2027 MBA Internship Program Infrastructure

KKR; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 175,000; Part time

Job summary

KKR's 2027 MBA Internship Program in Infrastructure in New York offers a hands-on summer experience within our private equity infra team. You will identify investment themes, gather market data, and perform extensive financial modeling in Excel to evaluate potential deals.

As a current 1st-year MBA student (graduating Spring 2028), you will work closely with partners, accompany due diligence efforts, and help develop portfolio initiatives and investor materials.

Qualifications

• MBA student in first year with expected graduation Spring 2028.
• Genuine enthusiasm for investing and strong business analysis skills.
• Outstanding academic performance required.

Responsibilities

• Identify attractive investment themes and opportunities in infrastructure.
• Gather and synthesize industry and market data for analyses.
• Perform extensive financial modeling in Excel for potential investments.
• Coordinate due diligence across commercial, accounting, tax, and legal teams.
• Contribute to development and monitoring of portfolio company initiatives.
• Prepare oral and written materials for management and investors.
• Engage with management teams and external advisors to build relationships.

Skills

Investment enthusiasm

Strong business analysis

Excellent academic record

Teamwork and collaboration

Education

MBA student, 1st year (Spring 2028)

Job description

KKR 2027 MBA Internship Program Infrastructure New York

Team Overview

KKR's Infrastructure Private Equity group is a dedicated investment strategy, focused on control investments and corporate partnership deals with exceptional downside protection across a range of sectors. The infrastructure group at KKR has grown rapidly amid investor interest in the space, scaling 7x+ in the last six years, from $17 billion AUM in 2020 to $119 billion today. KKR is expanding the team to support expected future growth.

The team invests behind businesses across a range of sectors with long-term secular growth trends and strong competitive moats, generating downside risk protection from established real asset and network footprints. Recent investment activity has concentrated in areas like energy transition (renewables development, operating power, climate growth), digital infrastructure (fiber-to-the-home, hyperscale data centers), transportation and logistics (aviation/airport services, aircraft leasing), and industrial infrastructure (contract manufacturing in pharma, beverages). The team invests from a number of equity funds across the risk-return spectrum, including a $19 billion Americas/Europe flagship fund, a $13 billion core infrastructure fund, a $7 billion Asia fund, a $3 billion climate growth fund, and $10 billion of private wealth capital. Investments range from control buyouts in operating businesses, to corporate partnership deals, to growth-oriented financings.

Position Description

• 10-week summer internship taking place in our New York office
• Identifying attractive investment themes and opportunities
• Gathering and synthesizing industry and market data
• Extensive analysis on potential investments, including in-depth financial modeling in Microsoft Excel
• Managing the due diligence process, including overseeing commercial, accounting, tax, and legal diligence advisors
• Assisting with the development of and monitoring operational initiatives within portfolio companies
• Monitoring and reporting on portfolio company performance
• Drafting and presenting oral and written materials to management and investors
• Building relationships within the firm and with management teams, as well as with external advisors and industry experts

Critical Competencies for Success:

• Current 1st-year MBA student with anticipated graduation date of Spring 2028
• Candidates must embody KKR's core values, in particular: unquestioned integrity, a strong work ethic, and a commitment to teamwork and excellence
• Have a genuine enthusiasm and curiosity for investing, a strong understanding of fundamental business analysis, and an outstanding academic record

Compensation:

$170,000-$175,000 per year