Corporate and Leveraged Finance Intern

The Intern will join the Corporate and Leveraged Finance (CLF) desk, as support to the Corporate and Corporate Acquisition Financing team in Milan.

She / He will be involved in:

- Analysis of the existing and prospect clients of the bank in the context of financing transactions related to refinancing of existing debt facilities, capex, liquidity back-up lines, acquisitions;

- Financial Modelling and Business Plan analysis for financings

- Preparation of internal presentations and pitches

- Preparation of internal papers to present financing transactions in credit committees;

- Liaising with other teams of the bank in relation to transaction originated and / or syndicated by DOD

- Preparation of post-transaction memorandum;

- Monitoring of CLF Lending portfolio (exposures, RWA…)

- Market, benchmark and comparable analysis through Dealogic, Loanconnector and internal tools

- Analysis of main players within the Italian lending market (data analysis and PowerPoint presentations) for internal and clients/investors meetings purposes

The Intern will deal with an international, challenging and rapidly changing environment, which requires multi-tasking skills, relational skills, capabilities to work with time management and to respect strict deadlines. This experience will provide the intern with an unique opportunity to improve her/his knowledge of the loan market, with a focus on originating and structuring of loans for the large and mid-cap Italian corporates

Requirements:

LANGUAGES

• Fluency in written and spoken English. French is a plus

IT

• Proficiency in Office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word)
• Knowledge of Bloomberg platform will be a plus

SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

• Strong academic track record, preferably with a focus on subjects inherent Financial Markets/Intermediaries, Financial Products/Securities, Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, Accounting
• Analytical and quantitative skills
• Proficiency in writing and presentation skills
• Previous experience in a similar position will be a plus

PERSONAL SKILLS

• Positive and hard-working attitude
• Willingness to learn
• Flexibility
• Accountability, motivation and commitment