Why Ardian?

Ardian is a world leading private investment house, managing or advising $140bn of assets on behalf of more than 1,400 clients globally. Our broad expertise, spanning Private Equity, Real Assets and Credit, enables us to offer a wide range of investment opportunities and respond flexibly to our clients’ differing needs. Through Ardian Customized Solutions we create bespoke portfolios that allow institutional clients to specify the precise mix of assets they require and to gain access to funds managed by leading third-party sponsors. We also provide a specialist service for private clients through Ardian Private Wealth Solutions. Ardian is majority-owned by its employees and places great emphasis on developing its people and fostering a collaborative culture based on collective intelligence. Our 1010+ employees, spread across 16 offices in Europe, the Americas and Asia, are strongly committed to the principles of Responsible Investment and are determined to make finance a force for good in society. Our goal is to deliver excellent investment performance combined with high ethical standards and social responsibility.

At Ardian we invest all of ourselves in building companies that last.

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The role

Ardian’s Real Estate Private Equity team is offering an analyst internship opportunity in the Frankfurt office to assist the Technical Asset Management Division.
The intern analyst will have significant responsibilities from day one and become an integral part of the team, with high levels of interaction with senior management, external contractors and support functions. High performing previous intern analysts have become permanent hires into the Ardian team.

Key responsibilities for the intern analyst will include:

• Participation in planning and execution of comprehensive refurbishment projects
• Coordination of property and facility management as well as external consultants
• Technical inspection of potential acquisition targets and assets in portfolio
• Support in the preparation of construction and service contracts
• Examination of data rooms during transaction processes
• Evaluating and challenging of third party reports and ensuring the specified qualities
• Assist in budget monitoring and evaluations

This list is not exhaustive and will vary depending on the capabilities of the intern and the needs of the team.

Required skills

• Strong affinity for Real Estate, especially on design, construction and management aspects
• The candidate should possess a broad set of quantitative, qualitative and interpersonal skills, and be a strong team player
• Intellectual rigor and discipline; ability to organize and perform work efficiently
• Knowledge of Real Estate value drivers, Real Estate KPIs as well as competency in excel, word and powerpoint

Profile

• Currently pursuing or completed a degree either in architecture, construction engineering or a real estate degree with a technical focus completed from a leading university
• At least one previous internship in one of the following areas would be beneficial:
  - Project Management
  - (Technical) Asset Management
  - Real Estate development
• Fluency in German and English

About the Team

 Ardian Real Estate invests in office properties in core European cities, where strong economic growth and a shortage of top-quality, modern office space provides opportunities to create significant value. Real estate asset management is Ardian’s newest activity. The team came together in 2015 and went on to complete Europe’s largest ever first-time Real Estate fundraising, at €738m. Spread across Paris, Frankfurt, Milan and Madrid, the 21 investment professionals follow a modern refurbishment strategy managing each asset closely and working with tenants in identifying the priorities. At the forefront of innovation, the team acknowledges ESG issues and takes actions to improve energy efficiency, environmental impacts while achieving BREEAM or LEED certifications.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

At ARDIAN, we are proud of our diverse culture. As a forward thinking organization, we recognize that having people from different backgrounds brings innovation and excellence. Therefore, a diverse and inclusive environment is key to our business success.

Ardian is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to our employees, applicants and candidates based on individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disabilities, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information, ancestry, marital status as a victim of domestic violence, pregnancy or child birth (including breastfeeding) or any other class protected by federal, state or local laws. It is our policy to comply with all applicable laws governing employment practices and not to discriminate on the basis of any unlawful criteria. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of your employment including, but not limited to, hiring, placement and promotion.