Department :
Expansion
Location :
Frankfurt
Contract :
Internship
Duration :
3-6 months
Start Date:
April 2027
The role
Ardian’s Expansion team is offering an internship opportunity in the Frankfurt office to assist the daily work of private equity investment professionals, particularly including the identification, analysis and execution of investments. The visiting associate will have significant responsibilities from day one and become an integral part of the team, with high levels of interaction with investment professionals from the Expansion team, support functions and external industry experts. High performing previous visiting associates have become permanent hires in the Ardian Expansion team.
Key responsibilities for the visiting associate will include:
- Collect and analyze information on target companies, their competitors and market sectors, as well as prepare materials for and participate in meetings with industry experts, managers, etc.
- Support the assessment of investment opportunities including business analysis, financial modelling, company valuation, identification of comparables, interviews with industry participants, etc.
- Participate in the investment process including drafting investment memoranda and reviewing due diligence work performed in various areas: commercial, financial, legal, etc.
- Support monitoring of and preparing potential exits for current ARDIAN portfolio companies
This list is not exhaustive and will vary depending on the capabilities of the intern and the needs of the team.
Required skills
- Broad set of quantitative, qualitative and interpersonal skills (strong team player)
- Intellectual rigor and discipline; self-starter mentality and ability to organize and perform work efficiently
- Excellent analytical skills, with high level of attention to detail
- Strong knowledge of financial statement analysis, financial modelling, valuation
- Proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Profile
- Currently enrolled as a bachelor or master’s student at a leading business school or university
- Excellent academic background
- At least one previous internship in one of the following areas is beneficial:
- Private Equity
- Investment Banking (M&A, Leveraged Finance)
- Strategy Consulting
- Transaction Services - German and English fluency
About the Team
The Ardian Expansion team spreads across Paris, Frankfurt, Milan and Luxembourg with the aim of investing in mid-cap companies. With assets of US$7bn managed or advised, their value creation is based on internationalization and digitalization of national or European champions as well as implementation of active buy-and-build strategies for growing geographically or in terms of expertise. Putting sustainability as well as digital transformation at the heart of their business, the pan-European investment team, composed of 35 investment professionals, has developed strong partnerships with leading players across multiple industries while acquiring a strong expertise, especially in IT & technologies, medtech & healthcare, business services as well as industrials sectors.
Application process
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Equity Value & Accessibility — A broad employee-shareholder base is emphasized, aligning incentives and offering accessible ownership participation. Feedback suggests this ownership mindset adds long-term value for staff.
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Ardian is a world-leading private investment house with assets of US$130bn managed or advised in Europe, North America, and Asia. The company is majority-owned by its employees. It keeps entrepreneurship at its heart and focuses on delivering excellent investment performance to its global investor base. Through its commitment to shared outcomes for all stakeholders, Ardian’s activities fuel individual, corporate and economic growth around the world. Holding close its core values of excellence, loyalty and entrepreneurship, Ardian maintains a truly global network, with more than 850 employees working from fifteen offices across Europe (Frankfurt, Jersey, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Zurich), the Americas (New York, San Francisco and Santiago) and Asia (Beijing, Singapore, Tokyo and Seoul). It manages funds on behalf of round 1,000 clients through five pillars of investment expertise: Fund of Funds, Direct Funds, Infrastructure, Real Estate and Private Debt.
