Investments Analyst Summer Intern
About the role
Link Logistics Real Estate (“Link”) is a leading operator of last‑mile logistics real estate, established by Blackstone in 2019. The company connects consumption, technology, and the supply chain across a portfolio of more than half a billion square feet, representing over 5 % of U.S. GDP. Link emphasizes sustainability, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and strives to be the most equitable and inclusive industrial real‑estate firm.
Link’s 10‑week paid summer internship program provides students with hands‑on experience and business‑skill development while learning the fundamentals of logistics real estate. Internships are offered in departments such as Capital Markets, Development, Financial Planning & Analysis, Investments, Asset Management, and more.
The Investments team is seeking actively enrolled juniors rising into their senior year to gain exposure to multiple markets and properties across the industrial real‑estate sector.
Responsibilities
- Support full‑time investment analysts and associates in new deal underwriting, including preparing investment models, investment committee memorandums, market research, management presentations, and real‑estate sale and lease comparables.
- Assist with market research and analysis of industrial real‑estate trends across key markets.
- Support property underwriting, financial modeling, and investment memoranda.
- Analyze tenant, lease, and operating performance data.
- Help evaluate acquisition and disposition opportunities.
- Prepare reports, presentations, and investment committee materials.
- Collaborate with Investments, Leasing, Research & Analytics, Asset Management, and other teams on strategic projects.
- Present project findings and recommendations to management at the conclusion of the internship.
- Gain exposure to due‑diligence and closing processes, including reviewing purchase agreements and leases, tenant credit evaluations, financial due diligence, property tours, tenant interviews, tenant industry research, and site diligence related to structural, environmental, zoning, and other property conditions.
Qualifications
- Current junior rising into senior year at an accredited four‑year institution; must be actively enrolled for the duration of the internship.
- Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Finance, Real Estate, Economics, Business, or a related field.
- Strong interest in commercial real‑estate investment and asset management; prior experience is preferred but not required.
- Basic understanding of real‑estate investment and financing processes, including market analysis, financial analysis, property valuation, and capital markets.
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem‑solving skills.
- Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast‑paced environment.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with comfort interacting with senior leaders and cross‑functional stakeholders.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; knowledge of Argus is preferred but not required.
- Minimum 3.0 GPA required.
- Detail‑oriented, proactive, and eager to learn and develop an understanding of the real‑estate investment process.
Pay
$45 per hour represents the presently anticipated base compensation for this position. Actual pay may vary based on factors such as location and experience.