BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking – Leveraged & Acquisition Finance Internship

Who we are

BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) is the investment banking arm of BNP Paribas, active as global provider of financial solutions to corporate and institutional clients. With just over 40,000 people in 52 countries across EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), Asia-Pacific and the Americas, we offer solutions tailored to all our clients across capital markets, securities services, financing, treasury and financial advisory.

Business Overview of BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking – Debt Markets

Within BNP Paribas’ CIB division, Debt Markets gathers a group of 200+ professionals located in 6 countries across Europe, including Milan, London and Paris. Their responsibility is to originate, structure and execute a full range of products ranging from Investment Grade to Leveraged solutions, delivered through Loans, Bonds or Private Placements, and targeting Corporates and Private Equity clients across Europe.

Within Debt Markets, the Structuring & Execution Group (“SEG”)gathers Interns, Apprentices, Analysts, Associates and VPs supporting Directors and Managing Directors in the identification, structuring and executions of debt-related transactions, across the following spaces:

• Investment Grade:supporting large & midsize Corporates
• Leveraged Finance:supporting Leveraged Corporates and Private Equity firms

Debt Markets work in close co‐operation with various teams within the bank (Corporate & Sponsor Coverage, M&A, ECM, Industry Groups, Legal, Loan & Bond Syndicate, Ratings Advisory).

BNP Paribas regularly ranks as #1 or leader in the European financing league tables for Corporate and Leveraged Loans and also Corporate and High Yield Bonds

Missions
As a full member of the team, working closely with Analysts, Associates, VPs, Directors and Managing Directors and with the benefit of an intensive on‐the‐job technical and professional training, key operational responsibilities of the Intern include:

• Marketing activity:prepare client pitches (simulation of acquisitions, refinancing, LBO financing, IPO financing) covering a full‐fledged financing solution across the capital structure (bonds & loans / equity / convertibles and hybrids). Also provide market updates including selection of comparable transactions from both a credit and market perspective
• Financial Modeling:of acquisition financing and LBO transaction including rating adjustments
• Credit process:prepare credit memos covering financial analysis, financial modeling, sector and strategic analysis
• Drafting of Marketing Materialsfor deal execution (Information Memorandum, Lender Presentation, Presentation to Rating Agencies)
• Portfolio managementof LBO companies

What we expect from you

• Education:Master’s Degree in Business or engineering schools / universities
• Skills:good knowledge of modeling and financial analysis, sense of initiative, rigor, excellent team spirit and ability to work in a challenging environment Familiar with financial analysis and modeling
• Languages:Fluent in Italian and English (orally and in writing)
• IT skills:Ms Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint…), Bloomberg is a real plus
• Prior experience in investment banking is appreciated

Contract type and Remuneration

The offer will be a full time 6-months internship, and it’s dedicated to all students or recent graduates (twelve or less months after graduation).

The Company provide a monthly monetary contribution.

In order to better enhance the CV inserted, the application submitted for this announcement could be taken into consideration also for other vacancies, in line with the academic background and professional path achieved so far.

This announcement is addressed to any gender (D.Lgs. 198/2006, Codice Pari Opportunità)

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