Private Equity Summer Analyst - Deal Team

PE Summer Analyst, Deal Sourcing – Summer 2027

Summary

424 Capital, a Greater Boston-based private equity firm, is seeking a Summer Analyst with a focus on Deal Sourcing. This role sits at the forefront of 424's strategy, making it a unique opportunity to gain entry to the private equity industry and exposure to key investing concepts such as thesis research, deal evaluation, and founder outreach. Summer Analysts typically join 424 for 10 weeks and are directly attached to a junior member of the investment team, supporting their day-to-day sourcing, valuation, and due diligence activities. Historically, top-performing Summer Analysts have been retained as full-time hires or been able to land other coveted full-time roles within Private Equity, Venture Capital, Consulting, and Investment Banking.

About 424 Capital

424 Capital makes control equity investments in lower middle market companies within B2B tech-enabled services. We work in partnership with founders and management teams to accelerate and scale for long-term growth. Focusing primarily on investments in North America, we invest in companies that are profitable, growing, and that align with our values of honesty, integrity, and impact. At 20 full-time professionals, remaining small and nimble is important to our strategy and allows us to work shoulder-to-shoulder with our portfolio company management teams to build dominant market leaders. Together, our team has completed over 100 control transactions; at 3-5 new platform investments a year, we are selective in the investments we make. As a firm, we embrace an entrepreneurial spirit, and value competitive self-starters who want to help build great businesses.

Core Responsibilities

• Conduct regular cold outreach (email, phone calls, general networking) to business owners and investment bankers
• Regularly source and generate new investment opportunities to be reviewed weekly by the Deal Team
• Perform industry research to help 424 gain conviction in new investment theses
• Support your manager with other day-to-day investment activities under their purview (such as valuation, financial modeling and due diligence)

Essential Skills

• Strong candidates will demonstrate an ability to perform at a high level in a competitive, fast-paced environment that requires significant personal initiative.
• Successful Summer Analysts are highly coachable, creative thinkers who have a genuine curiosity about the PE/VC space.
• Outstanding communication skills, proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, and a level of comfort with core financial/accounting concepts are all necessary for the role.

Education

• Currently earning a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) with an expected graduation in the Spring/Summer of 2028.

Compensation & Structure

This will be a forty-hour per week paid summer internship compensated at $25/hr. 424 Capital is located in Wakefield, MA and a vehicle is required to commute to our office at least four days per week.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

Please submit a resume through LinkedIn to apply.