Off-Cycle Analyst Intern – Paris

IK Partners (“IK”) is a European private equity firm focused on investments in the Benelux, DACH, France, Nordics and the UK. Since 1989, IK has raised more than €20 billion of capital and invested in over 200 European companies. IK supports companies with strong underlying potential, partnering with management teams and investors to create robust, well-positioned businesses with excellent long-term prospects. For more information, visit ikpartners.com

IK is an affiliate of the Wendel Group. For more information, visit wendelgroup.com.

IK's prime target markets include the Nordics, Benelux, France, DACH and more recently the UK. Headquartered in London, IK has additional offices in France, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden for its dedicated regional investment teams, consisting of over 90 investment professionals.

An important element of IK's strategy is to invest in companies that are well-positioned in their incumbent markets and to transform them into European or global market leaders through geographic expansion as well as strategic and operational improvement. IK believes that the successful execution of this strategy requires both an intimate knowledge of local markets as well as a strong international reach. Therefore, IK takes a multi-regional approach by organising the investment team into five regional teams focused on investments in the Benelux, Nordics, France, DACH and UK.
 

The French team is now looking for interns to support our deal activities in the second half 2026. We have the following internship openings : 

• openings for a 6 months internship from July 2026 to December 2026

• openings for a 6 months internship from September 2026 to February 2027

The Role
As an intern, you will work closely with the investment professionals of IK’s French team, and will assist with the appraisal of potential investment opportunities (both quantitative and qualitative) as well as the execution of transactions in the French region. In addition, you will also be involved with the current portfolio companies, assisting in supporting management teams with developing and executing on various strategic initiatives. The work of an intern is highly diverse, and candidates will gain investing and operational experience across a wide range of sectors. Your responsibilities include:

• Performing in-depth market and industry research

• Identifying and analyzing suitable investment opportunities

• Detailed analysis of financial and corporate information

• Building operating models and performing valuation exercises

• Participating in the execution of M&A transactions and the execution of financings

• Supporting management teams of portfolio companies