About the Role
Merantix Capital is seeking an intern for a six-month period to support its investment activities. The role involves analyzing markets, supporting due diligence, preparing financial models and investment memos, and assessing AI value-creation opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Analyze markets, industries, business models, and companies for deal sourcing and investment theses development.
- Support commercial and financial due diligence, including market analyses, competitive research, company valuations, and customer calls.
- Assist in preparing and refining financial models, company valuations, sensitivity analyses, and investment cases.
- Prepare investment memos, decision materials, and presentations for internal discussions and Investment Committee.
- Provide operational support in structuring, preparing, and executing M&A and private equity transactions.
- Assess AI value-creation opportunities and technology-related disruption risks at target companies.
- Contribute to building and refining internal processes, frameworks, and tools across the investment lifecycle.
- Support the development of new investment theses.
- Support the preparation and further development of financial models.
- Support the preparation and further development of company valuations.
- Support the preparation and further development of sensitivity analyses.
- Support the preparation and further development of investment cases.
- Support the structuring of M&A and private equity transactions.
- Support the preparation of M&A and private equity transactions.
- Support the execution of M&A and private equity transactions.
- Contribute to building internal processes.
- Contribute to building internal frameworks.
- Contribute to building internal tools.
- Contribute to refining internal processes.
- Contribute to refining internal frameworks.
- Contribute to refining internal tools.
- Contribute across the entire investment process.
- Contribute from deal sourcing and due diligence to portfolio management.
Requirements
- Excellent academic performance in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, economics, engineering, or a comparable field from a top university.
- Relevant prior internship experience in at least one of the following areas: M&A, investment banking, private equity, transaction services, or strategy consulting.
- Excellent analytical skills and a strong understanding of markets, business models, and economic relationships.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.
- Initial experience in financial modelling and company valuation is ideal.
- AI-native working style, including hands-on experience with modern AI tools (e.g. Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or similar) to research, analyse and automate knowledge work.
- Strong interest in AI and in understanding how technology can transform established companies and industries.
- Structured, diligent, and independent working style, combined with a high standard of quality.
- High degree of initiative, ownership, willingness to learn, and entrepreneurial drive.
- Full professional proficiency in German (C2) and fluent English.
Skills
- M&A
- Investment Banking
- Private Equity
- Transaction Services
- Strategy Consulting
- Microsoft Office
- Google Workspace
- Financial Modelling
- Company Valuation
- AI Tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or similar)
- Market Analysis
- Business Model Analysis
- Economic Relationships
- AI Value Creation
- Technology Disruption Risk Assessment
Location
- Berlin
Work Type
- Internship
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Internship
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
- Master's degree
Benefits
- Opportunity to join at an early stage and actively shape the development of a new AI-native private equity strategy.
- Direct involvement in M&A and private equity processes, with significant responsibility from day one.
- Exposure to the entire investment process, from investment thesis development and due diligence to financing and transaction execution.
- Close collaboration with the management and investment team at Merantix Capital.
- Opportunity to help build investment processes, sourcing channels, and analytical frameworks.
- Ambitious, entrepreneurial, and collaborative working environment at the AI Campus Berlin.
About the Company
- Merantix Capital invests in ambitious technology companies and entrepreneurs across Europe.
- Combines company-building DNA with a dedicated AI-first investment strategy.
- Works closely with management teams and entrepreneurs to create sustainable growth and unlock the potential of AI.
- Part of the Merantix Group, one of Europe’s leading AI platforms.
- The Merantix ecosystem includes the AI Campus Berlin, the London AI Hub, Merantix Momentum, AI House Davos, and a broad network of founders, AI experts, industry partners, and investors.
Equal Opportunity
- We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity.
- We consider all applications equally regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity.
- We strongly encourage individuals from groups traditionally underrepresented in tech to apply.
