Internship - Corporate & Development (M&A) & Strategy bei Alantra

Alantra is an independent global financial services firm that provides investment banking and asset management services to mid-market companies, families, and investors. The Group has over 500 professionals in Europe, the U.S., Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East.

In Financial Advisory, Alantra has completed over 1,000 transactions in the last five years. Alantra combines a strong local presence in key financial centers with global sector- and product-specialized teams.

In Alternative Asset Management, Alantra offers its clients unique access to a wide range of investment strategies in five highly specialized asset management classes (private equity, active funds, private debt, energy, and venture capital). As of 31 December 2024, assets under management from consolidated and strategic businesses stood at more than €16.5bn.

Job Description:

Based in Madrid but with full international exposure, you will work in a highly dynamic, inspiring and challenging environment and become a key member of our Corporate Development & Strategy team.

You will be part of a multidisciplinary team led by the Group COO and work closely with Alantra’s top management, including the Executive Chairman & CEO.

Your day-to-day tasks will contain a wide range of activities including, among others:

• Corporate development (in-house M&A team): Execution of all sort of transactions (acquisitions, capital increases, JVs, etc.) – more than 30 deals analyzed/executed during 2023). You will analyze companies and draft and review execution documents and other deliverables such as proposals, IM’s, financial models, due diligence and legal contracts. This position will also support the senior team members in meetings with counterparts, deal negotiations, valuation, transaction structuring etc
• Strategy: Prepare and execute, together with the business divisions, the strategic plans for each of the different business units, including analysis of KPIs and business performance, market dynamics, competitors trends, etc.
• Investor relations: attend events and roadshows with investors, prepare results presentations and prepare materials for roadshows

You will need to have knowledge of financial modeling and writing skills, financial statements analysis and accounting.

Requirements:

• Strong academic background from top tier Business or Engineering schools.
• Strong quantitative/analytical skills – proficiency with financial models and knowledge of valuation methodologies.
• High technical skills, ability to digest large amount of complex information.
• Demonstrated strategic and creative thinking.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team and create an inclusive environment with people at all levels of an organization
• Capability to drive an independent workstream in the context of a broader team project
• Committed, rigorous, detail-oriented attitude combined with ability to show initiative and to take decisions.
• Highest standards of personal conduct, professional performance and business ethics.
• Complete fluency in English is mandatory (fluency in Spanish is not mandatory).
• Investor mindset and strong interest in the financial industry (investment banking, asset management, private capital, etc.)
• Comfort with ambiguous, ever-changing situations