Deadline:
As soon as possible
Location(s)
United States of America
New York
Overview
Nomura Investment Banking is seeking intellectually curious and driven students to join as Summer Associates. The Summer Associate Program runs for ten weeks, with a one-week intensive training course, followed by a nine-week placement within a sector coverage or product group. The program offers Summer Associates an opportunity to work alongside our investment bankers on a variety of live transactions as well as client-facing business development initiatives.
Details
Nomura’s Investment Banking Division (IBD) provides a vast array of capabilities to our clients including corporations, institutions, and governments around the world. Nomura has global sector coverage teams in various established sectors under the Nomura brand and in sustainability-related sectors under the Nomura Greentech brand. We also have market leading specialized teams of financing and solutions experts.
Sector Coverage Teams
- Consumer/Retail: Food, Beverages, Retail & E-Commerce, and Household & Personal Care
- Financial Institutions: Insurance, Asset Management, Legacy Liabilities, and Insurance Tech
- Technology, Media, and Services: Software, Marketing Tech, IT Services, Tech-Enabled Services, and FinTech
- Healthcare: Life Sciences, Healthcare Services, Medical Devices, Diagnostics & Tools, and Healthcare IT
- Financial Sponsors: Private Equity (across all industry areas)
- Greentech Industrials and Infrastructure: AgTech & Sustainable Food, Advanced Transportation, Energy / Industrial Technology & Services, Renewable Energy Value Chain, Water & Infrastructure & Technologies, Advanced Materials & Chemicals, Digital & Telecom Infrastructure, Low Carbon Infrastructure, Building & Sustainable Materials, and Environmental Services
Product Teams
- Advisory: Mergers & Acquisitions, Equity Private Placements, Defense, and Fairness Opinions
- Client Financing & Solutions:
- Acquisition & Leveraged Finance: LBO Financing, Refinancing, and Dividend Recapitalizations
- Equity Capital Markets & Solutions: IPOs & Follow-On Offerings, Convertible Bonds, SPACs, and Equity Derivatives
- Debt Capital Markets & Solutions: Private Debt Solutions, Private Placements, and Investment Grade Syndicate
- Risk Solutions: FX Hedging, Rates Hedging, Share Class Hedging, and Event-Driven Solutions
Summer Associate Program Overview
Our program begins in early June and provides Summer Associates with the same amount of exposure as a first-year Associate, with hands-on opportunities to participate as full members of the team and extensive contact with Investment Banking professionals at all levels. Throughout the program, Summer Associates will participate in business-led discussion groups, networking events, and speaker sessions. All Summer Associates will also be paired with both a junior and senior mentor to provide guidance and support throughout the internship.
This program is an integral component of our full-time recruiting and at the end of the summer we will extend offers to top performers to return after graduation.
What Role Might You Play?
- Deal Execution: You will work closely with clients and execution teams on live transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, capital raisings, financings, and derivative transactions
- Client Relationship Management: You can expect to generate and present ideas at client meetings as a member of a deal team alongside senior bankers
- Strategic Analysis: Through financial, structural, and business risk analysis, you will support transactions and client presentations
- New Business Development: You will actively participate in the effort to pitch and win new mandates from clients, leverage proprietary content and ideas
- Team Management and Development: Manage Analysts to execute deliverables for clients and support training and mentoring of junior professionals
About Nomura
Nomura is a global financial services group with an integrated network spanning over 30 countries. By connecting markets East & West, Nomura services the needs of individuals, institutions, corporates and governments through its three business divisions: Retail, Wholesale (Global Markets and Investment Banking), and Investment Management. Founded in 1925, the firm is built on a tradition of disciplined entrepreneurship, serving clients with creative solutions and considered thought leadership.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Qualifications
- Outstanding academic qualifications
- Pursuing an MBA degree from accredited college/university
- On-track to graduate between December 2024 and June 2025
- Passion for the business opportunities created by sustainable infrastructure, technology, and industrial disruption
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Organized and able to manage multiple projects and deadlines
- Excellent analytic, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Exceptional attention to detail and an eagerness to learn on the fly
- Enthusiasm for both quantitative-driven and qualitative-focused situations
- Ability to develop understanding of financial products
- Eagerness to learn and work hard as part of a team in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial setting
Dates
Deadline: As soon as possible
Cost/funding for participants
Salary Disclosure
The base salary for this position is set based on an annualized rate of $175,000 per year. This is an exempt position; not eligible for overtime.
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
