2027 Investment Banking Summer Analyst - Financial Sponsors

About the role

Piper Sandler connects capital with opportunity and believes diverse teams with unique backgrounds, skills and experiences yield more innovative solutions. The firm’s mission is to recruit, develop, retain and engage a diverse, high‑performing team, providing an environment where each person can achieve at a high level and encouraging inclusivity because every partner brings unique perspectives that help better serve clients.

Piper Sandler is seeking a 2027 Investment Banking Summer Analyst for the Financial Sponsors team in New York, NY. Candidates who will be graduating in December 2027 or May/June 2028 are encouraged to apply.

The Summer Analyst Program is an undergraduate internship where Summer Analysts generally work 10 weeks within an industry or product group in Investment Banking, learning financial modeling and basic analysis of companies and industries, and gaining an understanding of capital‑markets dynamics. The program includes one week of formal training near Piper Sandler’s Minneapolis, MN headquarters and invites interns to attend networking events. The internship serves as a direct pipeline to full‑time Analyst positions for the following year.

The Piper Sandler Financial Sponsors group manages the firm’s relationships with private equity firms and family offices and their portfolio companies. The experienced team coordinates investment banking activity across industry and product groups, delivering the firm’s resources to clients and institutionalizing these important relationships. The group’s value proposition to private‑equity clients centers on: consistent high‑quality deal flow for new platform investments and portfolio company add‑ons; executive introductions; strategic focus on portfolio company value creation throughout the investment period and value maximization upon exit; an unequivocal focus on the middle market; and an unwavering commitment to provide the highest quality, unbiased advice to each client.

The work environment is collaborative, demanding, fast‑paced and entrepreneurial. Clients are extraordinarily dynamic, and top summer analysts are invited to join the platform full‑time, with direct promotion to the Associate level available for strong performers without an MBA.

Responsibilities

• Work with both junior and senior industry and product bankers across the firm on business development initiatives and provide transaction support
• Generate presentation materials
• Conduct industry, market, and company‑specific research
• Assist the team with key industry and marketing events
• Additional duties and projects

Requirements

• Anticipated graduation date from an undergraduate institution of December 2027 or May/June 2028
• Seeking a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or another business‑related field
• Demonstrated academic achievement (generally, a GPA above 3.5)
• Must be work authorized in the United States on a full‑time basis without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future
• The Company cannot offer employment to F‑1 (student) visa holders who require employer sponsorship in the future or cannot work now on a full