Analyst Internship

Company : ARDIAN (formerly AXA Private Equity) Korea

Application Deadline : Rolling basis
Duration : Minimum 6 months (Start date is ASAP.)
Job Title : Private Equity Semester Analyst
Objective : Assist the Korea Team with the Private Equity Fund of
Funds investment and client servicing activities in Korea

Company Description

Founded in 1996 and led by Dominique Senequier, ARDIAN is one of the largest independent
private investment company with AUM of $90 billion managed or advised in Europe, North
America and Asia. The company, which is majority-owned by its employees, keeps
entrepreneurship at its heart and delivers investment performance to its global investors while
fuelling growth in economies across the world. ARDIAN’s investment process blends discipline
and conviction with a long-term philosophy. ARDIAN maintains a truly global network, with more
than 560 employees working through 15 offices in Beijing, Frankfurt, Jersey, London,
Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Santiago, Seoul, Singapore,
Tokyo and Zurich. The company offers its 880+ investors a diversified choice of funds covering
the full range of asset classes, including Private Equity Fund of Funds (Primary, Early
Secondary and Secondary), Direct Funds including Infrastructure, Small and Mid Market
Enterprise Capital, Innovation & Growth, Co-Investment, Private Debt and Real Estate.

The firm has grown incredibly in the last five years, where AUM nearly tripled from $36 billion
to $90 billion today. ARDIAN is now one of the largest private investment company globally and
the largest in Europe. ARDIAN’s latest global secondaries fund ASF VIII is primed to be one of
the largest private equity fund ever raised. ARDIAN has the ability to find and train young people.
Of ARDIAN’s 560 employees, 25% are former interns and nearly all of the full-time junior
investment professionals in ARDIAN’s Asia offices were former interns. ARDIAN is also a firm
believer of diversity and equal treatment between men and women, 39% of ARDIAN’s
employees are women.

Tasks & Responsibilities (Private Equity Fund of Funds)

 Assisting in the monitoring of existing private equity investments:

- Primary fund investments;
- Secondary fund investments (pricing and execution);
- Direct co-investments;
- Portfolio management and allocation

 Supporting the investment process:

- Financial modelling and analysis;
- Preparation of investment models and memorandums;
- Quantitative and qualitative analysis of transactions;
- Market and financial research
  Assisting in the preparation of marketing materials:
- Fundraising and Secondary pitch materials;
- Market research;
- Investor reporting materials;

Minimum Qualifications

 Top academic performance from leading universities;

 The candidate should possess a broad set of quantitative, qualitative and interpersonal skills,
and be a strong team player. He/she should be able to critically assess an industry's
competitive dynamic, cyclicality, and profit pools; a target company's current competitive
position, operational performance and future earnings capacity; and customer and/or supplier
relationships. He/she should also have strong financial modelling skills;
 Ideally the candidate would have prior experience in an investment bank/corporate advisory/
private equity/consulting position;
 Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint is essential;

Application
If interested, kindly email an English resume to yunjin.cho@ardian.com titled “Internship
Application - Name - School”.