Internship Program – Sponsorship – Sports, Leisure

Location: Paris, France

Date Posted: Nov 27, 2025

Description

Internship - Corporate Finance - Sponsorship

Location : Paris

Start date: January 2026

About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 12,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are why our people love working at A&M.

The Team

Alvarez and Marsal's dedicated Corporate Finance team has extensive experience of achieving impactful results for clients, from founders and entrepreneurs, through to financial investors of all sizes as well as market leading corporations. They work with clients operating across all industries globally with particular expertise in some of the fastest growing sectors in the midmarket – healthcare, technology, and tech enabled services. The EMEA Corporate Finance practice was launched only one year ago and already boasts over 80 professionals. The ambition is to build a market leading Corporate Finance practice globally, recruiting a talented and diverse team who will deliver exceptional results for its clients.

The Team

Alvarez & Marsal's Corporate Finance business unit in Paris is an emerging practice with an entrepreneurial spirit and ambitions for rapid growth. We are currently looking for an Intern to join our team.

You will have the opportunity of working with high international exposure and across the entire transaction life cycle. You will be part of the team executing deals in Sports, Leisure and Healthcare.

A&M Corporate Finance has a unique delivery model that enables junior members of the team to gain extensive exposure to Managing Directors and Senior Directors thus empowering individuals to fast track their careers and development. As an Intern, you will be working closely with the rest of the team and gain 'on-the-job' learning and development, leveraging on their substantial experience.

How you will contribute

Working with the other members of the team, the intern will be involved in the following tasks:

• Participating in the execution and success of our sponsorship mandates
• Contributing to strategic recommendations and insights
• Collecting and analysing strategic data using internal tools (e.g. YouGov, GWI, GlobalData)
• Assisting in the production of pitches, deliverables, marketing and commercial documents
• Supporting prospection and negotiation meetings
• Updating and monitoring CRM systems and databases
• Conducting strategic market studies (benchmarking and sector/company analyses)
• Researching potential targets and preparing outreach approaches (identifying key people, strategies, etc.)
• Providing occasional support for other team activities (M&A in Sports, Leisure & Healthcare)

Qualifications

• Studying at a leading "Grande Ecoles" in Business and / or Engineering, or equivalent;
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Ability to prioritise – especially in highly pressured situations;
• Advanced Powerpoint skills;
• Fluent business level English and French is essential. Additional European language skills including German, Italian or Spanish are highly desirable;
• Final-year student with a strong interest in a career within Sports Marketing & Finance.

Your journey at A&M

We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person's unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top-notch training and on-the-job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career.

We prioritize your well-being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A&M. The possibilities are endless for high-performing and passionate professionals.

A&M's entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity, and we foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.

It is Alvarez & Marsal's practice to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, family medical history, genetic information or other protected medical condition, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by and in accordance with applicable laws. .

Please note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.