Off-Cycle Analyst Intern

IK Partners Limited; Paris; Sur place; EUR 32 000 - 35 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Base salary €3,000 per month

Résumé du poste

IK Partners France is seeking interns to support our deal activities in the first half of 2027. You will work closely with IK’s French investment team, assisting in the appraisal of potential opportunities and the execution of transactions in the French region.

You will gain investing and operational experience across a wide range of sectors, while supporting portfolio companies and management teams. The role offers on-site work in Paris with a base salary of €3,000 per month.

Qualifications

• Pursuing studies in finance/economics or engineering.
• Fluent in French and English.
• Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail.
• Prior internships in PE/VC, IB, or consulting are a plus.

Responsabilités

• Performing in-depth market and industry research.
• Identifying and analysing suitable investment opportunities.
• Detailed analysis of financial and corporate information.
• Building operating models and performing valuation exercises.
• Participating in the execution of M&A transactions and financings.
• Supporting management teams of portfolio companies.

Connaissances

French fluency

English fluency

Analytical mindset

Attention to detail

Team-player

Multi-tasking

Formation

Finance/Economics or Engineering student

Description du poste

IK Partners(“IK”) is a European private equity firm focused on investments in the Benelux, DACH, France, Nordics and the UK. Since 1989, IK has raised more than €20 billion of capital and invested in over 200 European companies. IK supports companies with strong underlying potential, partnering with management teams and investors to create robust, well‑positioned businesses with excellent long‑term prospects. For more information, visit ikpartners.com.

IK is an affiliate of the Wendel Group. For more information, visit wendelgroup.com.

IK's prime target markets include the Nordics, Benelux, France, DACH and more recently the UK. Headquartered in London, IK has additional offices in France, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden for its dedicated regional investment teams, consisting of over 90 investment professionals.

Country Focused Investment Teams

An important element of IK's strategy is to invest in companies that are well‑positioned in their incumbent markets and to transform them into European or global market leaders through geographic expansion as well as strategic and operational improvement. IK believes that the successful execution of this strategy requires both an intimate knowledge of local markets as well as a strong international reach. Therefore, IK takes a multi‑regional approach by organising the investment team into five regional teams focused on investments in the Benelux, Nordics, France, DACH and UK.

The French team is now looking for interns to support our deal activities in the first half 2027. We have the following internship openings :

• openings for a 6 months internship starting in either January 2027 or March 2027

The Role

As an intern, you will work closely with the investment professionals of IK’s Frenchteam, and will assist with the appraisal of potential investment opportunities (both quantitative and qualitative) as well as the execution of transactions in the Frenchregion. In addition, you will also be involved with the current portfolio companies, assisting in supporting management teams with developing and executing on various strategic initiatives. The work of an intern is highly diverse, and candidates will gain investing and operational experience across a wide range of sectors. Your responsibilities include:

• Performing in‑depth market and industry research
• Identifying and analysing suitable investment opportunities
• Detailed analysis of financial and corporate information
• Building operating models and performing valuation exercises
• Participating in the execution of M&A transactions and the execution of financings
• Supporting management teams of portfolio companies

Our Expectations

• Excellent academic focus, e.g. finance/economics and engineering and track record
• Priorfirst work experience through relevant internships in private equity/ venture capital, investment banking/ M&A advisory, strategic consulting or comparable internships.
• Fluency in French and English
• Financially literate and with ananalytical mindset
• High level of attention to detail
• Strong work ethic and ability to multi-task
• Must be ateam-player

Our Offering

• Dynamic and supportive working environment with on‑the‑job training provided
• Insight into the workings of a leading European private equity firm
• Opportunity to work with a broad range of colleagues in a diverse and inclusive workplace culture
• A base salary of € 3,000 per month

The job will be open until we find the right candidates. We will review the applications regularly.