Graduate Careers Summer Intern, Corporate Finance
The role will include
- Helping produce company investor presentations and Longspur pitch materials
- Helping execute project finance and M&A transactions
- Helping build and maintain company financial and valuation models
- Researching and presenting news in the clean energy industry
- Completing an individual project to be presented to senior management
- Other tasks to support our growing business
Applicants must have
- Currently in your penultimate year of university, graduating in 2028, and on track for a 2.1 degree or above in a relevant degree
- Excellent attention to detail and strong business English writing skills
- Self-discipline and high motivation to work in investment banking
- A genuine interest in the clean energy / cleantech industries, evidenced through coursework, societies, projects or prior work experience
- Strong Microsoft Office skills with advanced understanding of PowerPoint & Word skills
- Solid Excel skills and a genuine interest in financial modelling, ideally with some exposure to three-statement, DCF or project finance models (e.g. cash flow waterfalls, debt sizing); formal training such as a modelling course is a plus but not essential
Preferred (not required)
- Comfortable using AI tools (e.g. Claude, Copilot, ChatGPT) to support research, analysis and document preparation
- Prior work experience that demonstrates commercial awareness and interest in corporate finance
- Attendance at a relevant spring week, insight day, or finance society event
- Some awareness of capital raising and M&A trends and activities
Scroll down for instructions on how to apply.
Graduate Careers
How to Apply
Please send your CV, together with short answers to the three questions below, to careers@longspur.com .
Please use the subject line:
- “[Name Surname] – 2027 Summer Internship Application” for the Summer Intern role
- “[Name Surname] – 2027 Graduate Analyst Application” for the Graduate Analyst role
Alongside your CV, please answer the following in the body of your email. Please answer the questions in reverse order, with a maximum of 150 words per answer.
- Why are you interested in a career in corporate finance / investment banking, and specifically in the clean energy sector?
- Describe a time you had to manage several competing priorities or a tight deadline. How did you approach it?
- What relevant experience, coursework, or projects (academic or otherwise) have prepared you for this role?
Applications reviewed on a rolling basis until 31 October 2026. Interviews will take place in November and December 2026, with offers made in January 2027. Both positions are expected to start in June 2027.