Paris M&A Internship: Pitch, Analyze & Model

Lazard; France; On-site; EUR 16,740 - 22,320; Full time

Job summary

Lazard seeks an intern for March 2027 in Paris for 6 months, within LazardNext handling small- and mid-cap M&A transactions. You will assist origination, execution, and coverage activities while gaining hands-on exposure to live deals.

The role targets final-year students or Master’s candidates in Corporate Finance/Financial Engineering with initial finance experience and strong Excel/PowerPoint skills. Fluency in French and English is required.

Qualifications

• Final-year student in a top Business School or Engineering School with focus on Corporate Finance/Financial Engineering.
• First internship experience in the financial sector (investment banking, PE, audit, corporate finance, banking, etc.).
• Excellent command of office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
• Bilingual in French and English.

Responsibilities

• Origination: preparing pitch materials, monitoring investors and market dynamics.
• Execution: preparing process documents, managing the process, building analyses and financial models.
• Coverage: conducting in-depth research and preparing papers on sectors and companies.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Bilingual French-English

Education

Final-year student at a top Business School or Engineering School

Master’s degree focus on Corporate Finance/Financial Engineering

Tools

Office tools (Excel/PowerPoint/Word)

Job description

Lazard seeks an intern for March 2027 in Paris for 6 months, within LazardNext handling small- and mid-cap M&A transactions. You will assist origination, execution, and coverage activities while gaining hands-on exposure to live deals.

The role targets final-year students or Master’s candidates in Corporate Finance/Financial Engineering with initial finance experience and strong Excel/PowerPoint skills. Fluency in French and English is required.