M&a Internship

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 Financial Advisory group offers a complete range of services including among others:

• Mergers and Acquisitions;
• Asset disposals;
• Restructuring;
• Strategic partnerships;
• General financial advisory.

About Lazard’s Middle East and Africa (MEA) Team:

Through its two offices in Paris and in Riyadh, Lazard's MEA team offers tailor-made advice to top-tier strategic and/or financial investors active in the Middle East and Africa regions.

Thanks to a sector and product agnostic approach, we assist our client in their landmark strategic transactions including, M&A, IPO, Bond issuance, funding strategy etc…

As an intern, you will be based in Paris into a growing team of +15 people and the broader Lazard Financial Advisory platform.

You will be working in an international environment, delivering high end financial and strategic advice to Lazard's clients.

Responsibilities will include:

• Perform detailed sector and company research
• Prepare presentation and business cases on specific situation
• Conduct strategic and finance analysis
• Assist the team in company valuations and financial modeling

Profile:

• Prior experience in investment banking is a must
• Top tier business or engineering school
• Ability to produce / present technically written materials / client pitches
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to multitask across multiple projects
• Curious and proactive with attention to details
• Hard skills: excellent technical skills on Office Suite and professional investment banking tools (Bloomberg, FactSet)
• Proficiency in French and English (Arabic is a plus)

This position is available for July 2025, for a period of 6 months and is based in Paris.

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