Intern, Transaction Opinions at Kroll, LLC in Chicago, Illinois

Job Description:

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In a world of disruption and increasingly complex business challenges, our professionals bring truth into focus with the Kroll Lens. Our sharp analytical skills, paired with the latest technology, allow us to give our clients clarity-not just answers-in all areas of business. We embrace diverse backgrounds and global perspectives, and we cultivate diversity by respecting, including, and valuing one another. As part of One team, One Kroll, you'll contribute to a supportive and collaborative work environment that empowers you to excel.

Kroll's Transaction Opinions practice provides independent fairness, solvency, and debt opinions for boards of directors, special committees and private equity general partners. They focus on providing independent opinions and valuation assessments for sell-side and buy-side M&A transactions, capital raises, going-private transactions, corporate spin-offs, leveraged dividend recapitalization transactions and more. Hundreds of public corporations, financial sponsors and other growth companies have met their strategic goals through the Duff & Phelps Opinions practice at Kroll.

At Kroll, your work will help deliver clarity to our clients' most complex valuation, finance, and risk challenges, oftentimes supporting clients on the most important transactions in their careers. Apply now to join One team, One Kroll.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Interns will act as Investment Banking generalists, working as a part of our market-leading global Transaction Opinions team on a variety of in-depth valuation engagements. Individuals will be assigned a range of projects and given as much responsibility as their experience and capabilities permit.

• Work directly with senior management teams, and get exposure to clients, board members and stakeholders throughout all phases of transaction advisory and execution
• Support in financial modeling and analytics for transaction opinion deal teams
• Present financial models and detailed analysis to support fairness and solvency opinions to senior professionals at Kroll during technical review meetings
• Perform company, industry, market and competitor research and due diligence
• Contribute to the development and communication of proposals and advice to current and prospective clients
• Ensure quality of client deliverables by having strong attention to detail
• Analyzing credit agreements and related debt agreements to help senior management identify distressed/special situation opportunities

REQUIREMENTS:

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or Management (with a concentration in Accounting, Economics or Finance), Economics or other degree (with a minimum of four Junior and/or Senior level courses in Accounting, Economics or Finance) from an accredited university or college
• Expected graduation date between December 2024 and August 2025
• Major GPA of 3.0
• Ability to prioritize tasks, work on multiple engagements and manage rapidly changing assignments in a team environment
• A critical, detail-oriented thinker who can quickly evaluate and analyze companies and financial information and master new tasks quickly
• Excellent quantitative, writing and communication skills
• Strong working knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to work effectively with senior professionals in an engagement team
• Demonstrated leadership experience and strong personal integrity
• Commitment to obtaining outstanding results
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future
• FINRA Series 79, 63 & 7 certification (either current or able to obtain)

The current salary range for this position is $20/hour to $40/hour.

Kroll is committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants regardless of gender, gender identity, race, religion, color, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, age or disability.

#LI-JP1Kroll's Transaction Opinions practice provides independent fairness, solvency, and debt opinions for boards of directors, special committees and private equity general partners. They focus on providing independent opinions and valuation assessments for sell-side and buy-side M&A transactions, capital raises, going-private transactions, corporate spin-offs, leveraged dividend recapitalization transactions and more. Hundreds of public corporations, financial sponsors and other growth companies have met their strategic goals through the Duff & Phelps Opinions practice at Kroll.