Overview
Description
Corteva Agriscience is seeking motivated graduate candidates eager to gain hands-on experience within a dynamic corporate Mergers and Acquisitions function. As an Intern, you will be an integral part of the M&A team and work closely with global Strategy, Finance and Business teams to support the execution of meaningful in-organic growth transactions. Through the summer internship, the candidate will gain in-depth exposure to the Agriculture Industry and how Corteva plays an industry leading role in delivering innovative solutions to farmers worldwide.
What You’ll Gain:
- As a full team member, assist in the evaluation and execution of transactions, including supporting M&A leads with project management across various M&A transactions (acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, venture investing) where applicable.
- Assist in managing active project due-diligence processes. Support financial analysis, including preparation of business plans, synergy analysis and valuation models. Assist the M&A team to develop and implement modelling and valuation templates based on best practices (using select corporate and investment bank models as benchmarks)
- Work in and manage global cross-functional teams across various business segments.
- Support with internal approval processes, including preparation of deliverable documents / approval presentations to key stakeholders including – business leaders, executive management and Board; support interface with business leadership on the transaction where relevant.
- Support communication with prospective buyers / sellers, investment bankers and other parties, including supporting review of transaction agreements.
- Monitor, track and consolidate M&A activities for various stakeholders to support required education and governance for the Strategy and Finance leadership teams.
- · Support the team in developing and updating key information databases required to support M&A transactions and implement best practices.
Qualifications
What You’ll Bring:
- Currently enrolled as a graduate student pursuing an MBA or a related degree. Candidates must be enrolled in classes the semester following their internship with Corteva.
- Ability to relocate to Indianapolis, IN for the duration of the internship.
- Availability to work full-time (40 hours per week) for 10-12 weeks during the timeframe of internship (typically May to August).
- Experience with project management, data collection and consolidation.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills; Proficiency in assessing and summarizing financial models and highlighting key drivers, variances or gaps.
- Proficiency in financial modeling and valuation techniques; ability to develop and create presentations.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and independently, as required; Travel as required to support transaction execution.
- Leadership experience preferred (ex: leading clubs, teams, etc.)
- Prior transaction experience in investment banking, consulting or related fields is a plus.
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