Investment Banking Summer Analyst - Fixed Term Intern Review
at Rothschild & Co
Internship (1 Month+)
Investment Banking
City of London
Review Submitted: August 2022
Overall Rating
5 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Role involved supporting team on client requests, deal process and pitching:
• Execute live deals which may include refis, amend & extend and lender education mandates
• Perform detailed financial analysis, including debt capacity analysis, LBO modelling, capital structure review
• Draft client pitches and marketing materials, as well as associated internal documentation
Certain tasks were given outside of live deals context in a purely learning-driven optic
• Execute live deals which may include refis, amend & extend and lender education mandates
• Perform detailed financial analysis, including debt capacity analysis, LBO modelling, capital structure review
• Draft client pitches and marketing materials, as well as associated internal documentation
Certain tasks were given outside of live deals context in a purely learning-driven optic
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Given significant responsibility related to live deal with regards to production of diligence documents for potential lenders from internal client reports . Output was of core importance for the approval of lender investment committee
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Developed significant technical knowledge related to product team through teach-in sessions delivered by juniors to interns, learning assignments, and live deal execution:
• Knowledge of different debt products available to clients (bank clubs, syndicated loans, HY bonds, unitranche) in terms of quantum, process, and pricing
• Production of debt capacity analysis and related sub-tasks:
- Credit analysis & LBO modelling
- Debt comps
• Understanding of deal process & competitive tension through attendance of client and lender calls
• Knowledge of different debt products available to clients (bank clubs, syndicated loans, HY bonds, unitranche) in terms of quantum, process, and pricing
• Production of debt capacity analysis and related sub-tasks:
- Credit analysis & LBO modelling
- Debt comps
• Understanding of deal process & competitive tension through attendance of client and lender calls
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Significant support and guidance was provided throughout the internship. Networking with colleagues from product team was strongly encouraged, with all team members providing advice for remainder of placement. Mid-term review provided actionable feedback to be implemented for the second half
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Great company culture and general atmosphere. No push for facetime and team generally encouraged interns to leave when no work was pressing/outstanding. Importance of fit with team strongly promoted throughout the internship and team members all took time to grab a coffee with the team interns. Members of other product or sector teams also glad to take time out of their day to give guidance to interns.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I greatly enjoyed working and interacting with the team throughout my summer. I was happy to head to work everyday and constantly looked forward to the next project/task. Overall, the internship was a tremendous development experience, and I feel privileged for being granted the opportunity to learn and network with such high performing industry professionals.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Rothschild & Co
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Rothschild & Co to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Rothschild & Co
Develop your technical skills and critical thinking but also your interpersonal skills. These are extremely important for your fit with the team and your long-term success in the industry, given the extensive amount of client interactions required.
