2027 Investment Banking Summer Analyst, Private Capital Markets

William Blair’s Private Capital Markets Group is a team of capital raising experts dedicated to advising and delivering bespoke, non-control capital solutions to our clients. Providing advisory services to clients including both sponsor- and founder-backed companies across a wide range of industries and at all stages of the business lifecycle – early / growth companies; middle-market companies; and scaled mature companies. Whether a client is looking for growth capital, acquisition funding, shareholder liquidity, or to refinance debt, the PCM group leverages our deep investor relationships across junior capital, structured equity, minority equity, growth equity, and pre-IPO crossover investors to deliver creative, bespoke solutions that achieve our client’s objectives. The PCM group’s understanding and expertise in all types of private capital help our clients navigate opaque and creative financing markets on a daily basis.

We know you have choices on how you spend your summer but encourage you to apply for William Blair’s 2027 Investment Banking Private Capital Markets Summer Analyst Program. Take the opportunity to build on the fundamentals of your academic background, gain practical knowledge to help prepare you for your next steps and be part of an organization that fosters innovation and invests in our most important asset, our people. 

The summer program provides all summer analysts with unique opportunities to: 

• Work alongside analysts, associates, and senior bankers on the PCM origination team and across sector coverage groups over the course of the 9-week program

• Take on all functions of a full-time analyst

• Receive direct client exposure in a culture of collaboration and accountability

• Analyze financial and operational data to assess historical and projected performance for companies and prospects

• Build detailed, fully integrated three-statement financial models to analyze cash flow, alternative types of capital, and different capital structure scenarios

• Build returns analyses to evaluate investor proposals, financing terms, and investor target returns

• Work alongside sector colleagues to draft marketing materials, management presentations, and other supplemental analyses and presentations for investors and clients

• Assess information required to perform all pertinent analyses and compile and track information requests

• Participate in investor meetings, support investor due diligence, and track investor activity

• Support client relationship development by forming a detailed understanding of client needs and challenges, providing professional / responsive service, and anticipating client needs

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