Internship Investment Analyst EQMC Absolute Return

About Alantra

Alantra is an independent global financial services firm that provides investment banking and asset management services to midmarket companies families and investors. The Group has over 500 professionals in Europe the U.S. Latin America Asia and the Middle East.

In Investment Banking Alantra has completed over 1000 transactions in the last five years. Alantra combines a strong local presence in key financial centers with global sector- and product-specialized teams.

In Alternative Asset Management Alantra offers its clients unique access to a wide range of investment strategies in five highly specialized asset management classes (private equity active funds private debt energy and venture capital). As of 31 December 2025 assets under management from consolidated businesses stood at c. 2.7bn while those managed by firms in which the Group holds a strategic stake amounted to c 14.5bn

Job Description:

EQMC is a c.1bn long-only hedge fund with a private equity approach: investments in relevant minority positions in mid-cap listed companies in Europe with a fundamental value focus and applying a hands-on strategy. EQMC has a concentrated portfolio (around 15 companies) focused on high-quality niche-leading assets generally exposed to global markets. We actively engage with Boards and management teams to accelerate returns in the mid to long-term by unlocking value through an ample toolkit including capital allocation discipline strategic clarification / M&A operational efficiencies corporate governance or alignment of incentives.

EQMC has delivered a c.15% net annualized return over the last eight years. Its performance has merited the Fund to consistently rank in the top 1% across more than 500 European open-ended funds as well as the #1 Global hedge fund in 2017 (and #3 in 2018) as per Barrons Penta performance-based ranking. EQMC is part of the Asset Management division of Alantra Spains leading independent financial advisory and asset management firm.

Role Description:

As an intern you will be part of a small international team and your day-to-day will involve taking a leading role supporting senior analysts in:

• Generation of investment ideas and participation in investment committees:Financial modeling and valuation market and peer analysis product benchmarking industry checks macroeconomic analysis etc.
• Oversight of and engagement with portfolio companies:Monitoring of performance of our current investments idea generation for active involvement etc.
• Key support functions:Support in several administration and marketing tasks including daily fund valuation duties reporting to the investment committee etc.

Application Details:

• Start date:September
• Duration:6 months (with the possibility of an indefinite contract afterward)

Requirements:

Genuine passion for fundamental analysis and value investing

Strong academic background and financial knowledge (including accounting financial statement analysis valuation and financial modeling)

Entrepreneurial spirit independence attention to detail impeccable communication and presentation skills and ability to work under pressure in a context of shifting priorities

Full proficiency in English (spoken and written) and ideally a second European language

Previous experience in investment banking management consulting or buy-side will be valued

Proficiency in the use of MS Office. Basic knowledge of Bloomberg will be valued