2028 Investment Banking Summer Analyst Program – New York, Generalist

About the role

Ten-week Investment Banking Summer Analyst internship in New York, offering hands-on experience across financial analysis, valuation, modeling, research, pitches, live deals, financings, and M&A transactions. Analysts receive orientation, training, mentoring, performance reviews, and exposure to senior bankers, multiple products, and industry groups within Jefferies’ Generalist Program.

Responsibilities

• Perform financial valuation, discounted cash flow, and multiples-based analyses.
• Build and use financial models.
• Prepare pitchbooks and live deal materials, including offering memorandums and prospectuses.
• Conduct industry and product research and analyze corporate and financial information.
• Participate in financings and M&A transaction execution.
• Contribute creatively and collaboratively while maintaining high standards of integrity.

Program Experience

• Work closely with senior bankers on pitches and live deals within lean deal teams.
• Receive support from colleagues serving as instructors and mentors throughout the internship.
• Attend social and educational events supporting professional development and networking.
• Receive formal performance reviews during the program.

Generalist Program Exposure

• Gain hands-on exposure to equity, equity-linked and debt financing, leveraged finance, and lending.
• Work on M&A advisory, recapitalization, and restructuring projects.
• Potential industry groups include technology, healthcare, energy, financial sponsors, real estate, and transportation.
• Additional sectors include aerospace and defense, consumer, industrials, insurance, media and telecom, and specialty finance.

Candidate Profile

• Manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, challenging environment.
• Demonstrate professionalism, client management ability, and strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Work effectively under pressure and tight deadlines, independently and collaboratively.
• Bring adaptability, a strong academic background, and willingness to perform hands-on work.
• Applicants may come from varied academic disciplines; accounting or finance experience can be helpful.