Internship

Founded in 2009, Vendis Capital is an independent private equity firm dedicated to the European consumer space. In partnership with experienced entrepreneurs and managers, Vendis is focused on investing in and building small to medium-sized consumer companies that are well positioned for value-creating growth or transformation (“building brands together”). Vendis’ team currently consists of 13 investment professionals of different nationalities.

• Period: 4 to 6 months (preferably 6 months)
• Start date: typically March and September
• Location:
  – Diegem, Belgium (near train station)
  – Hilversum, The Netherlands

You will be given the opportunity to work alongside investment professionals on the appraisal of potential investment opportunities. Your efforts will mostly focus on the preparation of pro-active deal sourcing (mapping, screening, analysing different market segments). As an intern, you will:

• analyse the strategy, markets and competition of potential investment opportunities;
• evaluate the financial performance of investment opportunities;
• prepare presentations for the internal and external use;
• prepare internal documents assessing the attractiveness of certain industries and companies.

To apply, candidates should show:

• a high level of motivation and a strong interest in strategy and corporate finance;
• academic excellence;
• excellence in extra-curricular activities;
• fluency in English (spoken and written); proficiency in Dutch and French;
• previous internship experience (if possible in investment banking/M&A, strategy consulting, private equity and/or transaction services).

A unique opportunity to get exposed to private equity and to get to work in a small but very professional team.