January 2026 - M&A internship - Middle East and Africa (MEA) Team - Paris

Lazard is one of the world’s preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms. Our people and culture make the difference. While global in presence and reach, ours is a close, collaborative community of just over 3,000 professionals. Lazard is a place of continuous knowledge sharing, skill development and relationship building, where professionals grow and succeed together. Our entrepreneurial culture, flat structure and embrace of individual differences, allow creative ideas, original concepts, and unique perspectives to drive our business forward — and for careers to take flight. 

Through our financial advisory business, Lazard advises clients around the world on strategic and financial matters including mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, capital structure and capital raising. Our client relationships are built on trust and discretion. As the world’s largest advisory-focused firm, we have exceptional depth of expertise across industry sectors and geographies. We value the rich diversity that comes from blending local perspective with our global network.

Through its three offices in Paris, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, Lazard's MEA team offers tailor-made advice to top-tier strategic and/or financial investors active in the Middle East and Africa regions.

Thanks to a sector and product agnostic approach, we assist our client in their landmark strategic transactions including, M&A, IPO, Bond issuance and funding strategy.

We are seeking an intern from January 2026, for a period of 6 months.  This position is based in Paris.

We’ll trust you to:

• Perform detailed sector and company research
• Prepare presentation and business cases on specific situation
• Conduct strategic and finance analysis
• Assist the team in company valuations and financial modeling

You’ll need to have:

• Prior experience in investment banking is a must
• Top tier business or engineering school
• Ability to produce / present technically written materials / client pitches
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to multitask across multiple projects
• Curious and proactive with attention to details
• Hard skills: excellent technical skills on Office Suite and professional investment banking tools (Bloomberg, FactSet)
• Proficiency in French and English (Arabic is a plus)

What we offer:

We strive to enhance the total health and well-being of our employees through comprehensive, competitive benefits. Our goal is to offer a highly individualized employee experience that enables you to balance your commitments to career, family, and community. When you work for Lazard, you are working for an organization that cares about your unique talents and passions, and will continue to invest in the development of your career.

Does this sound like you?

Apply! We’ll get in touch on the next steps.

Representation at Lazard

Lazard is an intellectual capital business committed to delivering the best advice and solutions to clients. To achieve these objectives, we focus on attracting, developing and retaining the best talent. We believe that a workforce comprised of people who represent a wide array of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives creates a rich variety of thought that empowers us to challenge conventional wisdom, solve problems creatively and make better decisions.

Lazard was built on the premise that a multicultural firm can best serve a global clientele. As a global firm that has grown organically from local roots in different countries, we have a deep tradition of respecting and appreciating individual differences. Doing so has been core to our success for over 175 years. We are committed to sustaining an environment where every colleague is supported in their professional pursuits, can maximize their individual potential and contribute to our collective success.

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