Investment Banking - Leverage Acquisition Finance - Graduate

About the role

Join HSBC’s Leveraged & Acquisition Finance team in Paris for the 2027 Graduate Programme. Support private equity investors and leveraged corporates across debt-market transactions, including research, credit analysis, financial modelling, valuation and client materials, while developing investment banking skills through live work, induction and tailored technical training.

Responsibilities

• Work on live and pitch-phase transactions across products, sectors and geographies with global colleagues.
• Research market conditions, analyse company performance, review financial statements and support credit analysis.
• Prepare client materials including pitchbooks, investment memoranda and presentations, supporting live deal execution.
• Build technical skills through financial modelling and valuation work, learning how transactions progress to execution.
• Collaborate with Syndication, Rating, Sector Coverage, DCM, Legal and Risk teams on client solutions.

Team and environment

• Join a specialist Investment Banking team supporting private equity investors and corporates with debt structuring and distribution.
• Work in a collaborative, high-performing environment with analysts and bankers across global offices.
• Support clients including corporates, private equity firms and financial institutions.

Training and development

• Complete regulated training where required, global graduate induction and tailored technical development for the role.
• Learn transaction structuring, financial statement analysis, valuation techniques and financing solutions through practical training.
• Depending on location, work towards qualifications such as AMF or FCA exams and attend technical and behavioural training.
• Develop communication, judgement, teamwork and attention to detail in a fast-moving environment.

Candidate requirements

• Hold or expect to obtain a Master 2 degree or equivalent qualification by the programme start date.
• Have graduated in 2025 or 2026, or complete studies before the programme begins in July 2027.
• Be fluent in French and English and available to work full time from July 2027 onwards.
• Demonstrate analytical thinking, attention to detail, resilience, communication skills, teamwork and ownership.
• Candidates requiring visa sponsorship will be considered.

Preferred background

• A Business or Engineering school or University specialisation in Finance or Economics is preferred.
• Knowledge of corporate finance, credit analysis and financial modelling is expected.
• Experience in investment banking, private debt, private equity, M&A, transaction services or audit is advantageous.
• Curiosity, motivation to learn, technology and AI awareness, sound judgement and comfort working under pressure are valued.

Application information

• Two positions are available for the 2027 Leveraged & Acquisition Finance Graduate Programme.
• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and the vacancy may close early if application volumes are high.
• Only one application is accepted per recruitment cycle, so candidates should review opportunities before applying.