Internship 2020, Group M&A

Switzerland - Zürich

Finance

Corporate Center

Job Reference

208638BR

City

Zürich

Type

Intern Analyst (Pipeline)

Your role

Are you ambitious? Do you have strong analytical skills?
We’re looking for someone like that to:

• researching market trends
• formulating investment theses for M&A opportunities
• working on live transactions; and preparing crisp, Board-ready materials

Throughout your 3-6 month tenure with UBS you will receive substantial exposure to senior decision makers within the firm and will have the opportunity for group and 1-on-1 mentoring.

Internship
Our 3-6 month internship is an ideal way to gain the work experience you’ll need to launch your career. It’s also an opportunity to work with and learn from some of our sharp people in finance.

From the start of the program, you’ll be right at the heart of the business, taking part in the day-to-day operations. You’ll not only learn about the business of finance from top to bottom, you’ll also experience our unique workplace culture.

To learn more about our Internship Programs, click here.

Your team

As part of UBS Group Corporate Development, Group M&A sits at the heart of strategic decision making of UBS, a leading global financial institution headquartered with a presence in 50 countries worldwide. UBS’s business comprises the No.1 wealth management franchise globally; strong and differentiated asset management and investment banking franchises; and the market leading Swiss Personal & Corporate business. We are also a global leader in sustainable investing. Altogether in 2019 UBS generated adjusted pre-tax income of US$6 billion.

Working closely with UBS’s other divisions, Group M&A acts as the principal advisor to the senior management and the Board of Directors of UBS Group. We are responsible for screening, analyzing and executing end-to-end on inorganic opportunities including M&A, JVs etc. Select recent transactions include the acquisition of Nordea’s Luxembourg-based wealth management business; JVs with Sumitomo Mitsui Trust and Banco do Brasil; and the sale of a majority stake in Fondcenter to Deutsche Boerse. Senior members of Group Corporate Development all come from a variety of top-tier investment banking, consulting and industry backgrounds.

Your expertise

We are looking for ambitious, entrepreneurial and financially literate individuals who are currently in their Master studies (or at the end of the Bachelor studies), preferably in finance, business administration or economics.

In particular, we are looking for the following skill-set:

• intellectual curiosity and motivation to go the extra mile: if you don’t know it, you will learn it
• familiarity with financial analysis and valuation techniques (bonus points for knowing how to model Financial Institutions businesses)
• strong analytical and problem solving skills
• flexible, open-minded and cooperative personality, combined with cultural awareness
• strong communication and language skills: a fluency in English is mandatory; other languages (in particular German) are a strong a plus
• advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• previous experience in Corporate Finance

Start date: Summer 2020

Your colleagues

About us

Expert advice. Wealth management. Investment banking. Asset management. Retail banking in Switzerland. And all the support functions. That’s what we do. And we do it for private and institutional clients as well as corporations around the world.

We are about 60,000 employees in all major financial centers, in more than 50 countries. Do you want to be one of us?

Join us

We’re a truly global, collaborative and friendly group of people. Having a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace is important to us. And we support your career development, internal mobility and work-life balance. If this sounds interesting, apply now.

Disclaimer / Policy Statements

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.

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