Investment Banking Off Cycle Internship

Who we are

Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning approximately 30 countries and regions. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Wealth Management, Investment Management, and Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking). Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership. Nomura has its headquarters in Tokyo, Japan and its European headquarters in London, United Kingdom. For further information about Nomura, visit www.nomura.com

Investment Banking overview

Nomura's Investment Banking Division provides an array of advisory and capital-raising solutions to corporations, financial institutions, governments and public-sector organizations around the world. Our global teams act as geographic, product and sector specialists, with a focus on domestic, regional and cross-border collaboration in M&A, acquisition finance, equity advisory, DCM and solutions businesses. Our global sector teams include Greentech, Industrials & Infrastructure, Consumer & Retail, FIG, Healthcare, Technology, Media & Services, and Financial Sponsors.

What’s your role?

The Nordic Investment Banking team is looking for outstanding students to join it as off-cycle interns in the Helsinki office.

The Nordic coverage team focuses on delivering the full suite of Nomura’s Investment Banking products and services to clients in the Nordic region, leveraging on a dedicated team with significant IB expertise based in London and Helsinki. This includes maintaining and building relationships and working with key corporates, financial institutions, financials sponsors and governments in the region as well as facilitating relevant investment needs of Nomura’s clients globally.

With a broad offering of advisory services, the Nordic team typically spend the majority of its time on sell-side or buy-side M&A transactions as well as covering leveraged finance, debt advisory and other products (e.g. hedging, equity-related structuring, etc.). Recent deals in the Nordic region includes:

• Advising Carlsberg on its recommended cash offer to acquire Britvic;

• Advising Agilitas on its sale of Reconor to Basalt;

• Advising Svevind on the sale of its Swedish onshore wind development business to Statkraft, and the sale of grid distribution system operator Markbygden Net to Ellevio.

The focus of the team is to:

• Originate and execute transactions across a broad range of Investment Banking products (including M&A, acquisition financing, equity advisory, and solutions businesses) and sectors in the Nordics;

• Advise and work with sector and product teams on all relevant regional aspects of transaction execution such as market dynamics, modelling and valuation, financial and strategic analysis, regulatory issues, deal financing, due diligence coordination, negotiation, deal structuring, etc.;

• Build and maintain relationships with key regional clients and facilitate relationship building and cross border investment flows.

The internship programme will provide you with the opportunity to develop your technical knowledge, gain valuable on-the-job training, understand our culture and create new networks.

There will be a possibility for strong performers to receive full time offers to join Nomura's London office.

What are we looking for?

At Nomura our goal is to attract and develop exceptionally talented people who share our passion for individual excellence and our commitment to teamwork. We recruit graduates and interns with a high level of academic and extra-curricular achievement, who will be able to withstand the rigours of a rapidly changing, demanding but ultimately rewarding environment.

Fluency in English and at least one Nordic language is essential.