6 months Internship - Investment Analyst

As a privately-owned European credit fund management firm, KARTESIA purpose is to help and support small and mid-cap corporate companies by providing them long-term liquidity and flexible credit solutions.

Today, with €7bn of assets under management in 4 credit strategies, we have become one of the leading European managers in the leveraged loans market.

Our track record spans over 10 years of delivering top decile risk-adjusted returns.

We look to strengthen our Italian Investment team by soon welcoming a Investment Intern.

Main tasks and responsibilities :

• Assist senior executives of the deal team throughout the whole lifecycle of the investment, from sourcing through investment monitoring to exit.
• Collaborate in the performance of market and business due diligence, perform credit and investment analysis.
• Participate in the preparation of investment papers and recommendations for the firm’s Executive Committee.
• Participate in the negotiations of transactional legal documentation.
• Assist in the preparation of transaction documents, marketing materials and memoranda.
• Support the Portfolio and Finance teams in the closing of new transactions.
• Support senior executives in staff meetings, management meetings and investment committees.
• Develop relationships with the management teams of portfolio companies.
• Lead internal follow-up of screening of prospective investment opportunities as well as tracking of the firm’s investment pipeline.
• Participate in the internal monitoring of portfolio companies, including the review of monthly operating results and updating relevant financial models and performance reports, including ESG initiatives.
• Maintain appropriate deal databases and document filing systems and ensure compliance with record retention procedures.
• Always ensure confidentiality.

Requirements:

• At least 1 year of relevant financial experience in private equity, private debt, leveraged loans, M&A, debt advisory, transaction services, or strategy consulting.
• Solid quantitative, financial, and analytical skills and advanced MS Excel and modeling skills.
• Excellent academic track record and a university / equivalent business school degree.

Please apply via Linkedin if you are interested by the opportunity.