2027 Investment Banking Summer Associate Program – Capital Structure Solutions Group

About Jefferies

Jefferies is a leading global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm providing advisory, sales and trading, research, and wealth and asset management services. With more than 40 offices worldwide, Jefferies offers insights and expertise to investors, companies, and governments.

What You Can Expect

Jefferies’ lean deal team structure enables Summer Associates to work closely with senior bankers on pitches and live deals while overseeing Summer Analysts’ work product. The role goes beyond fundamental analysis and research. Summer Associates are expected to understand market implications, identify key industry and product trends, and contribute to pitch and deal materials to enhance client deliverables.

Summer Associates add value from day one and are expected to think creatively, pursue projects with excellence, maintain a collaborative spirit, and uphold the highest levels of integrity.

Following an enriching orientation and training program, Summer Associates will begin working on day-to-day responsibilities with support from colleagues serving as instructors and mentors throughout the 10-week engagement. The program includes social and educational events to support professional development and relationship-building with peers and senior bankers. Summer Associates also receive formal performance reviews.

Summer Associate Responsibilities

Summer Associate responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Performing and reviewing financial valuation, discounted cash flow (DCF), and comparable companies multiples-based analyses
• Building and using financial models
• Preparing pitch books and live deal materials, including offering memorandums and prospectuses
• Conducting industry and product research
• Analyzing detailed corporate and financial information
• Participating in the execution of financings, M&A, and restructuring and recapitalization transactions

Group Description: Jefferies Capital Structure Solutions

Jefferies Capital Structure Solutions is a leading franchise providing capital structure advisory and capital markets solutions to companies, creditors, financial sponsors, and other stakeholders. Operating with over 50 bankers across New York and Europe, the group has restructured over $155 billion in liabilities over the past 18 months.

The group specializes in distressed and transitional financings, liability management (e.g., exchange offers), recapitalizations, in- and out-of-court restructurings, and special situations M&A. The team collaborates with industry coverage and other product teams across all major verticals. The team was named one of five investment banking “Power Players” by The Wall Street Journal and has completed 200+ assignments since 2007.

Required Background

• Preference for prior experience in (i) restructuring, (ii) M&A/investment banking, and/or (iii) debt/credit-related experience
• Independent thinker and resourceful problem solver driven to succeed in a fast-paced environment
• Strong work ethic, organizational skills, and ability to multi-task
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Advanced accounting, finance, financial modeling, and analytical abilities

Eligibility

Eligible candidates must be graduating with an MBA between December 2027 and June 2028.

Compensation

The salary for this role is $175,000, pro-rated.