Restructuring & Debt Advisory Intern - Restructuring & Debt Advisory

Background: 

LAZARD, independent world leader in Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory (M&A), works on every kind of transactions for prestigious clients in France and all over the world.

The Bank offers a complete range of advices including among others:

• Mergers and Acquisitions

• Asset disposals

• Restructuring

• Strategic partnerships

• General financial advisory

Job description:

Lazard is looking for an intern to join its Restructuring & Debt Advisory team, based in Paris.

Lazard's team advises corporates, private equity and hedge funds across Europe on all debt-related products and situations. The teams works on several type of situations: LBO, M&A, Refinancing, Distress, Restructuring on lender or company side etc.

As an intern, you will be fully integrated into a 10-person team and the broader Lazard Financial Advisory platform, working in an international environment alongside members of Lazard's M&A coverage teams in delivering high end financial and strategic advice to Lazard's clients

Profile:

- Prior experience in investment banking is a must

- Top tier academic background in Management, Finance or Engineering

- Ability to produce technically written materials / client pitches

- Excellent organizational skills, ability to multi-task across multiple projects

- Ability to present in a measured, clear way

- Capacity to properly work in a team

- Ability to work fairly autonomously with great common sense

- Hard skills: excellent technical skills on Office Suite and professional investment banking tools (Bloomberg, Factset, Dealogic, Capital IQ or equivalent)

- Proficiency in professional English and French

- Intellectual curiosity, dynamism and liveliness is a plus

- Understand the values and culture of Lazard in the workplace

The selection process involves a pre-selection based on online tests and CV, followed by individual interviews.

This position is available for July 2027, for a period of 6-months and is based in Paris.

Inclusion at Lazard:

Lazard is an intellectual capital business focused on delivering the best advice and solutions to clients. Achieving these objectives requires us to identify, develop and retain the best talent. A workforce comprised of people with varied backgrounds and experiences creates a rich diversity of thought that empowers us to challenge conventional wisdom, as diverse perspectives lead to better decisions.

Our appreciation of diversity’s strength is ingrained in our multi-cultural heritage. As a global firm that has grown organically from local roots in different countries, we have a deep tradition of respect for individual differences, which has been core to our success for several decades.

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