Private Equity Summer Internship – Investment Team (Capital Solutions)

LGT Capital Partners AG, Pfaeffikon; Freienbach; Vor Ort; CHF 20.000 - 27.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The LGT Capital Partners Private Equity Summer Internship Program offers top students a first exposure to the private equity investment process. The successful candidate will start on 1 July 2027 for 10–12 weeks, with potential progression to a permanent role or the Private Equity Analyst Program.

The role is based in Switzerland near Zurich and involves exposure to direct and secondary investments across leading businesses.

Qualifikationen

• Strong academic credentials in business/finance.
• First practical experience in finance or related field is an advantage.
• Solid understanding of financial statements and valuation concepts.

Aufgaben

• Support due diligence, research, and coordination of transaction workstreams.
• Assist in investment memoranda preparation and financial modelling tasks.
• Assist with valuation and analysis of funds and assets.
• Support investment committee discussions with analyses and inputs.
• Participate in management meetings and assist with monitoring activities.
• Identify investment opportunities through research and maintain internal databases.

Kenntnisse

Finance basics

Analytical thinking

English

Team collaboration

Ausbildung

Bachelor's/Master's in business/finance

Tools

Excel

Financial modelling

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

The LGT Capital Partners Private Equity Summer Internship Program is a unique opportunity for top performing students to gain first experience across the entire private equity investment process. The successful candidate would start 1 July 2027 for 10 – 12 weeks. For high performers a progression to a permanent role or the Private Equity Analyst Program is a possibility. The position is available in Switzerland near Zurich.

The Capital Solutions Investment Team offers a distinctive and supportive platform for candidates who want to build a career in private equity by gaining exposure to direct company-level investments and secondary transactions across leading businesses, portfolio assets and private equity structures. You will join a team of experienced investment professionals focused on identifying and investing in high-quality businesses through secondary transactions and direct minority investments. Since 1998, LGT Capital Partners has been one of the leading secondary investors globally, acquiring more than USD 32bn in commitments. Since 2015, the firm has also built a strong direct minority investment practice, investing more than USD 5bn across over 65 direct investments. In this role, you will gain exposure to the full private equity investment process across industries, geographies and transaction types, with support from colleagues who are committed to knowledge sharing and development. Direct equity secondaries, including equity recaps and follow-on financing; GP-led secondaries, such as single-asset and multi-asset continuation vehicles; and LP-led secondaries, acquiring well-diversified and high-quality private equity portfolios. The internship will provide you with valuable insights into our business and hands-on experience.

Responsibilities

• Support financial, market and business due diligence processes, including research, analysis and coordination of selected transaction workstreams.
• Contribute to the preparation of investment memoranda, including company analysis, valuation work and selected financial modelling tasks.
• Assist with valuation, modelling and analysis of private equity funds and portfolio assets.
• Support investment committee and team discussions by preparing analyses, materials and discussion inputs.
• Participate in management meetings where appropriate, and assist with investment monitoring activities.
• Help identify and assess attractive investment opportunities by conducting research and maintaining internal databases, systems and tools.
• Prepare materials for internal meetings and external client presentations, and support ad-hoc market analysis.

Requirements

• Strong academic credentials, currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program in business, economics, finance, accounting or another quantitative field, ideally in your penultimate year of study with expected graduation in summer 2027 or 2028.
• First practical experience through internships or student jobs in finance, investment banking, private equity, consulting or a related field is an advantage.
• A solid understanding of financial statements, valuation concepts and fundamental business analysis.
• A strong motivation to learn about private equity, investment analysis and transaction execution across direct and secondary investment opportunities.
• Curiosity, analytical thinking and willingness to work with both quantitative and qualitative information on private equity funds and portfolio companies.
• Excellent written and spoken English; additional languages are a plus.
• A collaborative, organized and proactive mindset, with eagerness to contribute and learn in a fast-paced investment environment.
• Kindly note that visa sponsorship is not provided for this role.

About LGT Capital Partners

LGT Capital Partners is a leading global specialist in alternative investing with over USD 110 billion in assets under management and more than 700 institutional clients in 50 countries. An international team of over 900 professionals is responsible for managing a wide range of investment programs focusing on private markets, multi-alternatives and diversifying strategies, as well as sustainable and impact strategies. Headquartered in Pfaeffikon (SZ), Switzerland, the firm has offices in San Francisco, New York, Dublin, London, Paris, The Hague, Luxembourg, Frankfurt am Main, Vaduz, Dubai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore and Sydney.