Alternative Investments Internship chez Bessemer Trust

The Bessemer Trust Alternative Investments Intern will support the Private Equity and Real Assets teams’ efforts related to investment activities; investment monitoring and analysis; reporting and investor relations for existing private equity and real assets funds. This position is expected to include significant interaction with investment professionals within Bessemer’s Alternative Investments group. The intern will report to a senior member of the Private Equity investment team. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to analysis of various macroeconomic factors and their impact on market levels; industry and company screening and analysis, financial model construction, and asset valuation; and external investment manager screening and performance evaluation. 

Responsibilities

• Support private equity, venture capital, and real asset fund and co-investment due diligence efforts
• Support asset allocation and other investment-related analyses
• Support reporting and investor relations efforts:
• Preparation of internal reports to support external reporting
• Editing of presentations for semi-annual Board meetings and annual investor webcasts
• Data entry into and reporting from private equity database
• Evaluate potential market effects of changes in various macroeconomic factors and/or government policies;
• Conduct industry- and company-specific analyses (industry structure, competition, competitive advantages, financial model construction, asset valuation);
• Execute any other assignment as directed by the Alternative Investment teams;
• Comprehensive competitive analysis on external managers in the following asset classes:, private equity and real assets.

Qualifications

• Candidates will be in pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree with excellent academic credentials;
• Rising Seniors preferred
• Effective analytical and quantitative skills;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
• Candidates must be team-oriented, results-driven, a self-starter, and possess a “can-do” attitude;
• Candidates must possess both a desire to continuously learn and an inherent intellectual curiosity.

The Bessemer Trust Internship Program:

Our summer internship program offers real world experience working side-by-side with experts from departments and offices across our firm.  Working within your designated team, you will manage individual and group projects, interact with senior leaders, network with fellow interns, and attend a variety of career development sessions virtually and in person at our New York headquarters.

This 10-week program is designed to mirror the experience of a full-time employee to help you discover where your strengths and interests lie, paving the path to explore your career at Bessemer and beyond.

Company Information and Culture:

Bessemer Trust is a family office, overseeing more than $200 billion in assets for over 3,100 individuals and families of substantial wealth. Its more than 1,200 employees are singularly focused on private wealth management — disciplined investment management, sophisticated wealth planning, comprehensive family office services, and highly personalized client service.

Established in 1907 as the family office for Annie and Henry Phipps, Bessemer Trust is in its seventh generation of ownership by the Phipps family. As a self-made entrepreneur, Henry Phipps was a founding partner and chief financial officer of Carnegie Steel.

Bessemer Trust retains its original focus as a privately owned and independent wealth manager deeply committed to its mission of providing peace of mind to its clients. Bessemer’s adherence to putting clients’ interests first, fiduciary mindset, and highly collaborative culture are at the heart of everything the firm does.

Key Facts:

• For 118 years, Bessemer Trust has operated continuously in a single line of business, independently owned by one family.
• Headquartered in New York’s Rockefeller Center, Bessemer Trust has 22 offices in total. Woodbridge, NJ, is one of the firm’s largest offices, which hosts a wide range of technology and operations professionals. In addition to its sizable presence in New York and Woodbridge, the firm provides client service through offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Delaware, Denver, Garden City, Grand Cayman, Greenwich, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Naples, Nevada, Palm Beach, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Stuart, and Washington, D.C.
• To watch a video about Bessemer Trust’s history, click here.
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Compensation Information:

The hourly rate for this position ranges from $35.00 - $40.00. Hourly rates will vary and will be based on various factors.

Bessemer Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply.