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The process, round by round

Rounds below reflect how Lincoln International-style processes typically run, with each datapoint labeled by source. Readable questions are the same sample the Lincoln International intel feed shows; the rest stay locked until you start your 3-day free trial.

First Round

3 seeded datapoints

Why Lincoln International, and would you rather work on M&A deals or in valuations and opinions? Why?

GeneralistFitbeginner

2 more First Round datapoints are locked. Unlock them on the Lincoln International intel page.

Superday

3 seeded datapoints

3 more Superday datapoints are locked. Unlock them on the Lincoln International intel page.

What to drill before Lincoln International

Every seeded Lincoln International datapoint maps to an Internvest drill category. These are the ones this firm's questions draw on, most covered first.

Behavioral (2)Valuation (2)LBO (1)M&A (1)

Deadlines at Lincoln International

  • UK Summer Internship Programme 2027

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  • 2026 Women in Finance Workshop

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  • 2026 Sophomore Job Shadow Program

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  • 2027 Full-Time Associate (FDD/TAS Experience Required)

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  • Stockholm - M&A Internship Jan-June 2027

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  • 2027 M&A Summer Associate Intern

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  • M&A Internship (January 2027)

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  • Intern M&A - Brussels (March 2027 - June 2027)

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  • 2027 Full-Time Analyst, Valuations & Opinions Group

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  • 2027 Summer Analyst Intern, Valuations & Opinions Group

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  • 2027 Full-Time Analyst, Industrials M&A

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  • 2027 Summer Analyst Intern (M&A)

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This guide summarizes the Lincoln International process. The full datapoint feed, including the locked reports, lives on the firm intel page.

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