Internship - Structured Lending Team (f/m/x)

Job Description:

For over 150 years, our dedication to being the Global Hausbank for our clients has been driven by our people – in around 60 countries and across more than 150 nationalities.

Their deep understanding, insights, expertise, and passion help our clients navigate an increasingly complex world – be it in our Corporate Bank, our Private Bank, our Investment Bank or our Asset Management division.

Together we can make a great impact for our clients home and abroad, securing their lasting success and financial security. 

Working alongside the Structured Lending Team, the training programme involves in the execution of structured transactions across both Corporate and Leveraged & Acquisition Financing, with a focus on Mid-Cap Corporate clients.

Learning Objectives

• Analyse and structure primarily medium- to long-term financing transactions to support companies with both Corporate financing needs (financing investment/capex plans, working capital needs, etc.) and Leveraged/Acquisition financing needs (financing acquisitions of target companies through either leveraged buyout structures typically used by private equity funds or corporate acquisitions).

• Analyse structured Wealth Management transactions, with particular reference to financing for holding companies secured by illiquid collateral (real estate, private company shares, etc.).

• Analyse transactions qualitatively and quantitatively from a business and credit perspective, assessing creditworthiness and the sustainability of cash flows (e.g. business plan analysis, financial modelling, business and financial due diligence), as well as collateral.

• Develop an understanding of the operational management of the Corporate, Leveraged & Structured Finance portfolio, supporting the team with client onboarding, reporting and monitoring of closed transactions.

Requirement

• Candidates should be currently enrolled in the final year of a Master’s degree in Economics or Management Engineering
• Good skills in the usage of MS Office tools
• Good English (spoken + written) and Italian mother language
• Previous internship experience in Leveraged Lending and/or Corporate Finance will be considered an additional asset.
•  Proven ability to leverage on AI tools to enhance productivity, optimise workflows to solve business problems, while applying critical judgment to ensure responsible and ethical use of data and AI outputs.

Start Date: December 2026, 6 months internship

Monthly expense allowance and meal vouchers are provided

Well-being & Benefits

Emotionally and mentally balanced: We encourage work-life balance and we are committed to provide an environment with your development and wellbeing at its centre. We support you in dealing with life crises, maintaining stability through illness, and maintaining good mental health. We promote a culture where you can openly speak about mental health.

Physically thriving: We support you managing your physical health by taking appropriate preventive measures.

Socially connected: We strongly believe in collaboration, inclusion and feeling connected to open up new perspectives and strengthen our self confidence and well being; we organize conferences, webinar and networking opportunities to share diversity, equity and inclusion contents.

Financially secure: We support you to meet personal financial goals during your active career and for the future.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.