What are the responsibilities and job description for the Summer 2025 FIG Investment Banking Internship position at Cantor Fitzgerald?
Job Title: Summer 2025 FIG Investment Banking Internship
Location: New York, NY, In office
Firm Overview:
Cantor Fitzgerald L.P., with over 12,000 employees, has been a leading global financial services firm at the forefront of financial and technological innovation since 1945. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is a preeminent investment bank serving more than 5,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets, investment banking, SPAC underwriting, PIPE placements, commercial real estate, and for its global distribution platform. Capitalizing on the firm’s financial acumen and technology prowess, Cantor’s portfolio of businesses also includes Prime Brokerage, Asset Management, and other businesses and ventures. For 79 years, Cantor has consistently fueled the growth of original ideas, pioneered new markets, and provided superior service to clients. Cantor operates trading desks in every major financial center globally, with offices in over 30 locations around the world. As one of the few remaining private partnerships on Wall Street, Cantor has the distinct ability to focus on long-term value creation and solid relationship building. Our structure allows us to respond quickly to client needs, develop solutions that address complex challenges, avoid the limitations of bureaucracy, and attract talented individuals who are driven to succeed.
Responsibilities:
Investment Banking Summer Internship Programs in the Financial Institutions Group (FIG):
Cantor Fitzgerald offers 10-week Investment Banking Summer Analyst Programs in the Financial Institutions Group. They feature invaluable tools and training conducted by pillars of Wall Street focused on modeling, valuation, and financial accounting. Networking opportunities with colleagues, both in Investment Banking and across other businesses at Cantor Fitzgerald, provide ample opportunities for career development.
Summer Interns will be able to work on projects across different FIG verticals and products, such as Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory, IPO Offerings, Debt Capital Markets, and more. Throughout the program, they will be staffed on pitches, live deals, and other long-term projects supporting our client-calling efforts. Whenever possible, summer interns are invited to travel to client meetings. In addition, exposure to the same type of work as full-time junior bankers, which includes, but is not limited to:
- Preparing a company overview, annotated stock price chart, and Wall Street analyst summary
- Learning how to select the appropriate trading comparable and precedents, as well as understanding how to spread a comparable trade, including looking at the cash, debt, and shares outstanding
- Conducting client due diligence
- Becoming familiar with the different valuation methods, including DCF and LBO analysis
- Preparing offering memoranda along with other written materials, including reports to senior management
Midway through the summer, each intern is given constructive feedback on his or her performance and receives the support needed to ensure a solid understanding of the business and skills. Depending on each person’s performance, an intern may receive an offer to return to Cantor in a full-time position post-graduation.
Qualifications:
- Summer intern candidates must be rising senior undergraduates, preferably with a major or concentration in finance
- Previous internships in a professional services or financial services industry
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- The ability to work in a team environment but also thrive in an entrepreneurial culture
- Outstanding interpersonal and presentation skills
- Self-starters who display initiative, drive, motivation, and leadership
Salary: $85,000 Annualized
Salary : $85,000
