Position: Financial Technology Partners is seeking UK Private Capital Markets & Financial Sponsor Coverage Interns for a six (6) month internship program in London, starting in July 2026.

Firm Overview

FT Partners is one of the most successful boutique investment banks on Wall Street. Headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in NYC and London, FT Partners has advised on some of the most meaningful transactions in the high-growth Financial Technology sector in recent years. We offer a full suite of financial and strategic advisory services, including merger and acquisition advisory, private capital raising and capital markets advisory. We are a global firm with 200+ professionals that prides itself on promoting an extremely collegial and energetic culture. Every member of the organisation is expected to meaningfully contribute to the firms success. Senior bankers at the firm are formerly of Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Evercore and Barclays, among others.

Role Description

The Private Capital Markets and Financial Sponsor Coverage teams are centralized units within FT Partners, that focuses on strengthening our relationships with the investor universe and executing on transactions that involve financial investor or buyers in both M&A and capital raising processes. In London, PCM and Sponsor Coverage are combined into a single role; the 6-month Analyst will play an integral part in helping manage the firms equity and debt capital network, and proactively developing relationships with financial sponsors globally.

This role requires prior origination and deal expertise, and preferably existing relationships with financial investors and sponsors. In addition to deal sourcing, execution and relationship building, there will be a focus on operations, working with the technology team to build the internal infrastructure and robust data-set to provide better solutions for our clients. This is an excellent opportunity to work side-by-side with senior bankers in an entrepreneurial and collaborative team environment.

High performing Analyst Interns will be offered the opportunity to convert to full-time Analysts in January 2027.

Communication Skills

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, able to prepare high impact materials
• Participates effectively in both internal and external meetings
• Maturity and poise to work directly with clients and senior bankers

Team Player

• Team player who contributes to building a positive team spirit, keeps commitments, inspires the trust of others, works with integrity and ethically and upholds firm values
• Ability to perform under pressure, amid tight deadlines; can effectively prioritise and plan
• Collaborative across teams and levels, both internally and externally
• Understands coaching for long-term development of self and others

General Qualifications

• U.K. work authorization required; FT Partners does not sponsor applicants for work visas
• Ability to start in July 2026, complete the internship program until the end of the year, and convert to a full-time two-year Analyst program in January 2027, if offered
• Please ensure your CV includes your graduation date
• Internships or
• University degree, Finance or Accounting majors preferred
• Minimum 2:1 required
• Excellent problem solving and analytical ability
• Strong work ethic and a drive for excellence
• Ability to perform under pressure amid tight deadlines
• Team player, self-motivated, and entrepreneurial
• Strong quantitative and technical skills
• Strong data management and research skills
• Extraordinary attention to detail

Why FT Partners?

• Managing Partner and Managing Directors formerly of Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Barclays and other bulge bracket banks
• Award-winning execution; Investment Bank of the Year / Boutique of the Year Awards (among many others)
• Executing both billion dollar and early stage / high-growth VC transactions
• Excellent career path, strong and competitive compensation
• Unparalleled deal flow with premier client base
• Access to world-class executives at high-growth companies
• Dominant footprint in the one of largest, fastest growing sectors: financial technology
• Top-notch financial sponsor relationships
• Close-knit, highly talented and rapidly growing team

Selected transactions include advising:

• Deribits $4.3 billion Sale to Coinbase
• Divvy's $2.5 billion Sale to Bill.com
• AvidXchanges $2.2 billion Sale to TPG & Corpay
• GreenSkys $2.2 billion Sale to Goldman Sachs
• Truebills $1.3 billion Sale to Rocket Companies
• Revolut's $1.3 billion Financing at a $33 billion Valuation
• Finicitys $1 billion Sale to Mastercard
• Intermexs $500 million Sale to Western Union
• SpotOns $300 million Series F Financing at a $3.6 billion Valuation
• Bilts $250 million Financing at a $10.75 billion Valuation
• Lumin Digitals $200 million Growth Financing
• Stashs $146 million Series H Financing
• CloudWalks $150 million Financing at a ~$2.2 billion Valuation

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment: Financial Technology Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation or any other legally-protected factors.