The Investor Relations department is in charge of the fundraising activities across all Ardian’s asset classes as well as managing investors’ relationships. It is structured around three key sub-teams: Sales, Product Management, and Client Servicing.

    The Product Management team in London made up of 10 professionals, dedicated to Ardian’s Secondaries & Primaries and Private Credit activities. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and growing team part of a leading private investment firm as an Intern for six months.

    Job responsibilities

    The Investor Relations Intern will support the Product Management team with the following activities:

    Fund Marketing Material

    • Prepare and design various marketing and fund material including teasers, presentations.
    • Contribute to the preparation and updating of marketing Due Diligence packs per product.

    Due Diligence Process

    • Assist prospective investors in their Due Diligence process by answering various types of due diligence questionnaires;
    • Regularly update each product’s Q&A database via a dedicated tool

    Market Mapping

    • Market research; Competition screening and fundraising trends analysis.

    Miscellaneous

    • Prepare and update reporting presentations for closed funds/ general presentation by expertise.
    • Participate regularly to ad-hoc projects.

    Specialised business and technical knowledge

    • Proficiency in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
    • Strong interest in the industry; good knowledge and/or prior relevant experience in finance/private equity.
    • Solid communication skills (verbally and written).
    • Rigorous and well-organized.
    • Ability to adapt to change and work under pressure.
    • Strong Team player.

    Education and experience

    • Graduated or studying at a leading business school or university (Master’s degree and/or major in finance would be a plus).
    • Native-level English speaker or bi-lingual required.

    Communication scope

    • Constant dialogue and team-work with the other members of the Product Management team.
    • High level of communication with internal departments (Investment, Legal, Risk, Compliance teams) for inputs to due diligence questionnaires.
    • Regular contact with investor relations managers, supporting them with investor requests.