Investment Banking Summer Analyst, Fund Placement

Solutions for Today’s Challenges. Vision for Tomorrow’s Opportunities.

Join William Blair, the Premier Global Partnership.

Job Description

William Blair’s investment banking group enables corporations, financial sponsors, and owner/entrepreneurs around the world to achieve their growth, liquidity, and financing objectives. Our global footprint provides opportunities to deliver highly strategic advice to market‑leading companies around the world. We provide the industry’s brightest minds with the opportunity to thrive in an energetic, entrepreneurial environment and team‑oriented culture.

As a summer analyst at William Blair you will have the opportunity to harness your potential by being part of a culture of collaboration and accountability that offers compelling work and direct client exposure from the very beginning. Your personal and professional growth will be accelerated by working alongside senior bankers who have a vested interest in your development. We know you have choices on how you spend your summer but encourage you to apply for William Blair’s 2026 Summer Analyst Programme and be part of an organization that fosters innovation and invests in our most important, our people.

Job Summary & Responsibilities

• Unique opportunity to work alongside current analysts, associates, and senior bankers over the course of a 9‑week programme with the Fund Placement team
• Take on all functions of a full‑time analyst
• Opportunity to harness your potential
• Work alongside and support senior bankers in research and creation of pitch materials
• Build financial model to value potential clients
• Researching industries or sectors in targeting certain clients or industries
• Team‑oriented culture focused on client service excellence
• 100% owned by active partners
• Focused on developing highly talented people who want to build a long‑term career and have an immediate impact

Qualifications

• Pursuing bachelor’s or master’s degree with anticipated graduation between November 2026 to June 2027
• Bachelor and master’s degree: all subjects considered
• General understanding of accounting and finance principles
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Strong computer skills, specifically Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• You are adaptable in an ever‑changing environment and can manage through change with a high degree of emotional maturity
• You are highly motivated, detail‑oriented, and thrive in a collaborative environment
• Fluent in English is essential
• Fluency in other European languages is a benefit

Additional Information

• Throughout the 9‑week programme, summer analysts are evaluated for opportunities in our full‑time class, upon graduation

Application Process

• Application window is open until 12th January 2026
• Those eligible will be asked to complete an online assessment run by our assessment partner, SHL
• Interviews & Assessment centres will either be in person or virtual (depending on availability)
• The 9‑week Summer Analyst programme will run between 15th June to 14th August 2026

About Our Firm

William Blair strives to attract qualified candidates who specialize in investment banking, investment management, private wealth management, and other strategic resource groups. We are committed to empowering our colleagues to deliver client success and engage in our communities. Our firm has delivered trusted advice for nine decades, continuing to deepen our expertise and relationships across asset classes and markets throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. We provide advisory services, strategies, and solutions to meet clients’ evolving needs amid dynamic market conditions and varying industries. What sets us apart is that we are an independent partnership, with colleagues who have unique experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds. We empower our people to bring their best thinking so we can deliver the tailored, thoughtful work and problem‑solving abilities that our clients expect. We invite you to learn more about us by visiting williamblair.com.

William Blair is an equal opportunity employer. It complies with all laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination in employment practice because of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, marital status, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, unfavorable discharge from the military service or on the basis of a physical or mental disability that is unrelated to the employee’s ability to perform the duties of the job applied for. EOE m/f/d/v

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Investment Banking | JR101045

London, England