed these submissions against our existing question bank and filtered out the most basic and fundamental questions that are broadly covered elsewhere in IB Vine — many firms ask the standard foundational technicals and behaviorals, and when a candidate reports one of those, we generally don't add it to our firm-specific bank since it doesn't add much new signal. That said, some overlap with existing questions is inevitable, and we'd rather err on the side of including a question than excluding something a candidate might find useful.

We've kept this question bank release particularly focused on unique questions from the most recent recruiting cycle (Summer Analyst 2027 and Summer Associate 2026) to ensure that the questions are as fresh and relevant as possible.

A note on what to expect going forward: future question bank updates/releases are expected to get smaller and less frequent. There are only so many unique variations and distinct questions that can be asked in IB interviews for generalist programs. That said, we will always strive to add select questions we receive from candidates each cycle so our question bank reflects the latest unique questions being asked, and we will typically keep historical questions rather than remove them — we believe older questions remain instructive and valuable for learning/practice. Additionally, group and vertical-specific questions represent larger surface area for expansion.

Try it out

The new questions can be accessed by users on the Pro or Diamond tiers 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 questions:

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An acquirer has a standalone EPS of $2.00, 100 shares outstanding, and a share price of $60. The target has Net Income of $50 million and a purchase equity value of $300 million. The deal is 100% stock-financed. Is this deal accretive or dilutive, and what is the pro forma EPS?

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SA 2027, TMT group, Menlo Park Office, First round

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