The key here is to emphasize your interest not only in investing, but also in learning more about business strategy and being more hands on with the direction of portfolio companies. As the owner of a company as opposed to a minority investor, you have almost complete control and can help determine ...

You want to combine your answer with more objective reasons about the company as well as some subjective reasons about the team and people. For example, in terms of objective answers, you could mention your preference for their investment style and parameters (eg. buying growth companies vs. large e...

There are essentially two or three ways you can answer this question. You can tell a story about how you became interested in private equity, or you can list a number of reasons you’re interested in private equity, and back them up with examples from work or even school. You can also combine these...