Private Equity Intern (Summer 2027)

Overview

The Private Equity Investment Intern is a member of the Private Equity investment team whose main responsibilities include supporting the investment team in sourcing, executing and monitoring private equity investments. The Private Equity Investment Intern supports due diligence on both primary fund commitments, structured secondary transactions and single asset co-investments. This due diligence process includes on-site meetings and company level due diligence, market/industry research and competitive positioning, CEO, management team and customer referencing, performance benchmarking, bottoms-up financial modeling, and key transaction negotiations and legal considerations. The Private Equity Investment Intern is responsible for summarizing key due diligence findings and updating the Private Equity team in highly collaborative team diligence and decision-making sessions.The Private Equity Investment Intern also plays a role in helping to monitor the performance and other key aspects of FWCPG's existing Private Equity portfolios. The Private Equity Investment Intern liaises with the Operations team on reporting production for FWCPG, including performance calculations and monitoring of the legacy portfolios.

Responsibilities

What you will do

Participates as an active member of the team with specific assignments related to the due diligence process for prospective investments working as directed by the Investment Managers. Interacts and communicates with private equity firms, placement agents, investment bankers, entrepreneurs, CEOs, consultants, clients and prospective clients. Participates in discussions and reference calls on backgrounds and track records of leaders of prospective investments. Drafts documentation for the Investment Committee, as directed by senior investment team members and when appropriate. Builds Excel models and other ad-hoc analysis to analyze current investment performance. Actively participates in the fund monitoring function fo