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Philips Internship: Mergers and Acquisitions in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Contract Type: 6 month Internship (full-time)

Start date: September 2024

Location : Amsterdam

In this role, you have the opportunity to:

Assist in advising Philips’ businesses on their acquisition and divestiture programs, thereby advancing Philips’ transformation journey as a global leader in Health Technology. The position provides a unique opportunity to experience M&A from a corporate value perspective within a very experienced M&A team, with a global scope. You will be working with large teams from businesses throughout Philips and operating independently, whilst dealing with dynamic and oftentimes challenging process timelines. Responsibilities rapidly increase for those who perform well.

Your role

  • Assisting the M&A deal execution process from inception to closing, including valuation and financial analyses (DCF and multiples), assisting/ managing due diligence processes, project management, drafting of process materials

  • Preparing presentations for the Executive Board, with and alongside people from Philips’ Business Groups and Markets

  • Performing company research and industry benchmarking using various databases (e.g. Capital IQ, Pitchbook)

The M&A team:

The global deal team of Philips M&A is comprised of 20 specialists located in Amsterdam, Cambridge (USA) and Shanghai (China). You will be joining the Amsterdam team composed of 10 people. The deal team is responsible for the entire execution process of different types of deals (buy-side and sell-side, joint ventures, large, mid-size and smaller deals). In recent years, Philips M&A has successfully completed over 30 international M&A transactions including, in 2016, the IPO of Philips Lighting (EUR 4.5 billion) and the sale of Lumileds (EUR 2.0 billion). Philips is using these cash proceeds to acquire companies in the Health Technology space. In 2020 - 2021 Philips completed the sale of its Domestic Appliances business (EUR 4.4 billion), reinforced its connected care segment with the acquisitions of Biotelemetry (EUR 2.3 billion) and Capsule Technologies (EUR 530 million) while expanding its image guided therapy portfolio, acquiring Intact Vascular (EUR 300 million) to add an industry-first implantable device to treat peripheral artery disease.

You're the right fit if :

  • An excellent academic track record (preferably in Economics, Finance, or Econometrics)

  • A genuine interest in corporate finance, valuation, and financial markets

  • Current enrolment in a MSc program or last year of a bachelor program. You must be enrolled in a university during the internship period.

  • Highly analytical mindset and a strong professional drive

  • Strong and open-minded team player who can work with various nationalities and cultures

  • Modelling experience in Excel and neat PowerPoint skills

  • Fluency in written/spoken English (Dutch is not required)

  • Relevant financial internship experience is preferred

In return, we offer you:

On top of a competitive internship compensation, Philips M&A provides you a unique opportunity to experience M&A from a strategic, broad, and diverse corporate perspective.

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