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What You'll Be DoingEaton Partners’ 10-Week Summer Analyst Program provides undergraduates with a hands-on introduction to the role of an Analyst within Private Capital Advisory (“PCA”). Summer Analysts at Eaton Partners will develop the skills necessary to carry them through to the next level of their careers.
Eaton’s Private Capital Advisory platform is a leading advisor to private market investors seeking liquidity solutions through secondary transactions (GP-led and LP-led), direct equity and co-investment fundraises and GP-stakes. The team advises on a wide range of transaction structures including continuation vehicles, strip-sales, tender offers, annex funds, and others. PCA partners and collaborates with both the Eaton primary fundraising professionals as well as the Stifel industry and financial sponsors’ coverage teams to provide superior outcomes to our clients. The Summer Analyst Program provides students with a hands-on introduction where you will work alongside our deal team professionals, from the Analyst through the Managing Director levels, and will gain significant exposure to this career.
The Summer Analyst internship program is designed to provide an opportunity for career exploration and to enhance the development of students’ potential. The program is structured to provide each Summer Analyst with the support needed for a successful summer, beginning with a robust training program. There is also a formal mentorship program, social networking events, mid and end of summer reviews, and significant learning opportunities outside of your day-to-day projects.
What We're Looking ForSummer Analyst candidates should possess a keen interest in private markets, outstanding academic records, and a commitment to extracurricular endeavors. The ideal candidate will possess the following:
- Contributing to the day-to-day project management of transactions
- Supporting senior bankers with the creation of marketing materials and pitch books
- Conducting industry research and building out industry databases
- Performing in-depth quantitative financial analyses and modelling for the client (sponsor/fund) and portfolio (assets)
- Contributing to team meetings and discussions
- Building reports and logging information in Salesforce
- Ability to manage multiple competing priorities and thrive in a fast-paced and challenging environment
- Excellent quantitative, interpretive, and analytical skills
- Demonstrated leadership and disciplined work ethic
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Significant exposure to finance and accounting
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, collaborative work environment with strong interpersonal skills
- Superior attention to detail
- Experience with financial modeling and analysis preferred
- Well-rounded set of interests and involvement in extra-curricular activities beyond academics. Strong candidates will also demonstrate leadership abilities through their involvement in these endeavors.
What's Next
Once your application has been received, it will be reviewed by a recruiter to determine if certain application requirements are met. If you are invited to the next step of the process, you'll receive an email invitation to complete a first-round video interview powered by HireVue. Please monitor your spam folder, as the email may get caught in spam filters. Completion of the HireVue video interview is required - your application will not be considered for further review until it has been completed. Following the review of first-round interviews, candidates will be informed of their application status regarding a final round Super Day interview.
Investment banking offers are extended on a rolling basis. We strongly encourage that you apply and complete any next step actions at your earliest ability.
Stifel offers several Investment Banking Summer Analyst opportunities in a variety of office locations. Students interested in multiple locations under Stifel and Stifel’s branded partners (KBW and Eaton Partners) are permitted to apply to no more than 3 Investment Banking opportunities.
Education & Experience
- Pursuing an undergraduate degree with an anticipated graduation date between December 2027 – May 2028
- Minimum GPA of 3.5 or above
- Resume must include expected graduation month/year and GPA
- Resume must be submitted in PDF format.
- Authorization to work in the U.S.
- Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
Eaton Partners, a Stifel Company, is one of the oldest, largest and most experienced fund placement agents in the world. The firm’s purpose is to raise institutional capital for investment managers across a full range of alternative strategies – private equity, real assets, real estate and hedge funds/liquid products. In addition, Eaton has a dedicated team focusing on general product advisory, secondaries, and directs. Eaton Partners has participated in raising over $130 billion of institutional capital across more than 175 highly differentiated investment funds. Eaton Partners was acquired by Stifel in January 2016.
With over 65 employees in ten offices worldwide, Eaton’s reach is extensive and our dedication to capital raising is unparalleled. The team has strong, long-held relationships with over 4,000 of the largest, most active institutional investors in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific. Eaton’s investor network has a desire to invest substantial capital, with the average commitment of $50 million.
Eaton’s deep sector knowledge and unrivaled insight into the private fund market across several asset classes allows the team to raise capital efficiently and effectively. Eaton thrives on working alongside the most innovative funds and consistently partners with the highest-quality fund managers.
Skills Required
- Pursuing an undergraduate degree with an expected graduation date between December 2027 and May 2028
- Minimum GPA of 3.5
- Authorization to work in the United States
- Resume must include expected graduation month and year and GPA
- Resume must be submitted in PDF format
- Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
- Significant exposure to finance and accounting
- Interest in private markets
- Excellent quantitative, interpretive, and analytical skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong attention to detail and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated leadership, disciplined work ethic, and extracurricular involvement
- Experience with financial modeling and analysis
Stifel Financial Corp. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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What We Do
Established in 1890, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated is one of the nation’s premier full-service financial services firms, providing brokerage, trading, investment banking, investment advisory, and related services to individual investors, professional money managers, businesses, and municipalities through more than 400 locations across the U.S. Stifel ranks as the 7th largest brokerage firm in the country as measured by number of financial advisors, with approximately 2,300, and features a highly regarded equity research department that has earned numerous accolades from such publications as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and the Financial Times. In 2023 and 2024, Stifel was recognized as the No. 1 wealth management firm for employee advisor satisfaction, based on the J.D. Power U.S. Financial Advisor Satisfaction Study*. Stifel is the principal subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial services holding company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Stifel Financial Corp.'s other subsidiaries include Stifel Independent Advisors, LLC, an independent contractor broker-dealer firm; Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited, the Company’s European subsidiary; Stifel Nicolaus Canada, Inc., our Canadian subsidiary; Stifel Bank and Trust and Stifel Bank, retail and commercial banks; and Stifel Trust Company, N.A. and Stifel Trust Company Delaware, N.A, our trust companies. *Stifel received the highest score among employee advisors in the J.D. Power 2023-2024 U.S. Financial Advisor Satisfaction Studies, which measures employee advisors’ satisfaction among those who are employed by an investment services firm. Visit jdpower.com/awards for more details.
