Junior Analyst

Blackford's Deal Team Junior Analyst program is more than an internship. Our undergraduate team members are hands-on, working on active deals and supporting companies with accountability for successful results. Program Overview The Junior Analysts in our internship program have the opportunity to work with some of our country's most experienced business leaders and be a part of creating value and jobs that impact our investors, portfolio businesses and communities. We provide one of the few undergrad private equity internship programs in the country. Skip the typical investment banking path into the PE field and get the experience you need to provide valuable services to private equity firms straight out of college. As a Junior Analyst, you'll work closely with our investment and operational teams and gain hands-on experience and training in areas such as deal sourcing, portfolio company governance, deal execution and detailed due diligence. Each intern will participate on at least one transaction during their internship, and will also: Work with Real Companies You'll travel to one of our portfolio companies to work with the executive team. We'll assign interns to a portfolio company based on their specific background and interests. Receive Formal Training As part of the junior analyst program, you'll receive specific and formal training on modeling in a course taught by a Grand Valley State University professor. Contribute Your Insights You'll be asked to participate and sit in on meetings both with the internal Blackford team and our portfolio company executive teams. Develop and Pitch Deals The final project for junior analysts is to develop detailed deal and company analyses and present findings to our executive committee in a formal deal pitch. The executive committee will consider your analysis in final deal decisions.

Blackford Capital is a private equity investment firm that acquires, owns and operates middle-market manufacturing, distribution and service companies. Since its founding in 2010, Blackford has acquired 30 portfolio companies and currently manages over $500 million in assets.