2025 Investment Banking Summer Analyst (Chicago)

Chicago, IL
Internship
Student (College)

Job Title:  2025 Investment Banking Analyst (Summer Internship Program)

Location:  Chicago Headquarters

About the role:  Investment Banking Analysts support the firm’s investment banking and financial advisory efforts and work alongside senior bankers in deal origination, execution, distribution and closing Analysts will gain significant exposure to all aspects of the investment banking industry, including building financial models, authoring offering materials, creating management presentations, and conducting industry research. The position offers candidates the opportunity to:

  • Gain valuable first-hand experience by working directly with senior bankers across the entire deal lifecycle
  • Under the guidance of experienced bankers, build financial models and conduct in depth financial analysis
  • Create presentations and supplemental materials to support both origination efforts and live transactions
  • Research industries, markets and companies to support the efforts of senior bankers
  • Develop strategic and critical thinking skills to help clients navigate the rapidly changing energy and infrastructure markets
Skills & Qualifications:  Candidates must be highly motivated and show exceptional academic achievement from a top-tier undergraduate program. Candidates are required to be able to demonstrate:
  • Working towards a Bachelors or equivalent undergraduate degree with an anticipated graduation date of Spring 2026 
  • Academic and/or working knowledge of finance and accounting 
  • Strong analytical skills, demonstrated through finance, accounting, math, and other technical classes 
  • Passion for renewable energy and the broader energy infrastructure industry 
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills 
  • Experience working in teams 
  • Ability to handle multiple responsibilities in an intimate, fast paced environment 
  • Strong proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and other Microsoft applications 
  • Financial modeling experience a plus 
Recruiting and Application Process: The application deadline for the Summer Analyst position is October 4, 2024. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. You can upload your completed application materials to our job posting board. Application submissions must include responses to the following short answer questions: 
  1. Why are you interested in Marathon Capital? 
  2. How have you positioned yourself for a career in investment banking in the renewable energy and clean infrastructure sectors? 
  3. Choose a potential client that you believe is an industry leader in Marathon Capital’s target market and explain your reasoning

Candidates selected from resume review will be asked to complete a brief, take home model exercise, followed by an initial phone interview. Together, these items will determine candidate selections for final, virtual Super Day style interviews. 

ABOUT MARATHON
Marathon Capital is the largest independent investment bank dedicated to servicing the clean economy. Throughout its 25-year history, the firm has played a pivotal role in many of the groundbreaking and transformative transactions for new and emerging sectors, consistently delivering exceptional results for its clients. The firm is a leading global financial adviser across M&A, equity capital markets, debt capital markets, tax credits, offtake, and energy transition. Marathon Capital is a multi-year winner of “M&A Advisor of the Year” by Power, Finance & Risk Magazine, and was recently awarded “Financial Adviser of the Year – North America (2023)” by IJ Global. Marathon Capital is headquartered in Chicago, with offices in New York, Houston, San Francisco, San Diego, London, and Calgary with local presence in Madrid and Seoul. 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Employment decisions at the Company are made without unlawful regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, military or veteran status (including unfavorable discharge from military service), marital status, conviction record, sexual and reproductive health decisions, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.  The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities.  This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company, including supervisors, co-workers, and interns.

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