Private Equity Internship

Private Equity Internship: Promoting diversity in private equity

Northlane Capital Partners

Background

Northlane Capital Partners (“Northlane”), a private equity firm based outside of Washington D.C. in Bethesda, MD, invests in growing, highly profitable middle market companies.  Our founding partners have worked together since 2004, investing $1.8 billion in our target verticals of healthcare and business services.  We look to partner with motivated management teams operating market leading companies in high growth niches. 

More information about Northlane Capital Partners and our portfolio is available at:  http://www.northlanecapital.com/

Job Description

We are seeking an undergraduate student, preferably a rising junior, to join our team for a Summer 2026 Private Equity Internship. 

Responsibilities include working closely with our investment professionals to:

• Assist in the evaluation of new investment opportunities
• Develop and maintain financial models (LBO, debt refinancing, add-on acquisitions)
• Draft investment committee memoranda highlighting key deal attributes and risks
• Perform industry analyses on Northlane’s targeted investment verticals 
• Support key marketing efforts including assisting in the development of a proprietary database of industry executives 
• Prepare analyses for Northlane’s weekly deal team meetings
• Monitor and support portfolio companies by attending board meetings and assisting management teams with M&A, budgeting, strategic analyses, and other corporate initiatives 
• Other special projects

The Internship will be ~8 weeks long and is a paid Internship. 

Northlane is committed to encouraging and valuing diversity and inclusion, and is prioritizing candidates who are women, people of color, and/or are from groups otherwise under-represented in the private equity industry. 

Qualifications

• Current undergraduate majoring in business, finance, or economics from a top-tier college of university. 
• Superior academic performance
• Excellent quantitative, research, and writing skills
• Exceptional attention to detail and work ethic
• Strong interpersonal skills and a team-oriented attitude
• Ties to the Washington, D.C. metro area are a plus

Other Information

• The Northlane internship offers undergraduates with an interest in private equity the opportunity to spend a summer learning the business from the inside, working with a team of talented professionals within a flat organizational structure
• Northlane is committed to developing a pipeline of qualified candidates to support our growth in the coming years
• Northlane’s offices are located in the Bethesda Metro Center, which provides quick and easy access to Washington, D.C.

Contact Information

To apply, please e-mail your resume in a PDF document to:

Clare Cuddihy

(202) 984-0512

Recruiting@NorthlaneCapital.com 

Cover letters are not needed.  If you wish to submit any additional information, please include it in the body of your email.