Apollo Global Management — Private Equity Senior Associate (Post-MBA)

MBA Hire · Private Equity

Status

Closed

Location

New York, NY

Level

MBA

Deadline

30 September 2026

Status checked against the firm's careers feed — last synced 9 October 2026.

Key details

Application deadline: 30 September 2026
Cover letter: Required — see our investment banking cover letter guide.
Visa sponsorship: Listed as available for this programme. Eligibility is normally set per vacancy and per location, so confirm the wording on the listing.
Process: CFR→Case→IC Interview

How to prepare for this one

Graduate and full-time processes assume more polish than internship rounds: technicals, live case discussion, and a crisp story about why this desk.

A row of seven identical desks marked all the same from here. Lev stands beside the one with a small flag planted on it, marked why this one, holding an open folder marked live case. — Every desk looks alike from outside. The graduate round asks why you planted a flag on one.

Practise it, don't just read it

Free, no sign-up, and short enough to finish before you submit.

Capital Stack Challenge15 minFinance a real buyout. Size the revolver, term loans, notes, PIK and equity against the lender caps of the day, hold the structure through a shock, then see how the sponsor actually did it, with every figure linked to the filing.Exit Waterfall Lab12 minThe same cheque written six ways: common, non-participating preferred, participating preferred with and without a cap, a SAFE still unconverted and a convertible note. Slide the exit value and watch who gets paid, in what order, and where each instrument converts.

Build the model this seat is tested on

A working Excel model with live formulas. Work with it online free: change the inputs and watch it recalculate. A free account also takes the starter workbook to build yourself.

Leveraged buyout model60 minSources and uses, a cash sweep, sponsor returns

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Walk in with something

Each of these produces a piece of work an interviewer at Apollo Global Management can ask you about. Free to run as a preview; Pro runs the full version on the stronger engine.

LBO Sanity CheckFreeReturns-driver decomposition + challenge listAbout 20 min of your time Company ProfileFreeCompany one-pager (profile page inputs)About 25 min of your time Model AuditFreeStructured error/risk reportAbout 45 min of your time

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Before you send it

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