Investment Banking Intern - Central Eastern Europe Team

Lazard is one of the world’s preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms. Our people and culture make the difference. While global in presence and reach, ours is a close, collaborativecommunity of just over 3,000 professionals. Lazard is a place of continuous knowledge sharing, skill development and relationship building, where professionals grow and succeed together. Our entrepreneurial culture, flat structure and embrace of individual differences, allow creative ideas, original concepts, and unique perspectives to drive our business forward — and for careers to take flight.

Through our financial advisory business, Lazard advises clients around the world on strategic and financial matters including mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, capital structure and capital raising. Our client relationships are built on trust and discretion. As the world’s largest advisory-focused firm, we have exceptional depth of expertise across industry sectors and geographies. We value the rich diversity that comes from blending local perspective with our global network.

Lazard CEE team is located in Paris, as part of Lazard Freres Financial Advisory, it specializes in mandates in Central and Eastern Europe, CIS, Greece and Turkey. The Team focuses on cross-product (Merger & Acquisitions, Debt Advisory and Restructuring) and cross-sector (TMT, Retail, Healthcare, Transportation, Energy, etc.) engagements.

The CEE team benefits from a recognized track-record of M&A deals across the whole CEE, CIS, Turkey and Greece geographies, while being based in Paris. In 2024, it has received the prestigious Euromoney Award for CEE’s Best Bank for Advisory.

The internship position is available for 6 months from July 2027 and is based in Paris.

You will join an international core team of 6 bankers having worked on more than 40 transactions over the last 6 years, such as the acquisition of NetTV Plus, DTH and Sport Klub rights licenses from United Group by Telekom Srbija (2025, Balkans), United Group’s towers acquisition by Tawal (2023, Balkans – Europe Tower Deal of the Year, the only $1bn+ Middle Eastern investment in the region), equity restructuring of Fortenova underwritten by Open Pass (2023, Croatia), Naftogaz Group $835m debt restructuring (2023, Ukraine), the acquisition of Borealis by Agrofert (2022, Czech Republic), the sale of 50% stake of FiberForce by Illiad/Play (2022, Poland), IPO of Allegro (2020, Poland). The CEE team works alongside Lazard’s Sovereign Advisory team and individual sector teams on a case-by-case basis.

We’ll trust you to:

As part of the team, you will be actively involved in: 

• Preparation of presentation materials in relation to M&A, ECM, DCM, and sovereign advisory for clients in all major industries 
• Performance of company valuations using techniques such as discounted cash flow, leveraged buyout, comparable listed companies, or transactions 
• Ongoing transactions execution 
• Interaction with Lazard bankers’ network worldwide to support our clients.

You’ll need to have:

• Strong previous experience in Finance or Consulting (i.a. off-cycle/summer internships) 
• Excellent academic credentials 
• International background coupled with knowledge of the CEE region 
• You speak fluently a regional language (Polish, Czech, Romanian, Serbian, Croatian, Russian etc.). Candidates with no fluency in a CEE regional language will not be considered.

Non-EU students are expected to manage independently all related administrative and work-permit topics.

What we offer:

We strive to enhance the total health and well-being of our employees through comprehensive, competitive benefits. Our goal is to offer a highly individualized employee experience that enables you to balance your commitments to career, family, and community. When you work for Lazard, you are working for an organization that cares about your unique talents and passions, and will continue to invest in the development of your career.

Does this sound like you?

Apply! We’ll get in touch on the next steps.

Representation at Lazard

Lazard is an intellectual capital business committed to delivering the best advice and solutions to clients. To achieve these objectives, we focus on attracting, developing and retaining the best talent. We believe that a workforce comprised of people who represent a wide array of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives creates a rich variety of thought that empowers us to challenge conventional wisdom, solve problems creatively and make better decisions.

Lazard was built on the premise that a multicultural firm can best serve a global clientele. As a global firm that has grown organically from local roots in different countries, we have a deep tradition of respecting and appreciating individual differences. Doing so has been core to our success for over 175 years. We are committed to sustaining an environment where every colleague is supported in their professional pursuits, can maximize their individual potential and contribute to our collective success.