I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Terra Firma Capital Partners (London, England) in Jan 2024
Interview
Unfortunately they do not take under consideration the candidate experience in their interview process.
* 2 months between CV sent and 1st round interview.
* 2 weeks before 1st round interview and 2nd round with no communication
* 3 weeks for the feedback after the 2nd round
Be aware that the 2nd round is a numerical and verbal reasoning test. Whilst the majority of firms within the industry aren't using the results as a decision factor but rather as a indicative factor, Terra Firma uses the test results to progress the candidate or not even if you have more than 10 years of experience.
There's a clear lack of structure and a clear turnover within the firm, I would advise other candidates to reach out to their network to get some insights about the business before interviewing.
1st interview was a basic interview and the positive was that they were honest and transparent from the beginning and they're telling you what to expect which is a way of working a bit all over the place due to the lack of internal process and senior managers not being flexible on improvement.
I withdrew from the process after the 2nd stage and never heard back.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic question :
* Profile
* Experience
* Personality
* Approach
* What can you bring on the table
Four rounds of video / in-person interviews with people across the firm and a stage of online tests (numerical / non-verbal / pshycometric), then a final round in-person interview with founder
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why TF? Walkthrough of a paper LBO Drivers of a LBO
I applied online. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Terra Firma Capital Partners in Mar 2018
Interview
Apply online, waited a few months hearing nothing.
Then received an out of the blue email saying that my CV was interesting.
Came in for 2 interviews with a director and managing director and got offered the place.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a company that could make an interesting investment?