BDA provides an excellent opportunity to work with high profile clients in cross-border deals involving Asia across selected sectors focusing on sellside, buyside and capital raising.

The prospective candidate will provide project management and execution support on complex transactions and prepare presentation materials to communicate key messages to clients and counterparties. Specific duties will include assistance in the preparation of financial models, valuation analysis, marketing documentation and research.

Internship Period* November 2026 - May/June 2027

*Flexibility in start and end dates to accommodate university timetables

Responsibilities

Successful candidates will support deal teams with a wide variety of tasks around our M&A advisory mandates. In particular, an Analyst Intern's work will typically cover the following:

1. Conduct research and analysis for:

Target profiles
Industry analysis
Potential buyer profiles
Comparable listed companies valuation
Comparable transactions valuation

2. Assist drafting of important pitch documents and marketing materials

Pitch books for potential transactions
Marketing documents for mergers and acquisitions mandates, such as teasers, information memorandums and management presentations

3. Attend meetings with clients and counterparties, and prepare concise, insightful notes on the meeting

Prepare for meetings, such as writing agendas and descriptions of attendees
Participate in meetings and add value to the discussions
Prepare concise, insightful notes on the meeting

Job Qualifications

We are interested in candidates who meet the following criteria. Prior experience in finance or banking is highly desirable. Priority will be given to candidates in their penultimate year at university.

Highly motivated, enthusiastic and shows initiative
Excellent analytical skills
Ability to multi-task and manage a variety of projects in a dynamic, team-oriented environment
An outstanding appreciation for accuracy of information and clean, perfect formatting
Consistently produce work to a high standard of quality, thoughtfulness and insight within prompt deadlines
Clear, confident social and communication abilities (both written and verbal) to interact in a natural, compelling manner with senior executives
Adherence to strict confidentiality
A strong interest in Asia and a desire to develop a career in Asian M&A
Good commercial sense and an interest and inherent curiosity in companies, their operations and strategies
Fluency in English and advanced capabilities in an Asian language (e.g. Mandarin, Cantonese, Bahasa, Thai, Vietnamese)
Fundamental understanding of financial statements and valuation principles and techniques
Superior knowledge of advanced tools in PowerPoint, Excel and Word

After submission, candidates will be directed to take a mandatory 40-minute long online assessment exam.

All information received will be kept in strict confidence and used only for employment-related purposes. Unfortunately, given the number of applications we receive, only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.

M&A Analyst Intern