Background: 

LAZARD, independent world leader in Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory (M&A), works on every kind of transactions for prestigious clients all over the world.

The firm offers a complete range of advices including among others:

• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Private placements and fundraising
• ECM
• DCM
• Strategic partnerships

About Lazard’s ECM Team:

Lazard's ECM team advises corporates across EMEA on all equity and equity linked products.

Our team’s missions :

• Driving and coordinating all phases of the IPO process, advising on syndicate banks selection, incentive structuring, investor targeting, offering size and pricing
  • Supporting M&A teams in equity financing considerations for our clients
  • Providing advice on all other ECM products such as primary and secondary ABBs, Rights Issues and equity linked products

We help tailor financing strategies to clients’ unique situations, and we have a track record of innovative solutions for challenging market conditions.

Helping you to reach your full potential:

As an intern, you will be fully integrated into a 7-person team and the broader Lazard Financial Advisory platform.

You will be working in an international environment alongside members of Lazard's M&A coverage teams, delivering high end financial and strategic advice to Lazard's clients.

From maintaining client communication to helping Lazard structure client transaction, our intern is a vital part of our team.

Qualifications:

• Prior experience in investment banking is a must
  • Top tier business or engineering school
  • Ability to produce / present technically written materials / client pitches
  • Excellent organizational skills, ability to multi-task across multiple projects
  • Hard skills: excellent technical skills on Office Suite and professional investment banking
  tools (Bloomberg, FactSet, Dealogic …)
  • Proficiency in professional English and French

Our values:

Excellence
• Put our clients’ interests first
• Act with conviction informed by deep research and analysis
• Live by the highest standards of integrity and discretion
• Innovate constantly and welcome change

Empowerment
• Encourage intellectual curiosity, question assumptions and challenge conventions
• Foster a diverse and inclusive culture in which everyone can bring their full self to work
• Value and embrace idiosyncratic perspectives
• Develop our people in an environment of learning, respect and dignity

Engagement
• Apply our local insights and global perspective for clients
• Collaborate to deliver the firm’s best thinking and skills
• Lead by example with drive and ambition
• Recognize that we are stewards of a great heritage and build on it for the future

This position is available for July 2025, for a period of 6 months and is based in Paris.

Inclusion at Lazard:

Lazard is an intellectual capital business focused on delivering the best advice and solutions to clients. Achieving these objectives requires us to identify, develop and retain the best talent. A workforce comprised of people with varied backgrounds and experiences creates a rich diversity of thought that empowers us to challenge conventional wisdom, as diverse perspectives lead to better decisions.

Our appreciation of diversity’s strength is ingrained in our multi-cultural heritage. As a global firm that has grown organically from local roots in different countries, we have a deep tradition of respect for individual differences, which has been core to our success for several decades.

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