Intern, Infrastructure - Private equity

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec; Paris; Sur place; EUR 12 000 - 17 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

La Caisse is a Quebec institutional investor inviting ambitious students to join the Paris Infrastructure team as interns. You'll contribute to daily portfolio management and support cross-functional projects like sector research and market analyses in energy, transport, or public services.

Starting January 2027 for six months at 151-151b, rue Saint-Honoré, the internship requires full-time availability and an Internship Agreement.

Qualifications

• Graduate or current student at a Grande École or equivalent with a finance specialization.
• Proficiency with Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Mastery of French and English, both spoken and written.

Responsabilités

• Prepare analysis and recommendation documents on portfolio companies (performance, development opportunities).
• Produce targeted sector studies (portfolio companies, potential markets).
• Contribute to strategic thinking on portfolio development.
• Participate in drafting recommendations for new investment opportunities.
• Participate in the creation and review of financial models and in evaluating potential investments.
• Provide support for the due diligence of investment opportunities.
• Proactively monitor news and gather information from key sources.
• Perform any other related tasks requested by the internship supervisor.

Connaissances

Teamwork

Analytical thinking

Proactivity

Stress management

Learning attitude

Formation

Grande École or equivalent with finance specialization (M1/M2, Specialized Master)

Outils

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Description du poste

Become invested in the community! Join a global investment group and take pride in helping build a sustainable future. At La Caisse: We value your unique contribution to a world-class team. We give you work that allows you to flourish and excel. We offer opportunities to learn from experts who generously share their knowledge. We are fully invested so that you can fulfil our mission every day. Over the years, we have built a strong culture based on four pillars: ambition to push ourselves further, accountability to bring our convictions to life, openness to grow through creative ideas, and collaboration to drive us toward the best outcomes.

Job Description

All candidates must be able to work full-time and provide an Internship Agreement

Start of the internship: January 2027

Length: 6 months

Internship location: 151-151b, rue Saint-Honoré, 75001 Paris, France

La Caisse is a Quebec institutional investor with CAD $517,3 billion in assets under management as of December 31st, 2025.

La Caisse is one of the largest institutional fund managers in Canada and invests globally in various asset classes such as equities, bonds, real estate, and private placements including infrastructure assets.

The Infrastructure portfolio currently includes more than CAD $74,5 billion in assets worldwide, including leading European assets such as Eurostar Group, Sizewell C, Akiem, Streem, ATC Europe, Keolis, and the renewable energy production platform Velto Renewables.

Within the Paris Infrastructure team, the selected intern contributes to achieving the business objectives of the team and with the portfolio's performance by assisting in the daily management of portfolio assets.

They are responsible for cross-functional projects such as preparing sector research presentations or market analyses in the energy, transport, or public services sectors.

Finally, they can be involved in analyzing one or more potential transactions.

What you will do

• Prepare analysis and recommendation documents on portfolio companies (performance, development opportunities, etc.).
• Produce targeted sector studies (portfolio companies, potential markets to develop, etc.).
• Contribute to strategic thinking on portfolio development.
• Participate in drafting recommendations for new investment opportunities.
• Participate in the creation and review of financial models and in evaluating potential investments.
• Provide support for the due diligence of investment opportunities.
• Proactively monitor news and gather information from key sources.
• Perform any other related tasks requested by the internship supervisor.

What makes you unique

• Excellent teamwork skills and humility.
• Ability to learn and intellectual curiosity.
• Good stress and priority management.
• Dynamism and proactivity.
• Analytical and synthesis skills.

What you bring

• Be a graduate or currently studying at a Grande École or equivalent (Engineering, Business, Sciences Po, Dauphine) with a specialization in finance (M1/M2, Specialized Master's).
• Proficiency with technological tools: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
• Mastery of French and English, both spoken and written.

Feeling that my role is important.

Having fun every day.

Growing in step with my ambitions.

Earning compensation that reflects my contribution.

That’s the professional experience La Caisse offers!

We carefully review each application and directly contact those selected for an interview.

La Caisse offers equal employment opportunities to everyone.

Women, visible/ethnic minorities, Indigenous people and individuals with disabilities are all encouraged to apply.

La Caisse is also committed to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion as key values and sees them as a source of enrichment and pride for all its employees.

Please let us know if you require adopted measures for the recruiting process.

Studies show that women and individuals from groups that are traditionally underrepresented are more likely to apply only when they meet all requirements.

We are a leading global institutional asset manager.

We invest in major financial markets and the principal asset classes.

To carry out our mission, we have teams of experts recruited from among the best in Quebec and around the world.