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Paralign Overview

Paralign Capital Partners is a merchant bank with expertise in highly structured and complex mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and ESOP transactions designed to integrate value creation, liquidity, income/capital gains/estate tax planning, shareholder legacy, and other considerations. The firm serves closely held, middle market family- and founder-owned businesses. In addition to a leading advisory platform, Paralign manages investment vehicles designed to invest in our clients and the transactions we structure. Paralign was formed as partnership between former clients and Paralign professionals who share a common vision for a better, more aligned advisory and investment fund model for middle market businesses, combining sell- and buy-side experience and expertise for a sum that is greater than its parts.

Job Description

Paralign's team is critical to the success of our client-partners and projects by providing key strategy input and completing and overseeing process execution. Accordingly, Paralign expects that all team members will be highly curious, self-motivated, and collegial leaders seeking to help build a highly entrepreneurial, growing enterprise. More specifically, Summer Analysts on Paralign's team support our shared success and prosperity by:

• Analyzing and explaining historical and projected client financial information
• Conducting due diligence, modeling, and general process execution across a wide variety of transaction types (Employee Stock Ownership Plans (“ESOPs”), sellside M&A transactions, buyside M&A transactions, debt and equity capital market transactions, among others)
• Performing and reviewing in-depth valuations of companies utilizing multiple financial methodologies
• Working in a fast-paced environment with frequently competing demands on your time while meeting project deadlines
• Reporting to, and working with, Paralign’s Analysts, Associates, and Vice Presidents, as well as other members of the organization
• Preparing and reviewing board presentations, confidential information presentations, confidential teasers, management presentations, among other presentations to support process execution
• Preparing and reviewing complex cash flow modeling incorporating leverage transactions, ESOPs, and multiple corporate and shareholder tax strategies
• Supporting senior members of the team with their business development efforts;
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with senior management level client representatives as part of the project execution process, while also assisting senior team members in the establishment and maintenance of other relationships with clients and prospective clients, their advisors, capital providers, and other stakeholders
• Utilizing an entrepreneurial mindset to drive successful outcomes for Paralign and our client-partners
• Performing other functions and duties as required to pursue the firm's growth

Qualifications

Ideal candidates would possess the following characteristics:

• Deep commitment to Paralign's vision, values, and unique positioning in the marketplace
• Ability to think critically through complex structures and develop novel ideas regarding financial analyses and presentations
• A desire to build a leading financial services platform and, in the process, build a differentiated and attractive financial services career
• Have a willingness to be physically located at our office in the North Loop
• Superb communication skills, with a focus on project management, summarizing financial analyses, and client management
• Preferred candidates will maintain a strong, but developing knowledge of investment banking, accounting, tax, and finance
• Desire and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to work hard with a positive attitude while maintaining high standards of performance and a great attention to detail in all facets of work
• Highly independently motivated and willing to work long hours as needed to meet project demands
• Undergraduate study in accounting, finance, economics, or similar with a 3.5+ GPA

Compensation Package

As an intern completing a summer as a Summer Analyst at Paralign, the goal for this role is to serve as an introduction to our firm, advisory services, and investment banking generally, with those who successfully complete the program eligible (at our discretion) to receive an offer of employment to return on a full-time basis as an Analyst in 2027. Additionally, Paralign is proud to provide a highly competitive compensation structure commensurate with market norms for investment banking internship programs. 

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