Investment Banking Intern Location: London
Time Type: Full time
Posted on: Posted Yesterday
Job Requisition ID: R0010308
Who are we? Howden is a collective – a group of talented and passionate people all around the world. Together, we have pushed the boundaries of insurance. We are united by a shared passion and no-limits mindset, and our strength lies in our ability to collaborate as a powerful international team comprised of 18,000 employees spanning over 100 countries.
People join Howden for many different reasons, but they stay for the same one: our culture. It's what sets us apart, and the reason our employees have been turning down headhunters for years. Whatever your priorities – work/life balance, career progression, sustainability, volunteering – you'll find like-minded people driving change at Howden.
Role Description This internship is a 10-week programme in our Howden Re Capital Markets & Advisory team commencing in June 2025.
As an Investment Banking Intern, you will work on some of the biggest deals in insurance investment banking and gain the necessary tools to handle increasingly important responsibilities. You will play an integral role in our teams, providing analytical support on mergers and acquisitions, public and private capital offerings, insurance-linked security (ILS) offerings, and other financial advisory services for our clients.
Howden Re leads the industry in facilitating innovative reinsurance solutions while also being integrally embedded within our clients' operations.
Our interns develop their skills through broad and frequent exposure to both junior and senior bankers. You will gain knowledge and skills to build a strong career foundation in financial services.
What you'll do This role entails, but is not limited to:
Participating in all stages of transaction executions, from the pitch phase through closing. Preparing presentation materials for use in client meetings, covering topics such as strategic alternatives, capital markets activity, and general corporate finance. Building detailed financial models to evaluate performance under various operating scenarios to analyze the impacts of different capital structures and potential M&A transactions. Participating in the origination and execution of M&A, equity, debt, and ILS transactions. Assisting in the preparation of company marketing documents and client presentations, in addition to performing research and various analyses in support of new business generation. Assisting in the preparation of company valuations using various methodologies including discounted cash flow, leveraged buyout, trading comparables, and transaction comparables. Who we're looking for Final year student or graduate with a degree in Finance/Economics. Excellent communication and collaboration skills. Our team thrives on effective communication and the ability to work together towards common goals. Strong mathematical, writing, verbal, and computer skills. An eye for detail. What do we offer in return? A career that you define. At Howden, we value diversity – there is no one Howden type. Instead, we're looking for individuals who share the same values as us:
Our successes have all come from someone brave enough to try something new. We support each other in the small everyday moments and the bigger challenges. We are determined to make a positive difference at work and beyond. Reasonable adjustments We're committed to providing reasonable accommodations at Howden to ensure that our positions align well with your needs. Besides the usual adjustments such as software, IT, and office setups, we can also accommodate other changes such as flexible hours or hybrid working.
If you're excited by this role but have some doubts about whether it's the right fit for you, send us your application – if your profile fits the role's criteria, we will be in touch to assist in helping to get you set up with any reasonable adjustments you may require.
About Us Howden began in 1994, as just three people and a dog. Now there are 17,000 of us, and we're a leading global insurance group, managing $38bn of premiums for our clients.
Our largest shareholder group is us – the people who work in the business – supported by three long-term, minority growth-equity partners who share our vision to build a business to last, one that will never be sold.
The owner's mindset is something that's embedded in our culture; our people readily take ownership of their decisions, their actions, and their outputs. They're invested in every sense. And we all know that by working together to drive the business forward, everyone will benefit from the extraordinary results we can achieve.
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