Why Leveraged Finance?

In Structured Finance, Leveraged Finance, you’ll play a vital role when it comes to our bank’s performance. For NatWest Bank Europe in particular, our main aim is to deliver a wide range of financing solutions to private equity clients, as well as sponsor-owned corporates across Europe.

We act as the Centre of Excellence for the origination and delivery of complex and event-driven transactions for European leveraged finance. Our teams help our customers from NatWest Bank and NatWest Markets in the UK and Europe on raising capital and managing the financial risks they face.

Our World-Class Graduate Programme

As an intern in Leveraged Finance, you’ll work with senior leaders in your platform and enjoy opportunities for development throughout the year. We’ll give you the tools and support you need to make a real impact on your team.

You’ll work in the Leveraged Finance team in an international environment and collaborate closely with our colleagues in other offices and clients across Western Europe.

Over the course of this three to six month internship, you’ll be:

• Acting as a member of the Leveraged Finance team within our Structured Finance function

• Striving to deliver the highest quality products and services to our clients across Europe

• Driving client advocacy

• Assisting your team in all stages of a deal and learning about fundamental credit analysis, due diligence, negotiating term sheets, loan documentations and LBO modelling

• Helping to prepare high-quality materials for our clients, including pitch books and market updates

• Supporting the preparation of detailed credit applications, including financial modelling, the analysis of financial statements and the review of due diligence packages

• Reviewing and analysing potential target companies and transactions, as well as their products, markets and risks

How you’ll benefit

By taking on this internship, you’ll have so many opportunities for professional growth. You’ll gain practical, relevant and hands-on experience for your career.

Over the course of the programme, you’ll have the chance to:

• Develop an in-depth insight into NatWest and gain valuable and practical experience

• Work in a fast-paced team environment

• Collaborate with mentors and gain experience from working with senior leaders within our bank

Programme Requirements

To be eligible for our NatWest Bank Europe Structured Finance Intern Programme in Frankfurt, you’ll need:

• To be close to finishing your Bachelor’s degree, in a gap year or studying towards a Master’s degree and be on track to achieve a 2.3 in your degree

• An interest in investment banking, private equity or corporate finance

• An understanding of Microsoft Office, especially Excel, PowerPoint and Word

• To be fluent in English

• Excellent analytical abilities, a good commercial acumen and an interest in developing a client-facing career in finance

Ready to Apply?

The application window for this programme will be open until we receive enough applications to complete our hiring. When that happens, we’ll close the programme to new applications. Make sure to submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you don’t miss out!