Investment Banking Summer Analyst, Secondary Advisory

Investment Banking Summer Analyst, Secondary Advisory

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Solutions for Today’s Challenges. Vision for Tomorrow’s Opportunities. Join William Blair, the Premier Global Partnership. William Blair has delivered trusted advice for nine decades, and we continue to deepen our expertise and relationships across regions, asset classes, and markets throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. We are committed to our people and culture, values, clients, and local communities. What sets us apart is that we are an independent partnership, with employees who have unique experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds.

William Blair’s Secondaries Advisory team of experts provide financial sponsors and their investors with holistic, bespoke solutions across all stages of the private equity lifecycle.

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.

Job Summary & Responsibilities

• Unique opportunity to work alongside current analysts, associates, and senior bankers over the course of a 9-week programme with the Secondary Advisory team.
• Take on all functions of a full-time analyst.
• Direct client exposure.
• Opportunity to harness your potential.
• Work alongside and support senior bankers in research and creation of pitch materials.
• Build fund-level and asset-level financial models to value potential transactions.
• Conduct research on fund strategies and sector focus to better align with client targeting and enhance market mapping efforts.
• Maintain database of the team’s communications with fund managers, limited partners, and secondary investors.
• Assist with the transaction execution process, including all investor dialogue tracking and diligence requests.
• Play integral role in various deals.
• Energetic, entrepreneurial environment.
• 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.

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 centers 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.

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.