Overview

Eastdil Secured is the foremost provider of financial advisory services to real estate owners. We combine superior capital markets expertise with a deep understanding of real estate fundamentals to execute a wide range of transactions and produce superior results for our clients. Our integrated platform combines conventional real estate advisory and brokerage with the corporate finance and capital markets expertise of an investment bank. This allows Eastdil Secured to create value for clients through unparalleled advisory services, individually tailored structures, and marketing programs that set the industry standard.

Our team is dedicated to the sale, financing, and recapitalization of all major real estate product types including office, retail, hospitality, industrial, and multifamily properties throughout North America and Europe.

Job Description

We are looking for an intern to start in September 2025 with our European Equity Team, based in Milan. The intern will collaborate closely with our teams in London, Paris, Frankfurt, and Dublin.

The intern will support the ongoing activities of the Milan office, working on both equity and debt transactions.

The internship will be six months beginning in September and ending in March 2026.

The Intern will have the opportunity to:

• Work closely with senior team members on presentations and financial analysis
• Assist the team in underwriting for asset sales/acquisitions, recapitalization of platforms and debt placement (financing/refinancing) across all property types
• Perform comprehensive and in-depth company, real estate, and market analysis
• Due diligence collection and review
• Create pitches, proposals, and marketing materials
• Participate in client interactions to gain exposure to key executives, investors and senior bankers

Qualifications

Preferred qualifications

• Candidates must demonstrate a combination of strong academic aptitudes, quantitative skills, personal motivation, and distinguished written and oral communication skills. It is strongly preferred that your background includes:
• Dedication to building a career in the financial services industry, ideally with a focus on real estate finance
• Proven skills & knowledge in finance and mathematics
• Willingness to work hard in a demanding and highly focused environment
• Energetic self-starter who is flexible, organized, conscientious, proactive, and detail-oriented
• Strong sense of personal accountability and urgency for achieving results
• Ability to work in different project teams with juniors and seniors executives
• An excellent knowledge of Excel, Powerpoint and Word
• Fluent in Italian and English language; other languages are a plus
• Experience in real estate financeis a plus, but not a must-have

Minimum qualifications

A Bachelor and/or Master degree with academic distinction and coursework in economics, financial accounting, corporate financeand/or real estate from a Tier-1 University or Business School

Ideally, professional experience through internships, part-time or full-time work and/or extra-curricular activities in corporate finance, private equity or real estate