Winter 2027 intern (Core) Zurich

Private Equity Secondaries Investment Intern
Kline Hill Partners GmbH
Zurich, Switzerland

Title: Intern
Starting Date: Q4 2026 / Q1 2027

Duration: 3-6 months
Reports to: Vice President
Skills: Microsoft Office Suite
Education: Undergraduate or graduate degree at a leading college or university (please include major, GPA and standardized test scores on resume)
Prior Experience: Requires interest in private equity and investment management 
Eligibility: Must be eligible to work in Switzerland

Company Overview

Kline Hill Partners (“Kline Hill”) invests in private equity funds, private equity-backed companies and other opportunistic transactions primarily by providing liquidity to existing investors via transaction sizes substantially smaller than are typical in the private equity secondary market. Kline Hill seeks to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns by focusing on what it considers to be the least efficient segments of the secondary market to build a broadly diversified portfolio of assets acquired at discounts to their intrinsic value. Kline Hill believes there is a substantial annual volume of these “small-deal secondary” transactions that is underserved by both large and small secondary funds. 

With over $8.6B+ in assets under management, our funds are backed by a blue-chip investor base that includes endowments, foundations, family offices, and other institutional investors. Since our founding, we have completed more than 1,010+ transactions, transferring over 4,140+ funds and direct company interests along the way. Together, our Core and Solutions strategies make up a platform designed to serve the entirety of the small deal secondary market, with capabilities spanning LP fund transfers, GP led transactions, and secondary direct transactions.

The firm is 100% employee owned with over 74 employees and maintains offices in Greenwich CT (United States), Zurich (Switzerland), London (United Kingdom) and Manila (Philippines).

Responsibilities/What you will learn:‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
The Intern’s main responsibility is to assist the LP-led secondary private equity investment team in conducting due diligence on investment opportunities and to take care of any relevant tasks that accompany the investment team’s activity. Specifically, the Intern’s role involves amongst others:

• Develop a basic understanding of the deal dynamics involved in a LP-led transaction, spanning across the interaction with transaction intermediaries and General Partners, due diligence and pricing of the underlying assets, internal investment decision making processes and the closing of a transaction


• Gain analytical skills for assessing the long-term viability of companies, the market for their products/services, their financing needs, and their exit options


• Learn to utilize S&P Capital IQ and Pitchbook databases to perform company and industry analysis (e.g., public and transaction comps)


• Conduct high level screenings of new deal opportunities and present them to the global LP-led team
  Support preparation and analysis of the investment memorandum to be presented to Kline Hill’s LP-led investment committee


• Help manage the deal pipeline through the company’s database

Job Skills and Abilities:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; fluency in English is required, and French is a plus


• Should possess a strong work ethic, exceptional analytical ability, and high level of attention to detail


• Organization skills with ability to prioritize time-sensitive assignments


• Self-starter that will thrive in an entrepreneurial and small team environment


• Demonstrated interest in private equity and investment management, financial analysis and valuation techniques


• Understanding of financial statements and capital structures preferred
  
  

What we offer:

• Be part of a global and fast-growing company committed towards partnership


• Join multiple team events and work in a flexible and entrepreneurial setting


• Learn and develop your skills and gain comprehensive insights into Private Equity


• In case of successful collaboration and strong performance, we are open to discuss a permanent position after the internship

We look forward to hearing from you!