Company
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ARDIAN Korea
Application Deadline
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Rolling basis
Duration
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Minimum 6 months (Start date is ASAP.)
Job Title
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Intern (Dual Role: Secondaries & Primaries Investment Team, Investor Relations Team)
Objective
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Assist the Korea Team with the Private Equity Secondaries & Primaries investment activities and fundraising in Korea
Ardian is a world-leading private investment house that operates globally from a network of 22 offices and manages or advises US$200bn assets 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 1,110+ employees working from 22 offices across Europe (Paris, Frankfurt, Jersey, London, Zurich, Milan, Luxembourg, Madrid, Amsterdam, Stockholm and Copenhagen), the Americas (New York, San Francisco, Santiago and Montreal), the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi) and Asia (Beijing, Singapore, Tokyo, Seoul, Hong Kong and Sydney). It manages funds on behalf of more than 1,920 clients through five pillars of investment expertise: Secondaries and Primaries Fund of Funds, Direct Funds, Infrastructure, Real Estate and Private Credit.
This position is for the Secondaries & Primaries Investment Team that has recently closed the world’s largest ever $30bn secondaries platform fund, ASF IX, in January 2025.
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Tasks & Responsibilities (Private Equity Secondaries & Primaries, Investor Relations)
- Supporting the investment process:
- Preparation of investment models and memorandums for Secondaries (pricing and execution), Primary fund investments, and Direct co-investments;
- Financial modelling and analysis;
- Quantitative and qualitative analysis of transactions
- Assisting in the monitoring of existing private equity investments:
- Portfolio management and allocation;
- Market and financial research
- Assisting in the Investor Relations business:
- Fundraising and Secondary pitch materials;
- Market research;
- Investor reporting materials;
- KOR to ENG, ENG to KOR translation
Minimum Qualifications
- Top academic performance from leading universities;
- The candidate should possess a broad set of quantitative, qualitative and interpersonal skills, and be a strong team player. He/she should be able to critically assess an industry's competitive dynamic, cyclicality, and profit pools; a target company's current competitive position, operational performance and future earnings capacity; and customer and/or supplier relationships. He/she should also have strong financial modelling skills;
- Ideally the candidate would have prior experience in an investment bank/corporate advisory/ private equity/consulting position;
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint is essential;
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Skills Required
- Top academic performance from a leading university
- Strong quantitative, qualitative, and interpersonal skills
- Strong financial modeling skills
- Ability to critically assess industries, companies, competitive positions, operations, earnings capacity, and customer or supplier relationships
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Prior experience in investment banking, corporate advisory, private equity, or consulting
- Strong teamwork skills
Ardian Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ardian and has not been reviewed or approved by Ardian.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is frequently described as strong, with supplemental coverage in Europe and solid medical offerings highlighted in the U.S. Feedback suggests this contributes meaningfully to perceived total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, Europe-specific days such as RTT, and signals of generous parental leave are cited as strengths. Feedback suggests these provisions are a notable advantage in several offices.
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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.
Ardian Insights
What We Do
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.
