M&A consulting case interview: Capital One acquires Discover (w/ BCG Consultants)

🎥 Here's a consulting case interview featuring ex-BCG Consultants, focusing on a mergers & acquisitions case for Capital One.

Capital One, a financial giant with $490 billion in assets, is evaluating a high-stakes acquisition of Discover Card, a well-established credit card network with a strong U.S. brand presence. The deal could reshape the competitive landscape, positioning Capital One to take on industry heavyweights like JP Morgan Chase and American Express. Your firm has been hired to determine if the acquisition makes strategic and financial sense.

Watch Matthew Calvert (ex-BCG Consultant, Fuqua MBA) run Abigail Doekson (ex-BCG Consultant, Yale MBA) through this M&A consulting case interview.

🎬 Video Sections:
00:00 Start
00:03 About the case
00:40 Case question
01:10 Clarifying questions
03:04 Framework
08:06 Interviewer feedback
09:16 Chart analysis
15:54 Interviewer feedback
16:35 Brainstorming
21:16 Interviewer feedback
21:42 Regulatory risks
25:58 Interviewer feedback
26:25 Recommendation
28:28 Interviewer feedback
28:49 Conclusion

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🙇🏼 Read more about the acquisition here: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/capita...

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