How to Explain an LBO in a Private Equity and Investment Banking Job Interview

Blackstone’s private equity team asked this question in a recent 1st round interview: "Walk me through how an LBO works."
So if you want to work for a firm like Blackstone or other top private equity firms like Apollo, Carlyle, KKR, or TPG, you’ll need to know how to answer this question.
Heck, forget private equity. Even if you just want to work in investment banking, you’ll still need to know how to answer this interview question.
Oh and by the way, in case you didn’t know, Blackstone only accepts 1 out of 400 applicants each year. That's a ridiculously low 0.25% acceptance rate, making Blackstone one of the world's hardest firms to get a job at.
00:00 Mastering the LBO Interview Question
00:18 Cracking Blackstone's Ultra-Competitive Hiring Code
01:14 LBOs Simplified
01:34 Real Estate vs. LBOs
04:32 The LBO Mathematical Breakdown
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