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Private credit interview questions
Private credit interviews assess whether you can protect principal before discussing upside. Candidates need to understand cash flow, leverage, covenants, collateral and what happens when a borrower misses plan.
How to prepare
- 1Assess debt capacity using cash flow, leverage, interest coverage and downside cases.
- 2Explain how covenants and documentation protect lenders.
- 3Walk through a downside case, including liquidity, collateral and recovery analysis.
Questions to practise
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What do private credit interviews test?
They test underwriting judgement, debt capacity, covenants, downside analysis, documentation and recovery reasoning.
How is private credit different from private equity?
Private credit focuses on downside protection and contractual cash flows, while private equity focuses on ownership, value creation and equity returns.