Off-Cycle Analyst Intern - Strategic Advisory & Restructuring

PJT Partners is a global advisory-focused investment bank. Our team of senior professionals delivers a wide array of strategic advisory, shareholder advisory, restructuring and special situations and private fund advisory and placement services to corporations, financial sponsors, institutional investors and governments around the world. We offer a unique portfolio of advisory services designed to help our clients achieve their strategic objectives. We also provide, through PJT Park Hill, private fund advisory and fundraising services for alternative investment managers, including private equity funds, real estate funds and hedge funds.

From the beginning, PJT Partners has firmly believed that having the best people is key to building an enduring franchise. Our perspective was, and remains, that a great team brings in both top tier clients and appeals to a wide-range of diverse, talented colleagues. Fostering an inclusive culture, which welcomes differing perspectives and beliefs, enables us to provide the best advice and insights to our clients.

To learn more about PJT Partners, please visit our website atwww.pjtpartners.com. 

Program Description:

The Off-Cycle internship is a 6-month program beginning July through December 2027. Off-Cycle Analysts in Paris will have the opportunity to work across the Strategic Advisory Group and Restructuring & Special Situations Group:

The Strategic Advisory Group consists of one of the most experienced investment banking teams in the industry, and has been involved in some of the largest, most complex transactions of the past twenty years.  Our global team focuses on a diverse set of industries, including financial institutions, healthcare, industrials, energy, power & utilities, real estate, and technology, media & telecommunications.

The Restructuring and Special Situations Group advises large companies, governments, and creditor groups in financially distressed situations.  The group has been involved in most of the largest and most high-profile reorganizations that have occurred in the last decade.  In a restructuring transaction, a wide range of strategic advisory services are provided, including advice on recapitalizations, reorganizations, corporate valuations, exchange offers, distressed mergers and acquisitions, and raising debt and equity capital.

Responsibilities:

Off-Cycle Analysts will work on a wide range of transactions including sellsides, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, recapitalizations, private placements and leveraged buyouts. Off-Cycle Analysts are expected to be involved in the development, structuring and financing of transactions and will have the opportunity to attend internal and client meetings, negotiations and due diligence sessions. Off-Cycle Analysts work will include: 

• Financial analysis and modeling
• Drafting of client presentations
• Preparation of memoranda for internal and external use
• Conducting financial and other business related research
• Coordinating complex and often time-sensitive processes  
• Assistance in the execution of transactions
• Active involvement in client facing situations

Qualifications:

PJT Partners France seeks to hire individuals who are highly motivated, intelligent and have excellent academic, leadership and extracurricular records.  In addition, qualified candidates will possess the following:

• Outstanding qualitative, technical and analytical skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Aptitude to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Robust organizational and time management skills
• Strong work ethic and ability to work well under pressure
• Basic knowledge of accounting and corporate finance

Requirements:

To be considered for the 2027 Off-Cycle Analyst Programme, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Native French Speaking and fluent English speaker
• Currently enrolled as a full-time university student, or recently graduated (graduation no later than January 2028, and no earlier than 2027)  
• CV must include expected graduation month/year and grades
• CV must be uploaded in PDF format

Application Deadline: November 22, 2026

PJT Partners’ success is predicated on recruiting, developing and retaining top-talent from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences, fostering an inclusive culture that welcomes differing perspectives and beliefs and enables us to provide the best advice and insights to our clients. Accordingly, PJT Partners France is an equal opportunity employer: we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, and will consider all qualified applicants for employment and internship without regard to origin; sex; morals; sexual orientation; gender identity; age; marital status or pregnancy; genetic characteristics; particular vulnerability resulting from one's economic situation, apparent or known by PJT Partners France; membership or non-membership, real or assumed, of an ethnic group, nation or so-called race; political opinions; trade union or mutualist activities; elected office; religious beliefs; physical appearance; family name; place of residence or bank address; or without regard to health, loss of autonomy or disability, his/her ability to express himself/herself in a language other than French; his/her status as a whistleblower, facilitator or person in contact with a whistleblower, within the meaning of Article L.1132-1 of the French Labor Code; or any other category protected by law.

PJT Partners France also complies with all applicable laws with regard to providing reasonable accommodation of disabilities to applicants. For more information, do not hesitate to contact Human Resources.