Portfolio Finance Summer Internship
Barings Summer Internship Program
Barings is seeking candidates to join their Portfolio Finance team as a summer intern. This highly collaborative team is motivated by a shared goal to find attractive investment opportunities for third-party clients while addressing the unique financing needs of our customers. The team is primarily focused on originating investment-grade, senior secured loans to asset managers and the investment vehicles that they manage across a range of asset classes, including private equity, private credit, and real estate debt. The team manages over $24 billion of AUM in private investments since 2017 and recently transitioned to Barings from MassMutual in 2024.
Primary Responsibilities
- 10-week program with potential to convert to full-time offer based on strong performance and the needs of the business
- Support underwriting efforts for debt opportunities including:
- Market research
- Financial analysis and modeling
- Risk analysis and valuation
- Draft investment memos
- Ongoing portfolio monitoring, analysis and valuation
- Assist with special ad-hoc projects, presentations and initiatives
Qualifications
- Current junior with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Business, Finance, Economics, Real Estate, Statistics and other relevant majors preferred
- Strong computer skills, specifically in Microsoft Office applications and sourcing data from the internet and various publications
- Excellent writing and communications skills and ability to work as a member of a fast-paced, transaction oriented team
- Self-starter, must be organized and able to work independently
- Ability to prioritize work and multi-task responsibilities
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to perform under pressure and meet time sensitive deadlines