We are global private markets specialists delivering tailored investment solutions, advisory services, and impactful, data driven insights to the world’s investors. Leveraging the power of our platform and our peerless intelligence across sectors, strategies, and geographies, we help identify the advantages and the answers our clients need to succeed.

The team you’ll join 

StepStone’s Private Equity (PE) team diligences and invests in opportunities across the private equity landscape. The team will invest directly in companies alongside other sponsors, complete LP and GP-led secondary transactions, and evaluate primary investment capabilities on behalf of StepStone’s advisory and discretionary clients. Through analysis of leveraged buyout deals and funds, StepStone’s PE team works across a wide array of industries and capital structures. 

About the role 

StepStone is currently seeking rising seniors with excellent quantitative, qualitative and interpersonal skills for a market research intern position on StepStone’s Private Equity Team. This is a school year, part-time position based in our NYC office.   

What you’ll do 

As an intern, you’ll have an opportunity to learn the basics of the private equity industry, including all the sub-asset classes like leveraged buyout, venture capital, growth equity, and distressed. You will study and report on trends around fundraising, LP cash flows, valuation, and market environment.  This is a great opportunity to learn about the world of private equity, and engage with a large, entrepreneurial and collaborative team. 

Key responsibilities 

• Gather and organize data around fundraising, deal statistics, lending conditions, and strategy performance 

• Support the drafting of research papers on a variety of topics in private equity, including proofreading, chart-making, and helping track distribution 

• Perform market research using publicly available information and proprietary databases to identify, quantify and analyze macroeconomic trends across a variety of industry sectors 

• Assist private equity portfolio management teams on ad-hoc requests 

 What we’re looking for 

• Must be able to work legally in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship now or in the future 

• Undergraduate, rising senior who will be graduating by June 2026 

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

• Self‐starter and intellectually curious person who is resourceful with gathering and analyzing large amounts of data, qualitative and quantitative 

• Fluent (written and spoken) English, with ability to write full research reports 

• Able to work approximately 8-10 hours a week in-person in the New York office for the 2025-2026 academic school year 

Application deadline: Thursday, May 29, 2025

Why join us? 

At StepStone, we foster a supportive and inclusive team culture where collaboration and learning are the core of what we do. Our collegial atmosphere encourages teamwork, mentorship, and professional development. This summer internship is a great opportunity to gain practical experience and develop critical skills that will help you launch a successful career in private equity.  

Hourly: $40

The salary is an estimate of pay for this position.  Actual pay may vary depending on job-related factors that can include location, education, skill, and experience.  The salary does not include any benefits or other forms of possible compensation that may be available to employees.

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At StepStone, we believe that our people are our most important asset and crucial to our success.  We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to create an environment that empowers our employees and allows them to be heard, regardless of title or tenure.  Our organizational community features multiple Employment Resource Groups as well as mentorship programs to enhance the employee experience for all.  

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, StepStone does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

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