Infrastructure Intern - January 2027 | London

Company Overview: Ardian is a world leading private investment house, managing or advising $200bn of assets on behalf of more than 1,920 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. 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 goal is to deliver excellent investment performance combined with high ethical standards and social responsibility.

Job Purpose: Interns in the Ardian Infrastructure team assist in the identification, analysis and execution of potential investment opportunities as well as asset management of existing portfolio assets. The internship will provide a global view on the world of infrastructure private equity investment from deal sourcing and execution to asset management and client management.

Job Responsibilities:

• Supporting investment teams, in particular on the financial analysis and valuation, financial modelling as well as preparation of internal deal material including investment memoranda and valuation presentations.
• Financial modelling (Excel): Reviewing and creating financial models including making future business forecasts, valuation and return analysis as well as sensitivity analysis.
• Analysis of new deal opportunities and investment perimeters (countries, sectors) through ad-hoc reviews.
• Support the Ardian Infrastructure team’s wide asset management activities which will depend on the assets assigned.
• Support the co-investment team by liaising with Ardian deal teams and potential co-investors.
• Prepare regular asset management reporting and participate in communication to Ardian clients.

Specialised business and technical knowledge:

• Knowledge of financial statement analysis and valuation techniques.
• Knowledge of financial modelling and LBO structuring.
• Competency in MS office product suite including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

The candidate should possess a broad set of quantitative, qualitative and interpersonal skills, and be a strong team player able to work under pressure. Intellectual rigor and discipline are essential, along with the ability to organize and perform work efficiently.

Education and Experience:

• Outstanding academic qualifications from a leading business school or university.
• A completed Bachelor’s or advanced Master’s degree.
• Relevant prior internships in related fields (e.g. M&A, strategy consulting, leveraged finance, Private Equity, infrastructure, or transaction services at a leading auditing company).
• Good commercial understanding of Private Equity.

Communication Scope: High level of communication skills required, both verbally and in writing. Interns will regularly be required to communicate with internal and external contacts, including interaction with Ardian clients, other Ardian teams, operating partners, external parties such as advisors and consultants.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy: At ARDIAN, we are proud of our diverse culture. Ardian is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to our employees, applicants and candidates based on individual qualifications, without regard to gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, marriage or civil partnership, disability, age, religion or belief, pregnancy or maternity, as well as any other protected class.

Regulatory Responsibilities: Conduct Rule Staff: Ensure compliance with all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to the role. Understand the Individual Conduct Rules set out by the UK Regulator and ensure compliance in letter and in spirit.