EQMC Intern (Madrid, Spain)

Alantra is an independent global mid-market financial services firm providing investment banking, asset management, and private capital services to companies, families, and investors operating in the mid-market segment. The Group has over 650 professionals across Europe, the US, Latin America, and Asia.

Its Investment Banking division provides independent advice on M&A, debt advisory, financial restructuring, structured funding & asset backed securitizations, credit portfolio advisory and capital markets transactions, having advised on c. 750 deals for a total value of c. €187bn in the last four years. Alantra’s senior bankers and execution teams offer a global understanding of industry sectors combined with strong local relationships with the companies, investors, entrepreneurs, and financing institutions in each of its markets.

In Alternative Asset Management, Alantra offers its client unique access to a wide range of investment strategies in five highly specialized asset management classes (private equity, active funds, private debt, energy, and venture capital). As of 31 December 2023, assets under management from consolidated businesses stood at €2.2bn, while assets under management from Strategic Partnerships, in which Alantra holds a significant stake, were at more than €13.4bn.

For more information, please visit www.alantra.com

Job Description:

EQMC Overview:

EQMC is a c.€1bn long-only hedge fund with a private equity approach: investments in relevant minority positions in mid-cap listed companies in Europe, with a "fundamental" value focus and applying a hands-on strategy. EQMC has a concentrated portfolio (around 15 companies) focused on high-quality, niche-leading assets generally exposed to global markets. We actively engage with Boards and management teams to accelerate returns in the mid to long-term by unlocking value through an ample toolkit including capital allocation discipline, strategic clarification / M&A, operational efficiencies, corporate governance, or alignment of incentives.

EQMC has delivered a c.15% net annualized return over the last eight years. Its performance has merited the Fund to consistently rank in the top 1% across more than 500 European open-ended funds, as well as the #1 Global hedge fund in 2017 (and #3 in 2018) as per Barron's Penta performance-based ranking. EQMC is part of the Asset Management division of Alantra, Spain’s leading independent financial advisory and asset management firm.

Role Description:

As an intern, you will be part of a small, international team and your day-to-day will involve taking a leading role supporting senior analysts in:

• Generation of investment ideas and participation in investment committees: Financial modeling and valuation, market and peer analysis, product benchmarking, industry checks, macroeconomic analysis, etc.
• Oversight of and engagement with portfolio companies: Monitoring of performance of our current investments, idea generation for active involvement, etc. 
• Key support functions: Support in several administration and marketing tasks including daily fund valuation duties, reporting to the investment committee, etc.

Requirements:

• Genuine passion for fundamental analysis and value investing.
• Strong academic background and financial knowledge (including accounting, financial statement analysis, valuation, and financial modeling).
• Entrepreneurial spirit, independence, attention to detail, impeccable communication and presentation skills, and ability to work under pressure in a context of shifting priorities.
• Full proficiency in English (spoken and written) and ideally a second European language.
• Previous experience in investment banking, management consulting, or buy-side will be valued.
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office. Basic knowledge of Bloomberg will be valued

Application Details:

• Start date: September 2024
• Duration: 6 months (with the possibility of an indefinite contract afterward)
• Location: Madrid, Spain