Valuation Services Paris - Internship January 2025

Description

Companies, investors and government entities around the world turn to Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) for leadership, action and results. Privately held since its founding in 1983, A&M is a leading global professional services firm that provides advisory, business performance improvement and turnaround management services. When conventional approaches are not enough to create transformation and drive change, clients seek our deep expertise and ability to deliver practical solutions to their unique problems.

With over 10,000 people providing services across six continents, we deliver tangible results for corporates, boards, private equity firms, law firms and government agencies facing complex challenges. Our senior leaders, and their teams, leverage A&M’s restructuring heritage to help companies act decisively, catapult growth and accelerate results. We are experienced operators, world-class consultants, former regulators and industry authorities with a shared commitment to telling clients what is really needed for turning change into a strategic business asset, managing risk and unlocking value at every stage of growth.
 

In 2019 we successfully expanded our European Valuation & Modelling expertise to Paris and this team has demonstrated an impressive growth in the last three years, with the execution of landmark engagements.

A&M Valuation Services has assembled the right team, with proven professionals who solve the most complex and challenging valuation issues for clients, including fairness opinions and commercial valuations, financial reporting and tax valuations, portfolio valuations for fund investments, valuations for claims and disputes, and strategic option evaluation.

A&M Valuation Services has a unique delivery model that enables junior members of the team to gain extensive exposure to Managing Director and senior people thus empowering individuals to fast track their careers and development. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to learn more about Valuation advisory and become involved in a ‘hands-on’ team. 

“It has been a ground-breaking year for our French team, having been strongly involved on a number of landmark projects across Europe, including some of the largest M&A transactions. As we doubled the size of our team in FY23, we look forward to the new year as we continue to invest in our talent pool.”

The successful candidate will:

Join a fast-growing team with strong leadership, bright people with a truly entrepreneurial spirit

Gain experience in Valuation & Modelling in various contexts (transaction, restructuring,…)

Gain exposure to international projects on behalf of many of the most prominent organisations across worldwide. We operate as a European team and the individual will also gain insight to project in the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Spain among others.

The main tasks will include:

Work very closely with our senior management and support the business growth

Assist in Valuation & Modelling assignments

Assist in managing intelligence on forthcoming deals, and working on targeting of key prospects (large corporates, private equity firms and private equity held businesses)

Support the commercial activity and preparation for client pitches

Work on a long-term project across your internship in order to develop the French valuation practice.

Requirements: 

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills in French and English

Proficient with Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Fluent business level English and French is essential. Additional European language skills including Dutch, German, Italian, Spanish or Arabic re highly desirable

Strong interest in a career within Valuation or Financial Advisory Services

Experience from previous internships, preferably in Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, Private Equity or Consulting is highly desirable

A&M Culture

A&M is a growing business and our people have extensive client exposure and the opportunity to be involved in business development activities.

Our culture is a highly dynamic and responsive one that has evolved out of excelling in complex and urgent situations. We are unrestricted by any conflict with Audit services and the issues caused that are typical in many of our competitors.

Diversity & Inclusion

A&M’s entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity, and we foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Alvarez & Marsal’s practice to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, family medical history, genetic information or other protected medical condition, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by and in accordance with applicable laws. Employees and Applicants can find A&M policy statements and additional information by region here.

Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters

Please note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening and in alignment with our Inclusive Diversity values. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.