Summer Consultant, M&A,

Summer Consultant, M&A, 2027

Final date to receive applications: 1 December 2026

Department: M&A Consulting

Employment Type: Internship

Location: Boston, MA

Compensation: $3,558 / week

Investor Group Services (IGS) invites MBA candidates with an interest in private equity, due diligence, analyzing investment opportunities, and creating value for clients to apply for the Summer Consultant internship.

• Program Dates: 10-week program, Summer 2027
• Eligibility: MBA 1st Years, graduating in 2028
• Practice Area: M&A Commercial Due Diligence
• Work Location (Hybrid): Boston, MA | New York, NY | San Francisco, CA

As a Summer Consultant, you’ll be part of a collegial and entrepreneurial environment. Over 10 weeks, you’ll get hands‑on exposure to the case process from start to finish, working alongside full‑time Consultants and gaining in‑depth knowledge of the markets and industries you evaluate. You’ll build real client and team management skills and take on meaningful responsibility from day one.

Our Final date to receive applications is December 1st. Candidates will be selected to move forward and will be contacted after the Final date to receive applications. Due to the high volume of applications, only candidates selected to move forward in the interview process will be contacted. Final Interviews will be in January 2027.

You’ll join a case team and take on real client‑facing work throughout the program. You’ll be expected to:

• Support the assessment of investment and growth opportunities for private equity firms and corporate clients across a broad range of industries
• Contribute to client‑facing work with middle market private equity, M&A, and corporate clients
• Own a workstream within a case team, working alongside Consultants and Associates
• Design, conduct, and analyze research to answer clients' key questions, including:
  • How large is the company’s market, and at what rate is it growing?
  • What drives growth in this market?
  • How is the company positioned in the competitive landscape?
  • How do customers rate the company relative to competitors?
  • How realistic are the new market opportunities?
  • What factors drive the company’s ability to generate profits?
  • How might the company accelerate growth and—or improve profitability?
  • What opportunities exist to drive growth and profitability through pricing?
  • What unique value does the company have or need to build to move up the market?
• Analyze, synthesize, and present complex data, including market size and share, competitive landscape dynamics, and margin/profitability analysis
• Support the design and conduct company- and market-specific informational interviews
• Build client-ready communication skills, including executive presentation development and delivery
• Build business development and client management skills while gaining in‑depth knowledge across diverse industries
• Work from an IGS office location; because client work is conducted virtually, travel is rare
• Summer Consultants are regularly required to work more than 50 hours/week

• Strong project management skills, with comfort taking ownership of a workstream within a case team
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize quantitative and qualitative data into actionable insights
• Intellectual curiosity and hypothesis‑driven thinking to identify the best research and data to answer clients’ questions
• Comfort with ambiguity, tight timelines, and fast‑paced work
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop and deliver executive‑level presentations
• Working knowledge of AI tools in a business setting
• Specific experience in consulting, private equity, or market assessment is beneficial but not…