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
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.
Roles and responsibilities
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
We hire smart people like you for your potential. Our biggest expectation is that you’ll stay curious. Keep learning. Take on responsibility. In return, we’ll back you to develop into an even more awesome version of yourself.
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 1096 EUR based on a 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).
Questions?
Contact the recruiter attached to the advertisement for more information. 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.
What We Do
ING is a pioneer in digital banking and on the forefront as one of the most innovative banks in the world. As ING, we have a clear purpose that represents our conviction of people’s potential. We don’t judge, coach, or tell people how to live their lives. However big or small, modest or grand, we empower people and businesses to realise their vision for a better future. We made the promise to make banking frictionless, removing barriers to progress, and make people confident in their financial decisions. As a global bank we have a huge opportunity – and responsibility – to make an impact for the better. We can play a role by financing change, sharing knowledge, and innovating. Being sustainable is in all the choices we make—as a lender, as a partner and through the services we offer our customers
