2027 Private Equity Summer Analyst

We are global private markets specialists delivering tailored investment solutions, advisory services, and impactful, data driven insights to the world’s investors. Leveraging the power of our platform and our peerless intelligence across sectors, strategies, and geographies, we help identify the advantages and the answers our clients need to succeed. Application deadline: Rolling basis The team you’ll join StepStone’s Private Equity (PE) team diligences and invests in opportunities across the private equity landscape.

The team will invest directly in companies alongside other sponsors, complete LP and GP-led secondary transactions, and evaluate primary investment capabilities on behalf of StepStone’s advisory and discretionary clients. Through analysis of leveraged buyout deals and funds, StepStone’s PE team works across a wide array of industries and capital structures.

About The Role

StepStone is looking for highly motivated undergraduate students graduating between December 2027 and June 2028 to join our Private Equity team as Summer Analysts. This internship offers an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience across the private equity industry. Summer Analysts will analyze leveraged buyouts, growth equity and distressed private equity funds and investments.

Through this experience, Summer Analysts will develop a strong understanding of various industries, capital structures, and private equity funds and investment strategies.

What You’Ll Do

As a Summer Analyst, you’ll work collaboratively in a team environment to conduct due diligence, financial modeling and preparation of investment memorandums across our investment verticals: private equity fund investments, co-investments, and secondaries transactions. You’ll also have the opportunity to contribute investment recommendations and present them to the Firm’s Investment Committee.

Key Responsibilities

Analyze and conduct diligence on co-investment opportunities and secondary transactions Interact with fund managers/portfolio company management teams to conduct in-depth portfolio and asset-level underwriting and analysis Perform quantitative and qualitative research and financial modeling/analysis on companies and assets across stages (i.e., buyout, distressed, etc.), industries and geographies Conduct due diligence on potential fund investments (team, strategy, performance), and synthesize findings in an investment memorandum to be presented at the Firm’s Investment Committee Speak with senior executives to gather insights regarding the style and effectiveness of target fund managers Perform market research using publicly available information and proprietary databases to identify, quantify and analyze macroeconomic trends across a variety of industry sectors Construct an argument around an opinion and effectively communicate that argument

What We’Re Looking For

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Why Join Us

At StepStone, we foster a supportive and inclusive team culture where collaboration and learning are the core of what we do. Our collegial atmosphere encourages teamwork, mentorship, and professional development. This summer internship is a great opportunity to gain practical experience and develop critical skills that will help you launch a successful career in private equity.

Click here to learn more about the intern experience. Application deadline: Rolling basis Salary: $95,000 annually The salary is an estimate of pay for this position.