Department :

 Infrastructure

Location :

 Luxembourg

Contract :

 Internship

Duration :

 6 months

Start date :

 September 2023

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. Private Wealth Solutions offers dedicated services and access solutions for private banks, family offices and private institutional investors worldwide. 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 1,000+ employees, spread across 16 offices in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Middle East 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 Infrastructure team is offering a graduate opportunity in the Luxembourg office to assist in the asset management of existing portfolio of investments as well as identification, analysis and execution of potential investments opportunities.

Ardian’s Infrastructure team is one of the largest and most active in Europe.

The intern will have significant responsibilities from day one. He/She will mainly work with the Infrastructure Team Director based in Luxembourg but will also be fully integrated to the rest of the team based in Paris, London, Madrid and Milan.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting the team in monitoring companies in which the fund has already invested
• Preparing internal reporting presentations (Boards of directors, Committees) as well as clients reporting
• Analysis of new investment perimeters (countries, sectors) through ad-hoc reviews with a special focus on German speaking countries
• Supporting the investment team, in particular on the financial analysis and valuation of investment opportunities: presentation, modelling (Excel): forecasts, financial optimisation, sensitivities
• Work alongside the financing team which is based in Luxembourg on various ongoing project (financing at acquisition, refinancing, etc…)

This internship will provide a global view on the world of investment, asset management as well as fund management.

Required skills

The candidate should possess a broad set of quantitative, qualitative and interpersonal skills and be a strong team player with a strong cooperative business style and conviction. Requirements include:

• Outstanding communication and presentation skills
• Solid analytical and reasoning skills, including modelling
• Organisational and planning skills
• Intellectual rigour and discipline
• Perfectionist with attention to detail
• Knowledge of accounting and corporate finance
• Advanced skills in Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Profile

• Degree either completed or due to complete from leading business school or university
• Strong commercial understanding of Private Equity
• At least one previous experience in one of the following areas would be beneficial:
  - Private equity
  -Transaction Services team of a leading audit firm
  - Leading strategy consulting firm
• Knowledge of financial engineering and fund structuring
• Fluency in English and French is mandatory

About the Team

Ardian Infrastructure team is an international leader in essential infrastructures. With assets of US$16bn managed or advised, Ardian Infrastructure funds invest in a comprehensive range of infrastructure assets, key to the populations, focusing in particular on energy, transport and telecommunications. Based in Paris, London, Luxembourg, Milan, Madrid, New York and Santiago de Chile, the team has built trusting relationships and developed a deep understanding of how digitalization and climate change are transforming their sector. In that regard, the 50 investment professionals are committed to drive innovation and anticipate the future of Infrastructure. Their strategy consists in creating a major renewable energy portfolio and introducing energy efficiency policies in all portfolio companies.

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.