2026 Guggenheim Securities Investment Banking Summer Associate

Job Description:

Guggenheim Securities Investment Banking unit is seeking candidates to join its Houston Energy, Power, and Energy Transition team for a 10-week Summer Associate Intern Program. Interns become important members of our deal teams and work as a junior associate on a variety of interesting strategic advisory and financing-related transactions and assignments. You will have meaningful exposure to senior bankers and client representatives as well as the ability to create meaningful relationships with junior bankers.

Candidates should be top performers who are willing to work hard in an unstructured environment where initiative, creativity, maturity, and enthusiasm for learning are highly valued. We are seeking bright, highly motivated individuals with solid finance knowledge coupled with strong technical skills.

The Investment Banking unit will source most of its full-time associate class from the internship program.

The internship will be based in our Houston, TX office with our Energy, Power, and Energy Transition team. Guggenheim Securities’ Energy, Power, and Energy Transition Investment Banking group provides specialized financial advisory to the upstream, midstream, downstream, and clean energy sectors of the industry. Staying true to the Guggenheim Securities model, lean deal teams provide exceptional experience and competitive deal flow for incoming candidates.

Essential Job Functions

• Identifying, researching, and analyzing M&A and financing opportunities

• Developing and maintaining complex financial models

• Completing and reviewing valuation analysis

• Researching company information and industry trends

• Performing client due diligence

• Preparing information memoranda and other transaction-related documentation

• Preparing and contributing to delivery of client presentations and interacting with senior bankers, clients, lawyers, and accountants

• Managing and developing junior staff qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• 2-5 years of work experience

• Financial modeling and valuation experience

• Significant level of maturity and the ability to work as a team interfacing with top company executives and senior management

• Highly organized, with the initiative and ability to work with limited supervision

• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail

• Strong written and oral communication skills

• Effective process management abilities

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

• Demonstrated interest in energy, power, and/or energy transition sectors

• Interest in working in Houston long term

Basic Qualifications

• No jobseeker will be considered if these basic qualifications are not met

• Must be:

  • On track to receive an MBA in finance / economics or a related field from a top university

  • On track to graduate in either December 2026 or Spring 2027

Salary Details

• A salary based on an annual rate of $175,000 per year.

• The base salary amount represents the anticipated salary for this position. Actual base salaries may vary depending on factors such as location and experience. The salary listed reflects base salary only, and the total compensation package may include other components such as incentive compensation.

About Us:

Guggenheim Securities is the investment banking and capital markets business of Guggenheim Partners, a global investment and advisory firm. Guggenheim Securities offers services that fall into four broad categories: Advisory, Financing, Sales and Trading, and Research. Guggenheim Securities is headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Houston.

Guggenheim is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

For more information, please visit GuggenheimSecurities.com, follow us on LinkedIn or contact us at [email protected] or 212.518.9200.