Greenhill: an overview

Greenhill is an investment bank focused on providing financial advice on significant mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, financings and capital raising to corporations, partnerships, institutions and governments.

We act for clients located throughout the world from our offices in New York, Chicago, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Madrid, Melbourne, Paris, San Francisco, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney, Tokyo, and Toronto.

Greenhill: why intern with us?

• Global coverage: Greenhill has 13 offices globally and works cross-border giving their Analysts exposure to international deals;
• Prestigious clients and high-profile deals: Since 1996, Greenhill has advised on over $1 trillion of transactions globally. Average deal size is $3 billion;
• Entrepreneurial culture: Greenhill’s boutique nature suits Analysts who want to work hard and make an impact;
• Strong brand: 80% of Greenhill’s work comes from repeat business and referrals, highlighting Greenhill’s commitment to building strong client relationships, delivering quality to their clients and their strong reputation in the industry.

What can Greenhill offer you?

Early responsibility

You’ll work on small project teams on a range of different projects which give you responsibility and the opportunity to start to develop an Analyst skill-set.

Exposure

Working within the advisory teams, you will conduct in-depth research on a range of companies, perform detailed financial and valuation analysis, prepare client presentations and assist in client meetings from early on. The Intern role offers you exposure to high profile deals as well as senior members of the Greenhill firm.

Training

The work is fast-paced and demanding but you will receive excellent on-the-job training from Greenhill’s Analysts and Associates, ranging from financial modelling techniques to the legal and regulatory considerations involved in M&A transactions.

Intern Job Description

Key tasks and responsibilities include:

• Modelling and valuation: build and update valuation models and business plans for corporate finance and restructuring transactions (including DCF, comparable companies, precedent transactions, etc).
• Preparation of marketing documents
• Preparation of client presentations, pitch books, information memorandums and data rooms
• Internet and database research on various sectors and prospects
• Preparation of financial analysis and business planning

What are we looking for?

Greenhill is offering internships to candidates who can demonstrate excellence in all areas. You will be bright, enthusiastic and on top of exceptional academic credentials (you must be on track for a 2:1 or above in a bachelor’s degree from a leading university), you will have:

• Fluency in English, and one Nordic language
• A strong work ethic and the ability to perform well under pressure
• A keen eye for detail, strong numerical ability and logical reasoning
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain complex ideas clearly
• Demonstrable commercial awareness and a real interest in transactions
• A strong track record of excellence in extra-curricular activities alongside your studies

Greenhill: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As part of working with internationally-minded clients, often as part of a close cross-border collaboration with other Greenhill offices, fostering diversity of thought throughout the firm is of significant importance to Greenhill.  This importance drives a recruitment strategy that seeks to identify candidates based on their capabilities and affinity to a collaboration-based team environment, as well as the cultural value-add they can bring to our firm.

Greenhill & Co., Inc., part of Mizuho Americas, is focused on providing financial advice on significant mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, financings and capital raising to corporations, partnerships, institutions and governments globally. It acts on behalf of clients throughout the world from its offices in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.