Internship ING Corporate Finance (M&A)

The Team

ING Corporate Finance Amsterdam is the Dutch investment banking division of ING Bank NV. With a history stretching back some 200 years, ING is a leading international bank which offers an extensive portfolio of products and services to clients throughout the world.

The ING Corporate Finance division contains M&A advisory, Debt & Capital advisory, Financial Institutions advisory and Equity Capital Markets (responsible for IPOs, equity raisings, etc.) and brings together over 200 professionals worldwide. As an international bank with a strong Dutch heritage, the heart of ING’s advisory business is located in Amsterdam, where we support our clients both in local markets as well as in cross-border transactions. ING Corporate Finance has topped the Benelux league tables for a number of consecutive years, both in terms of number of transactions as well as in total transaction values. Furthermore, it was awarded with numerous awards, including Benelux M&A advisor of the year by the Financial Times and Best Investment Bank in the Netherlands by both Global Finance and Euromoney.

ING Corporate Finance offers tailored services for transactions such as:

• M&A advisory for private or listed companies

• Public-to-private transactions

• Fairness opinions

• Financial restructuring

• Privatisation

The team in Amsterdam, consisting of 40-50 professionals, seeks highly motivated students for a four-month internship. The internship is on a full-time basis only and can be started throughout the year.

What can you expect?

You can expect a challenge, as we offer you the opportunity to immediately integrate in the Corporate Finance M&A team of the leading Benelux bank. You will participate in research, various analyses and day-to-day transaction executions at all levels of Corporate Finance and work in a broad spectrum of industries, countries and types of financial operations. You will operate in a highly dynamic and international working environment. To support your work you will get the opportunity to attend various internal trainings. All these items will highly contribute to a strong personal development in analytical expertise, commercial skills and actual transaction experience. The internship provides a unique opportunity to start an international financial career at the highest level.

How to succeed

Since you will immediately operate as a member of the team, we expect:

• Master or Bachelor (third year bachelor) student with high interest in Corporate Finance and M&A

• Problem analysis and judgment

• International (open for both international and Dutch candidates)

• High ambition/ energy level

• Attention to detail (accuracy)

• Teamwork

• Perseverance

• Good communication and interpersonal skills

• Fluency in business English is required and oral proficiency in Dutch preferred

• Willingness to work in Amsterdam

• Ability to work under pressure, without losing your sense of humour!

Rewards and benefits

This is a great opportunity to train with highly skilled people who are experts in their field. You’ll do a lot and learn a lot – not only about your specialist area and the bank, but also about yourself and whether this type of environment is right for you.

You’ll also benefit from:

• Internship allowance of 700 EUR based on 36 hours work week

• Your own work laptop

• Hybrid working to blend home working for focus and office working for collaboration and co-creation

• Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities

• An informal working environment with innovative colleagues

During the duration of your internship at ING, it is mandatory to be enrolled at a Dutch university (or EU-university for EU passport holders).

Want to apply directly?

Please upload your CV and motivation letter by clicking the ‘Apply’ button.

About our internships

Every year, more than 350 students join our internship program. While there are no guarantees about your future, many of our former interns move into a permanent role or onto our International Talent Programme (traineeship). Whatever happens, an internship at ING is the ideal opportunity to meet a wide variety of people, to build up your own network, and to learn about many different aspects of banking – put simply, it’s a great start to your career