2021 Investment Banking Sophomore Summer Analyst Program (Western Region)
2021 Investment Banking Sophomore Summer Analyst Program (Western Region)
PLACEMENT AND DURATION
Morgan Stanley is a worldwide leader in investment banking. We are one of the top firms in mergers & acquisitions (M&A), underwriting of equity transactions, corporate debt issuance, and high-yield debt financing. With professionals in 30 countries, we are consistently recognized for our performance in traditional and innovative financing techniques, helping clients around the world to make decisions about their business strategy and financial structure.
Morgan Stanley’s Western Region offices (Los Angeles and San Francisco) work with a broad array of individual, corporate and investing clients across industries. With a full suite of services, we draw on the firm’s powerful infrastructure and intellectual capital to deliver the resources that can best accomplish each client’s unique goals. In our Los Angeles and San Francisco offices, we offer our clients the personalized attention and services of a boutique, the intelligence and creativity of the brightest professionals in the industry and the global resources of Morgan Stanley.
TRAINING PROGRAM
This intensive 10-week program includes a Firmwide orientation to Morgan Stanley’s businesses, followed by four days of formal classroom training on our Investment Banking Division (IBD). Your training will continue throughout the summer with structured learning sessions run by senior executives. Similarly, you will have many opportunities to integrate with peers and senior staff through a series of networking, social, charity and mentoring events.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The roles and responsibilities of a Summer Analyst vary by department, but may include:
- Analyzing detailed corporate and financial information
- Creating statistical exhibits that analyze comparative financial performance
- Building models to illustrate projected financial results and value to companies
- Developing marketing memoranda and delivering sections of research presentations
- Participating in the execution of financings and M&A transactions
- Acting as the liaison for the team and other parts of the Firm
QUALIFICATIONS/ SKILLS/ REQUIREMENTS
This program is an integral part of our diversity recruiting efforts, open to Black, Hispanic, Native American, Female and/or LGBT+ college sophomores
- You are pursuing an undergraduate degree with a graduation date between December 2022 and June 2023
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- You have basic knowledge of and a keen interest in finance
- You are analytical, adaptive, possess a strong work ethic, are a leader yet team player, as well as a multi-tasker
- You possess strong oral and written communication skills
WHEN APPLYING, you will have the opportunity to rank up to 2 offices (Los Angeles and/or San Francisco) of interest within the Investment Banking Division’s Western Region that you would like to be considered for.
This Program is closed to applications.