Description
Miller Buckfire's New York-based Summer Associate Program provides MBA candidates with a hands-on introduction to the role of an Associate in Restructuring. Summer Associates at Miller Buckfire develop the skills necessary for a successful career in restructuring investment banking.
The Summer Associate internship program is designed to support students' potential. Summer Associates participate in a robust training program during the first week of the internship. Additionally, the program is structured to provide each Summer Associate with the support needed for a successful summer. There is a formal mentorship program, social networking events, mid- and end-of-summer reviews, and significant learning opportunities outside of your day-to-day projects.
Responsibilities
A Summer Associate's specific responsibilities may include conducting industry research, building financial models to analyze company projections or potential transactions, drafting client presentation materials, and participating in client calls or meetings.
The primary role of the Summer Associate includes:
- Preparing presentation materials such as PowerPoint slides and summaries for pitchbooks
- Performing and leading in-depth quantitative financial analyses and modeling
- Contributing to team meetings and discussions
- Conducting industry research and building out industry databases
- Analyzing and researching companies in a wide range of industries
- Interacting with investment banking clients and investors
What We're Looking For
Qualifications
Summer Associate candidates should possess outstanding academic records and have demonstrated strong leadership ability through their professional career prior to business school and involvement in extracurricular endeavors as well as a keen interest in finance and restructuring.
The ideal candidate will possess the following:
- Strong quantitative and analytical skills
- Superior attention to detail
- Disciplined work ethic and strong leadership ability
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to effectively manage multiple simultaneous project deadlines
- Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
- Significant exposure to finance and accounting
- Experience with financial modeling and analysis preferred
- Ability to work in teams
- Highly-motivated and energetic
- Must be graduating in May 2026
Please note: To be eligible, applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Additional Information & Next Steps
Please learn more about our firm by using the following website links:
- http://www.millerbuckfire.com/investment-banking/investment-banking
- https://stifelinstitutional.com/capabilities/investment-banking/
- http://www.kbw.com/investment-banking
About Stifel
Miller Buckfire, a Stifel Company, is a restructuring boutique with an outstanding track record of providing objective and thoughtful advice in financial restructurings, recapitalizations and other high-stakes situations. Based in New York, the firm's professionals have a 20+ year history of providing objective and thoughtful advice to companies, creditors, shareholders, sponsors and other key stakeholders. Miller Buckfire professionals have deep experience managing complex transactions across industries and geographies, and they pride themselves on differentiated service characterized by intellect, creativity and hands-on involvement.
The professionals at Miller Buckfire work seamlessly with Stifel industry bankers to provide clients access to the full spectrum of strategic alternatives. Most of Miller Buckfire's transactions are completed out-of-court, and involvement is often undisclosed. As a group, Miller Buckfire's professionals have represented more than 190 companies, restructured approximately $420 billion of debt, advised on mergers and acquisitions valued at over $21 billion, and raised over $61 billion in financing.
Miller Buckfire has extensive experience assisting clients with:
- Renegotiating credit facilities
- Obtaining covenant waivers and amendments
- Consummating exchange offers, tender offers and consent solicitations
- Raising capital (bank loans, second lien, DIP financings, high yield, mezzanine loans, private equity and strategic investments)
- Selling non-core assets or entire companies
- Effectuating cross-border and international restructurings
- Providing expert valuation and related testimony
- Pre-packaged / pre-arranged chapter 11 cases
- Traditional restructurings under chapter 11
Past and current clients include: AMF Bowling, Calpine, Dana Corp, City of Detroit, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico creditors, Caesars Entertainment creditors, Excel Maritime, General Growth Properties, GNC creditors, Gymboree, Huntsman Corp, Kmart, Lear Corp, Lehman Brothers Inc., Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (Foxwoods), OSI Restaurants (Outback Steakhouse), Polaroid, Reader's Digest Association, Simmons Bedding, Sirius Satellite Radio, The Spiegel Group (Eddie Bauer), Sunbeam Corporation, Tuesday Morning and Vonage.
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