Private DebtDirect Lending Intern - June 2025

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Grow your potential: Be part of a forwardthinking business with internal opportunities and personalized learning paths available to help constantly develop your skills and abilities.

Shape the way you work: Work for a company which is highly committed to providing flexibility & balance to its employees offering you a large range of benefits (hybrid working competitive health benefits among many others..

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AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is a responsible asset manager actively investing for the longterm to help its clients its people and the world to prosper. Our high conviction approach enables us to uncover what we believe to be the best global investment opportunities across alternative and traditional asset classes managing approximately 824 billion in assets as at the end of December 2022.
AXA IM is a leading investor in green social and sustainable markets managing 489 billion of ESGintegrated sustainable or impact assets as at the end of December 2022.

We are committed to reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 across all our assets and integrating ESG principles into our business from stock selection to our corporate actions and culture. Our goal is to provide clients with a true value responsible investment solution while driving meaningful change for society and the environment.
At end of December 2022 AXA IM employs over 2600 employees around the world operates out of 24 offices across 18 countries and is part of the AXA Group a worldwide leader in insurance and asset management.
Description of the department AXA IM Prime is the private assets onestop platform of AXA IM offering investments across private equity infrastructure equity private debt and hedge funds.

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As an intern within the Private Debt team you will support and assist in analysing potential investments opportunities (market analysis due diligence support financial modelling valuation) as well as contributing to asset portfolio monitoring. Subject to deal flow you will also have the opportunity to take part in meetings with origination partners and investors.

Contribute to analysis of credit opportunities including review of information material and due diligence reports and assess associated credit merits and key risks

Preparation of comprehensive financial modelling (cash flow models and debt structures) together with sensitivity analysis and business valuation/debt coverage

Assess appropriate debt structures and terms including review of term sheets and credit term agreements

Participate to the preparation of credit memos

Contribute to the and closing of an investment working closely with internal and external parties as appropriate

Closely monitoring the financial performance of investments made and perform an adequate reporting and quarterly valuations on these

Contribute to producing regular reporting documents for internal counterparties and external clients

Maintain relationships with origination partners management team of portfolio companies sponsors advisors and law firms

At AXA IM we are investing with a clear purpose to make the world a better place. We act for human progress by investing for what matters. Our convictionled approach enables us to uncover what we believe to be the best global investment opportunities across alternative and core asset classes. We are already entrusted by our clients with more than 887 billion in assets.

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AXA IM is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we encourage candidates with disabilities or any other protected characteristic to apply. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities when needed to apply for a position or to perform essential job functions.

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Education/Qualifications

Final year of Masters degree in Economics degree or Engineering (with applied finance) or Masters degree in Corporate finance

Duration : 6 to 12 month internship

Start date : June/ September 2025

Fluency in both written and spoken English is required and mandatory

Fluency in German is a plus

A first experience in Leveraged Finance DCM M&A Private Equity Private Debt or Debt Advisory with a focus on corporates (ideally midcap corporates/transactions) is required and mandatory.

Knowledge of credit/risk financial analysis cashflow modelling and debt instruments

Proficiency in Word Excel Powerpoint

Competencies/Soft Skills

Strong integrity selfstarter individual with a positive can do attitude

Team player mentality with capacity for intensive independent work

Strong analytical skills

Strong writing and presentation capabilities

The AXA Group is a global leader in insurance and asset management with 160000 employees serving 105 million customers in 62 countries.

We protect and advise our clients at every stage of their lives offering products and services that meet their needs in the areas of insurance personal protection savings and asset management.

Our mission: To act for human progress by protecting what matters

Our values: Customer first Integrity Courage and One AXA