2026 Intern Analyst, Investment Banking

Job Description

About the Company:

BDA Partners is an investment banking firm seeking highly motivated Intern-Analysts for its New York office. The firm specializes in cross-border deals involving Asia, focusing on sellside, buyside, and capital raising across selected sectors. They work with high-profile clients and offer a dynamic and rewarding career environment with excellent opportunities for international work, training, career advancement, and remuneration. Successful candidates can expect to obtain significant hands-on experience and responsibility early in their careers due to the firm’s high-quality cross-border deal flow.

Job Description (2026 Intern Analyst, Investment Banking):

The role of a 2026 Intern Analyst at BDA Partners is a full-time position for a period of January – June 2026 (at least 6 months), with flexibility in start and end dates to accommodate university timetables. This role provides an excellent opportunity to work in investment banking with a focus on M&A advisory mandates.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

The Intern Analyst will primarily provide project management and execution support on complex transactions and prepare presentation materials to communicate key messages. Specific duties include:

• Assistance in the preparation of:
• Financial models
• Valuation analysis
• Marketing documentation
• Research
• Conducting research and analysis for:
• Target profiles
• Industry analysis
• Potential buyer profiles
• Comparable listed companies valuation
• Comparable transactions valuation
• Assisting in the drafting of important pitch documents and marketing materials such as:
• Pitch books for potential transactions
• Marketing documents for mergers and acquisitions mandates, including teasers, information memorandums, and management presentations
• Attending meetings with clients and counterparties and preparing concise, insightful notes on the meetings.

Job Qualifications:

Candidates interested in this position should meet the following criteria:

• Highly motivated, enthusiastic, and shows initiative.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Ability to multi-task and manage a variety of projects in a dynamic, team-oriented environment.
• An outstanding appreciation for accuracy of information and clean, perfect formatting.
• Consistently produce work to a high standard of quality, thoughtfulness, and insight within prompt deadlines.
• Clear, confident social and communication abilities (both written and verbal) to interact in a natural, compelling manner with senior executives.
• Adherence to strict confidentiality.
• A strong interest in Asia and a desire to develop a career in Asian M&A.
• Good commercial sense and an interest and inherent curiosity in companies, their operations, and strategies.
• Fundamental understanding of financial statements and valuation principles and techniques.
• Superior knowledge of advanced tools in PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Must be willing to come into the Midtown office daily (Monday through Friday).
• Must be willing and able to provide proof of vaccination, per New York City vaccination standards (reasonable accommodations and religious exemptions will be honored).
• Prior experience in finance or banking is highly desirable.