Portfolio Management case studies, worked step by step

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All topicsStock pitch and thesis defence11Fixed income, credit and LDI11Strategic and tactical allocation7Factor investing and quant6Company analysis and valuation7Performance evaluation and manager selection7Client mandates and IPS8Risk management and limit breaches8Rebalancing, implementation and costs7Real assets and private markets8Portfolio construction and optimisation7Macro and multi-asset scenarios7Asset management business and products6
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  1. 010Buy an office building at a 7.5% cap rate on Rs 30 crore of income, with 2% costs, 4% growth, a 55% interest-only loan at 9% and an exit at an 8.0% cap rate after five years. What are the levered IRR and equity multiple, and which input moves the return most?Real assets and private marketsHardCarlyle GroupWashington · 2015
  2. 017From a universe of 12 stocks with book to price, market value and a month's return, build a value factor long the top third and short the bottom third, show that it is mostly a small cap bet, then rebuild it as a size-neutral two by three sort.Factor investing and quantHardAQR Capital ManagementNew York · 2021
  3. 019A private equity fund called Rs 30, 30 and 25 crore in years 0 to 2, distributed Rs 40, 60 and 70 crore in years 4 to 6, and holds Rs 20 crore of NAV at year 6. Compute TVPI, DPI, IRR and a public market equivalent, and judge the fund.Performance evaluation and manager selectionHardNeuberger BermanLondon · 2022
  4. 021A mid cap fund with Rs 600 crore of stocks hedged by selling Rs 330 crore of large cap index futures. Mid caps fell 18% while the large cap index fell 6%. Work out the loss, the hedge gain and the net result, and explain why the hedge failed.Risk management and limit breachesHardSchrodersNew York · 2021
  5. 023A real estate debt sleeve holds EUR 600 million of loans on Northern European offices, Southern European retail and Gulf logistics. Stress interest rates up 100 basis points and cap rates up 75. Which loans breach a 70% loan to value or a 1.5 times interest cover covenant?Real assets and private marketsHardPIMCOMunich · 2024
  6. 041Formulate and solve a three-asset mean-variance problem with a budget constraint, no shorting and a 50% position limit, with and without the limit, and explain where the capped weight goes.Portfolio construction and optimisationHardBlackRockNew York · 2025
  7. 048Paper LBO on a media business: buy at 10 times EBITDA of Rs 80 crore with 5 times debt at 10%, EBITDA grows 8%, all free cash flow after interest repays debt, and exit at 10 times in year five. Then answer quickly: what if exit is 9 times, leverage is 6 times, or growth is 4%?Real assets and private marketsHardNeuberger BermanLondon · 2026TPGBeijing · 2018
  8. 049A private credit fund is asked for a Rs 480 crore unitranche at 12% with 5% annual amortisation to a cold chain business with EBITDA of Rs 120 crore growing 10%. Build three years of cash flow available for debt service, debt service cover and leverage, and decide.Fixed income, credit and LDIHardHPS Investment PartnersLondon · 2025HPS Investment PartnersLondon · 2025
  9. 050Your stock pitch on a restaurant chain says margins rise from 12% to 17% as input costs fall 10%. The interviewer asks: what if costs don't fall? Show earnings per share under both cases and what the current price implies.Stock pitch and thesis defenceHardApollo Global ManagementAnonymous interview candidate in · 2021Apollo Global ManagementRemote · 2021Apollo Global ManagementAnonymous interview candidate in · 2021
  10. 065A wealth firm has three new clients: a 28-year-old engineer, a 50-year-old business owner with a factory loan, and a 70-year-old retiree drawing income. Build three allocations from one set of capital market assumptions and explain what drives the differences.Client mandates and IPSHardVanguardMalvern · 2024

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