Investment Banking Intern

We are representing an independent investment banking firm focused on advising founder-owned and entrepreneur-led businesses on mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and strategic advisory engagements. Our clients span a diverse range of industries, with transaction sizes generally ranging from the lower middle market to the middle market. We provide senior-level attention, thoughtful strategic advice, and rigorous execution to business owners navigating critical inflection points in their companies' growth and evolution.

Our entrepreneurial culture offers professionals significant responsibility, direct client exposure, and meaningful involvement across every stage of a transaction.

We are seeking a highly motivated Investment Banking Intern to join our New York office with the hopes of converting the Intern into a full-time Analyst before the end of the calendar year. Ideal candidates graduated in May 2025, December 2025 or May 2026. The ideal candidate will have 6+ months of full-time IB Analyst experience or a minimum of two deal-facing, investment banking internships and possess a strong foundation in financial modeling, valuation, transaction execution, and marketing material development.

The Intern will play a critical role in leading analytical work streams, managing junior team members, coordinating transaction processes, and supporting senior bankers in client-facing situations. Candidates should be capable of independently managing substantial portions of live M&A and capital raising engagements while maintaining exceptional attention to detail and client service.

• Lead execution work streams across sell-side M&A, buy-side M&A, debt placements, and equity capital raises
• Manage day-to-day transaction processes and coordinate activities among clients, buyers, investors, attorneys, accountants, and other advisors
• Support due diligence, management presentations, data room management, and transaction negotiations
• Track transaction milestones and proactively identify and resolve execution issues

• Build, review, and maintain sophisticated financial models
• Discounted cash flow (DCF) analyses
• Comparable company analyses
• Precedent transaction analyses
• LBO analyses
• Accretion/dilution and merger models
• Debt capacity and capital structure analyses
• Analyze historical and projected financial performance and identify key value drivers
• Develop valuation perspectives and transaction recommendations for clients

• Independently prepare and oversee the creation of:
• Teasers and executive summaries
• Investor presentations
• Pitch books
• Buyer and investor target lists
• Ensure all client-facing materials meet the firm's standards for quality, accuracy, and professionalism

• Minimum of two investment banking internships at an investment bank within the United States with deal-facing experience
• Available to work full-time hours, in-office, in New York City
• Demonstrated experience executing M&A and/or capital raising transactions from initiation through closing
• Advanced proficiency in financial modeling and valuation methodologies

• Experience advising founder-owned, family-owned, or entrepreneur-led businesses
• Exposure to lower middle market and middle market transactions
• Experience mentoring Analysts and reviewing junior team work product
• Familiarity with Capital IQ, Pitch Book, Fact Set, Bloomberg, and other financial databases
• CPA, CFA, or progress toward professional designation is a plus but not

• This internship is designed to be a recruitment tool to convert the intern to full-time Analyst within 100 days
• Competitive base salary commensurate with market