Private Equity internship

Vortex Capital Partners

Vortex Capital Partners is a leading specialist investment fund with a focus on Benelux headquartered. small and medium-sized technology companies with high growth potential. Vortex invests in software, internet and tech-enabled growth stage companies that use technology to differentiate and scale. Our team combines years of M&A experience with deep technical expertise and first-hand operational experience to support ambitious entrepreneurs and management teams as an active partner in realizing their growth ambitions.

Vortex is currently investing its €75 million buyout fund closed in 2021 (succeeding our €35 million 2017 fund) and. Vortex has made 20 platform investments, 25+ add-on investments and realized 6 successful exits since it’s foundation in 2012. The Vortex team, consisting of 10 professionals with diverse financial and operational backgrounds – further expanding in 2022 – currently manages 15 portfolio companies. By virtue of our steady growth, we are constantly looking for ambitious interns to support our Amsterdam based investment team.

Are you a high-performing candidate, fluent in Dutch and pursuing a finance, quantitative or related degree with high grades? Do you like to operate on the cross-roads of technology and have a strong affinity with finance? Vortex Capital Partners is looking for you!

What you will do during your Vortex internship

As an investment intern you will be fully integrated in our investment team and get involved in all aspects of a transaction process. Your involvement ranges from generating deal flow, performing market research and business analysis, and providing general team support. Amongst others, this involves the following activities:

• Becoming part of deal-teams working together with 2-3 Vortex team members on live transactions
• Analysis and explanation of business information and preparation of financial models (balance
• sheets, P&Ls, cash flow statements and leveraged buyout models)
• Identifying and analysing potentially interesting investment propositions for Vortex
• Preparation of investment proposals and other presentations to be presented internally and
• externally
• Supporting Vortex portfolio companies with relevant analyses
• Performing quantitative and qualitative market research
• Supporting the team in the day-to-day activities

What you bring as an intern

• You have strong affinity with technology and tech-enabled businesses
• You have an entrepreneurial mindset and a hands-on mentality
• You combine strong analytical, social and communication skills
• You are capable of processing and analysing information effectively and independently
• You are fluent in Dutch and English
• You have completed one or more relevant previous internships (e.g. M&A, private equity, venture capital or consultancy)
• You have completed a quantitative university bachelor’s degree (e.g. economics, econometrics, business administration, finance, computer science or other beta degrees)
• You are available full-time for 3 to 4 consecutive months (flexible starting date, extended internship beyond 4 months in consultation)

Why you want to join Vortex

During your internship at Vortex you will be an integral member of our investment team, thereby getting the opportunity to develop and prove yourself as a starting investment professional. At the same time you will have the opportunity to strengthen you general professional skills through the strong exposure to e.g. portfolio companies and new investment opportunities. We are ambitious and hard-working notwithstanding our close-knit team likes to socialize and relax from time to time. From our bright office at Spaces Amstel (amongst others also housing Uber, Amazon and Ebay) we regularly organize Fridayafternoon drinks and other events. All in all, Vortex offers a highly diverse internship position with great opportunities to learn the basics of private equity and technology investing during a 3 or 4 month period.

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