Investment Banking Off-Cycle Intern

About the role

MACA Advisors is an investment banking advisory firm focused on cross-border M&A and strategic capital raising in Latin America and the Caribbean. Its Off-Cycle Internship is an 8-week educational program offered in three windows each year (Winter, Spring and Fall) and designed to complement university studies, with academic credit supported where available.

Key responsibilities

• Learn financial modeling and valuation (comparable companies, precedent transactions, DCF) through weekly sessions and case exercises
• Study how sell-side, buy-side or capital raise advisory processes run, from preparation to closing
• Practice research methods using FactSet, Bloomberg, PitchBook and Capital IQ
• Learn how professional presentations, teasers and memos are structured and written
• Study Latin American M&A specifics such as country risk premia, FX considerations and multiple comparisons with US and European benchmarks
• Take part in case projects based on anonymized or past transactions, observe team meetings and client calls, and present a final case to the partners

Required profile

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in finance, economics, business or a related field
• Minimum GPA of 3.7 or equivalent
• Fluency in Spanish and English (Portuguese required for Brazil-based participants)
• Time zone between UTC-3 and UTC-6; preferred familiarity with Latin American and Caribbean markets

Required skills

• Working knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Fundamentals of accounting

The program ends with a written evaluation and, on request, a reference. Completion does not guarantee employment, but participants may apply to the Analyst program after finishing.