Eigenvalues of $N^T M N$

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let the matrices $M, N \in \mathbb{R}^{n\times n}$ be positive definite, and $M$ is a lower block diagonal matrix. Consider the matrix $T \in \mathbb{R}^{n\times n}$

$$ T = N^T M N .$$

Can I say something about the boundedness of the eigenvalues of the matrix $T$? I know they are bounded from below by zero, but I'm searching for an upper bound for the eigenvalues. Can I maybe use the eigenvalues of M for that?

This does not look like a new or unstudied problem. Does someone know some references?

Kind regards and thanks in advance!