Contract Type: 6 month Internship (full-time)
Start date: March 2026
Location: Amsterdam at least 3 days in the Amsterdam office
Availability: 40hrs per week
In this role you have the opportunity to:
Assist in advising Philips businesses on their acquisition and divestiture programs thereby advancing Philips transformation journey as a global leader in Health Technology. The position provides a unique opportunity to experience M&A from a corporate value perspective within a very experienced M&A team with a global scope. You will be working with large teams from businesses throughout Philips and operating independently whilst dealing with dynamic and oftentimes challenging process timelines. Responsibilities rapidly increase for those who perform well.
Your role:
Assisting the M&A deal execution process from inception to closing including valuation and financial analyses (DCF and multiples) assisting/ managing due diligence processes project management drafting of process materials
Preparing presentations for the Executive Board with and alongside people from Philips Business Groups and Markets
Performing company research and industry benchmarking using various databases (e.g. Capital IQ Pitchbook)
The M&A team:
The global deal team of Philips M&A is comprised of 20 specialists located in Amsterdam Cambridge (USA) and Shanghai (China). You will be joining the Amsterdam team composed of 10 people. The deal team is responsible for the entire execution process of different types of deals (buy-side and sell-side joint ventures large mid-size and smaller deals). In recent years Philips M&A has successfully completed over 30 international M&A transactions including in 2016 the IPO of Philips Lighting (EUR 4.5 billion) and the sale of Lumileds (EUR 2.0 billion). Philips is using these cash proceeds to acquire companies in the Health Technology 2020 - 2021 Philips completed the sale of its Domestic Appliances business (EUR 4.4 billion) reinforced its connected care segment with the acquisitions of Biotelemetry (EUR 2.3 billion) and Capsule Technologies (EUR 530 million) while expanding its image guided therapy portfolio acquiring Intact Vascular (EUR 300 million) to add an industry-first implantable device to treat peripheral artery disease.
Youre the right fit if:
An excellent academic track record (preferably in Economics Finance or Econometrics)
A genuine interest in corporate finance valuation and financial markets
Current enrollment in a MSc program or last year of a bachelor program. You must be enrolled in a university during the internship period.
Highly analytical mindset and a strong professional drive
Strong and open-minded team player who can work with various nationalities and cultures
Modelling experience in Excel and neat PowerPoint skills
Fluency in written/spoken English (Dutch is not required)
Relevant financial internship experience is preferred
How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.
In return we offer you
A non-stop growth opportunity within a global multinational addition we also want to remunerate you well for the opportunity. This includes:
Monthly full-time allowance between 500 - 700 gross depending on your education level and if you need to relocate to The Netherlands. Part-time internships receive the allowance pro-rata.
Housing compensation. Should you need to relocate to near our office well offer you a monthly allowance of 300-net if location is in the vicinity of Amsterdam 255- net for all other Philips locations. To be eligible well just ask for the rental contract from your landlord and your usual home-work travel distance needs to be more than 50 km or 1.5 hours of travel time (for a one way trip).
Travel compensation if you are not eligible for a free public transport card; you will receive max. 192-netas a monthly allowance.
Paid holidays per internship term.
About Philips
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