Uk Investment Banking Intern - London, United Kingdom - Howden Group Holdings

Howden Group Holdings

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

From day one, our mission has been to create an independent business with a unique culture - one that is controlled by the people who work for it.

Finding the most talented and entrepreneurial people has always been key to our success.

People come to Howden for lots of different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. That's what sets us apart, and why we nurture and retain the best talent in the market. Whatever your priorities - work/life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering - you'll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.

Role description

This internship is a 10-week programme in our Howden Tiger Capital Markets & Advisory team commencing in June or July 2024.

Our Investment Banking Interns play an integral role in our teams, providing analytical support on mergers and acquisitions, public and private capital offerings, insurance-linked security (ILS) offerings and other financial advisory services for our clients.

Howden Tiger leads the industry in facilitating innovative reinsurance solutions while also being integrally embedded within our clients' operations.

What you'll do

Our interns are the anchors of each team during the summer months and are expected to make a personal impact right from the start.

You will work on some of the biggest deals in insurance investment banking and gain the necessary tools to be able to handle increasingly important responsibilities.

Interns develop their skills through broad and frequent exposure to both junior and senior bankers. You will gain knowledge and skills to build a strong career foundation in financial services
Participate in all stages of transaction executions, from the pitch phase through closing
Prepare presentation materials for use in client meetings; covering topics such as strategic alternatives, capital markets activity and general corporate finance
Build detailed financial models to evaluate performance under various operating scenarios to analyze the impacts of different capital structures and potential M&A transactions
Participate in the origination and execution of M&A, equity, debt and ILS transactions
Assisting in the preparation of company marketing documents and client presentations in addition to performing research and various analyses in support of new business generation
Assisting in the preparation of company valuations including using various methodologies including discounted cash flow, leveraged buyout, trading comparables and transaction comparables

Who we're looking for

You will have

- an enduring work ethic and track record of success
- the ability to function equally well in both a team setting and on a self-directed basis
- excellent mathematical, writing, verbal and computer skills

A proven academic record and be on course for a minimum 2.1 degree and an interest in finance
Undertaking a course in an Economics / Finance related field is preferred but not required
Previous work or internship experience in the financial and/or insurance industries is a plus
Prior investment banking experience is not required

Please note, applicants should be in the penultimate year of their university studies or have recently graduated from an accredited university.

What do we offer in return?

A career that you define.

Yes, we offer all the usual rewards and benefits - including great healthcare provision, a wide variety of wellbeing offers, competitive salary, generous pensions and more - but we know you expect all that.

What you might not expect is a job where everyone has a voice, where volunteering in the community is part of the day job, and where everyone is encouraged to play a part towards our sustainability goals.

We want people who want to make a difference - not just in the workplace, but in the industry and in the wider community.

Our Culture:
People First

We've travelled far since opening our first office in 1994. Back then we were local experts - based in London, with direct access to the world's biggest insurance market. We're still locals, and we still deliver the right advice and the right insurance to our clients. But now, we're local all over the world.

With 15,000 global colleagues and a partner network spanning more than 100 territories, we are the largest independent insurance broker in the world.

But our values haven't changed since day one, when we set out to create a company grounded in:

An employeeownership model
Aligned external investors
The trust and integrity born of friendship
Expertise
Independence

Our focus on being a people-first business has always been at the very heart of Howden.

Our vision was to create an independent business with a unique culture; one that would survive and thrive as a business controlled by the people working for it.

Our employee ownership model sets us apart in the market. It's created a culture of collaboration and innovation, where we're driven to think bigger and empow