M&A TMT Trainee

Job description

Environment

People join for the impact they can have on us. They stay for the impact we have on them. A flatter structure offers visibility and exposure beyond that of our competitors, so you know our names, and we know yours. It's personable, human, and inspires success through passion. By encouraging open mindedness and a willingness to share ideas, we have adapted to market changes and thrived through innovation. Bringing words like “hard work” and “dedication” together with “community” and “respect” has enabled us to work collaboratively and build our future together. We call this Team Spirit and it's what makes us different. It's what makes you different

Mission

DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS LINE OR DEPARTMENT:

Servicing the TMT M&A team in the London platform as a Trainee for a period of 6 months.

SUMMARY:
Ideal opportunity for an Intern to join an established TMT Corporate Finance franchise within a leading European Bank

The candidate will receive a well rounded perspective of the development of global financial services in this position, and will be joining an award winning team in a hard working but friendly atmosphere

This is an excellent opportunity to join a firm with business successes throughout recent years

The position will be based in London within the TMT Corporate Finance team

The candidate will be focusing on TMT subsectors and geographies, and will be involved in M&A and ECM execution as well as origination of new deals

RESPONSIBILITIES

As an Investment Banking Intern you will work directly with the TMT corporate finance team to support them in their daily tasks

You will work to support both origination and execution in M&A, equities and other capital raising/structure assignments

The Investment Banking Intern carries out a wide variety of tasks, including financial statement analysis, financial modelling, company and industry research, and preparation of client presentations, deal memoranda etc, both in the context of the origination and execution of transactions

Daily tasks will be to assist TMT corporate finance team, including:
- Helping to prepare M&A and ECM client pitches
- Carrying out company and industry analyses and preparing company and industry profiles
- Carrying out analysis of M&A activity and identifying trends and analysing metrics
- Company valuations using market multiples, M&A multiples and the DCF method
- Keeping up to date in relation to M&A, equity capital markets and the TMT sector
- Assisting the TMT corporate finance team in any other projects and assignments

Evolution

If you feel you have the required experience and qualifications, then please apply to the SG Resourcing Team, and we will manage your application. At Societe Generale, we believe our people are our strength and are core to the success of our business. As such, we search for, recruit and appoint the best available person on the basis of aptitude and ability, regardless of sex, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, pregnancy, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or gender reassignment.

Desired profile

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COMPETENCIES AND WORK EXPERIENCE

No past experience required, however previous internships or experience in Corporate Finance would be an advantage

Qualifications required or desirable:

The position requires a self-confident person who is a quick learner and self-starter

Extremely motivated and reliable individual with strong team spirit

A very well organized person with good attention to detail

Strong written and oral communication skills

Bachelor or Master's degree of a top university

Strong technical and analytical skills with an extremely good command of MS Office, in particular Excel and PowerPoint

Ideally an active interest in the TMT sector

Languages:

Fluency in English is essential

Other languages would be an advantage but not a requirement