2027 ARS Research Summer Intern

About the role

ARS Investments - Research Summer Intern Summary The ten-week internship program in Chicago is designed to provide an introduction to the alternative investment industry. Interns receive real-world experience that will foster professional development while complementing their studies. Internships in the Investments department are geared towards rising seniors pursuing a career in the investment management industry. The Research department’s primary focus is to identify, underwrite, and monitor investments within alternative investment managers and related opportunities on a global basis using a variety of investment strategies such as credit, equities, macro, quant, relative value, or multi-strategy.

GCM Grosvenor (Nasdaq: GCMG) is a global alternative asset management solutions provider with approximately $97 billion in assets under management across private equity, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and absolute return investment strategies. The firm has specialized in alternatives for more than 54 years and has a diverse, engaged team of approximately 560 professionals serving a global client base. Eligible employees can elect to participate in comprehensive healthcare coverage (including medical, dental, vision and life insurance), flexible spending accounts, and the employer sponsored retirement plan. Additionally, employees are eligible for paid time off, parental leave, short-term and long-term disability, as well as other care/wellness programs. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, with offices in New York, Toronto, London, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul, and Sydney. For more information, visit: gcmgrosvenor.com.

Responsibilities

• Perform thorough qualitative and quantitative analysis of existing and potential investments in hedge fund managers across various strategies and regions.
• Track, analyze, and interpret trends in specific strategies and the related capital markets.
• Assess new investment strategies and monitor current conditions within existing strategies utilized by the firm.
• Prepare internal and external market and investment commentary on a monthly basis.
• Communicate (verbally and in writing) hedge fund manager and strategy-related issues to the Investments department and the Investment Committee.
• Participate in the due diligence of potential new investments with hedge fund managers.
• Participating in department meetings as well as strategy review meetings.
• Complete a summer project related to the industry to present to the Investments department.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Qualified candidates will be Juniors/third years, pursuing BA/BS with a concentration in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or related field with