Corporate Restructuring Graduate Trainee Programme

Corporate Restructuring Graduate Trainee Programme 2026 - London Why choose our corporate restructuring graduate programme?

Corporate restructuring offers a fast‑paced and varied career. Our team has considerable experience and a reputation for dealing expertly with a wide variety of corporate restructuring issues.

Our approach is to help and advise businesses and their stakeholders through restructuring, working with them to identify and implement appropriate solutions calling on Mercer & Hole’s corporate finance and tax specialists as required.

Our graduate scheme in corporate restructuring also provides a stable and lucrative career path with fast progression and rewarding work.

We pride ourselves on learning and development for our trainees and have lots of structures in place to support you on your journey with us. These include trainee away days, a dedicated training manager, buddy and study leave, and much more!

Training and development doesn’t stop when you qualify – we are committed to continually developing our staff regardless of whether they’re a trainee or a director using our ‘People Passport’ so you are guaranteed a great investment in your future!

Our corporate restructuring graduate scheme is designed to support your learning and development. You will work as part of the corporate restructuring team while studying for the ACCA qualification with the opportunity to take further qualifications after qualifying. The variety of clients we work with provides you with a well‑rounded experience, and the structure of our teams allows you the opportunity to gain knowledge from and exposure to senior managers and partners throughout your training and beyond.

Our graduate scheme in corporate restructuring focuses on helping financially distressed businesses, whether this be by winding down a company in a way to generate the best possible return for shareholders or creditors than would have otherwise been possible, or advising directors on how best to avoid having to enter a winding up process altogether.

• Assisting in the preparation of insolvency documentation
• Investigating company accounts to identify and evidence potential legal claims
• Conducting financial analysis that is included in advisory reports

If you think this is something you’d be interested in, then do apply!

• T – Together:
  The firm with the family feel. Express gratitude. Smile. Be humble and confident. Have fun.
• R – Resilient:
  Change is imminent, and business is imperfect. Be open minded & agile. Assume positive intent and exercise the power of positive thinking. Each individual matters and will be heard and respected. Honesty, integrity, empathy and kindness are fundamental.
• S – Supportive:
  We support what is important to you and show kindness in our behaviour to each other. We encourage each other to realise our potential. We strive to be the best, innovate and always do exceptional work. That’s who we are and what our clients deserve.

Mercer & Hole is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

Must have a minimum of 280 UCAS points under the old scoring system or 112 UCAS points under the new system which must comprise of at least 3 A-Levels (excluding general studies) and a minimum 2:2 honours degree or equivalent.