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Leveraged Finance Trainee January 2025

Last update 17.12.2024

GROUP BNP PARIBAS

BNP Paribas Group is the top bank in the European Union and a major international banking establishment. It has close to 185,000 employees in 65 countries. In Spain we are more than 5,100 employees within 13 business lines.

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BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking provides large companies, multinationals and financial institutions with various solutions in the areas of advisory, financing, transactional banking, capital markets, settlement, clearing and custody of securities, asset and fund management services and solutions for corporate issuers. It has 620 professionals in Spain with offices in Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Coruña. The entity has a network present in 56 countries.

ABOUT THE JOB

MISSION

You would be joining the Structuring & Execution Group team based in Madrid and report to the local coordinator. The Structuring & Execution Group is a central component of Debt Markets supporting senior originators across a wide range of debt products on a pan-European basis.

As an intern, you will be primarily providing support on the day-to-day portfolio management activities, execution of live deals (including High Yield Bonds and Term Loan B), working on internal processes as well as supporting the outbound marketing activity of the senior originators. You will provide support in running financial models, complete financial and credit analysis and learn to structure Debt Markets transactions. Additionally, you will be involved in the production of materials for internal approval committees, syndication purposes and marketing efforts. This requires strong quantitative skills and the capacity to work on several transactions in parallel, which requires good organization skills and strong commitment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Origination

  • Work on pitch processes, in cooperation with various teams across the bank (Coverage, M&A, ECM, Syndicate)
  • Interact with external clients (including debt issuers and private equity clients) and internal stakeholders
  • Maintain high degree of market awareness

Execution

  • Provide support in the day-to-day execution of live deals
  • Prepare thoughtful cash flow projection models, driven by detailed assessment of business and economic conditions
  • Assist in the production of internal credit / capital markets memoranda, including advanced financial statement analysis
  • Conduct issuer due diligence and identify significant business, industry and financial strengths and risks

Regulation

  • Ensure that all regulatory and commercial training is completed on time and refreshed as required
  • Responsible for adherence to the Bank’s corporate policies, to its internal Compliance regulations as well as to appropriate external Regulators

REQUIREMENTS

  • Studies

A degree from a leading university with an excellent academic record

  • Experience

Previous experience in corporate banking, consulting teams, private equity or similar is essential

  • Languages

Fluent in English and Spanish (preferred), another EU language would be beneficial

SKILLS

  • Technical
    • Show outstanding analytical skills
    • Adept at receiving and synthesizing information
    • Prove credit / risk analysis skills 
  • Transversal & Behavioral
    • Strong team player with good communication skills
    • Hard worker, reliable and eager to learn
    • Stress-resilient

BENEFITS

• Hybrid telecommuting model. 

• One vacation day per month worked (according to the duration of the agreement with the university).

• Meal allowance. 

Diversity and inclusion commitment

BNP Paribas Group in Spain is an equal opportunity employer and proud to provide equal employment opportunity to all job seekers. We are actively committed to ensuring that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Equity and diversity are at the core of our recruitment policy because we believe that they foster creativity and efficiency, which in turn increase performance and productivity. We strive to reflect the society we live in, while keeping with the image of our clients.

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Basically, why would you want to join BNP Paribas over any other company?

BECAUSE YOU'RE THE KIND OF PERSON WHO WANTS...

  • What if we told you that working in our Group isn’t quite what you might think? At BNP Paribas, we do a multitude of different jobs that are constantly evolving to meet the expectations of our clients and society as a whole. Whether through everyday tasks or major projects, doing one of our jobs means making a personal commitment to taking sustainable action.

  • Feeling good about your job means bringing your whole self to work and being who you are. It’s also about having the resources you need to achieve a healthy work-life balance. Both of these are major commitments at BNP Paribas.

  • At BNP Paribas, developing your skills is as important to us as it is to you. And the skills you learn with us will help you through the rest of your working life.

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