Private Equity Intern, Buyside Deal Support

Job summary

Initiate conversations with business owners and executives to assess their goals, seller motivations, deal readiness, and fit with buyer constraints. Support live transactions by shaping deal structures, assisting buyer-seller interactions, and preparing conversation notes, next steps, and negotiation plans.

Job details

Location: Remote (candidates based in Canada) Job type: Internship, part-time Hours: 10 to 12 hours per week Duration: 3 months Pay: Unpaid internship. Weekly performance-based bonuses, not guaranteed Language: Fluent English About the internship Caprae's Buyside Internship gives you a practical view of how lower-middle-market deals come together. You work on real situations and learn what motivates business owners, what buyers need and how a deal is structured. The first weeks focus on conversations with founders and owners. From about week four, you can start supporting live deals and learning valuation logic, deal structure and how an entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA) transaction is sequenced. Responsibilities Start conversations with business owners and executives to understand their businesses and goals (outbound outreach is part of the role) Understand seller motivations and buyer constraints Judge whether a business is a good fit and ready for a deal Help shape deal structures for lower-middle-market companies using what you learn Support live buyer and seller interactions as you progress Write up conversation notes and draft next steps and negotiation plans Get hands-on with earnouts, seller financing, rollover equity, and reps and warranties See what kills deals, what revives them, and how a deal's pacing unfolds Compensation There is no base pay. This is an unpaid, part-time internship of 10 to 12 hours per week over 3 months. You can earn weekly performance-based bonuses, which are not guaranteed. Interns who join the deal team and manage deal flow can earn up to 20% of Caprae's success fee, and several have built a potential bonus pool of $50K+. This is performance-based and not guaranteed. Progression After one month, interns with strong performance can collaborate with the deal and research teams. Caprae prefers to hire full-time staff from this program, and converted three interns to full-time roles in 2025. About Caprae Capital Partners A private equity and acquisitions platform led by Kevin Hong, a serial founder who scaled two tech ventures to $31M ARR and $7M in revenue. Caprae launched in January 2025 and combines an international research engine, a deal sourcing arm and a growing tech layer. Its services divisions have completed $50M in transaction value. Qualifications Fluent in English Fast learner and clear communicator Wants responsibility early and learns by doing Prefers structured conversation to spreadsheet-heavy analysis #PrivateEquity #CanadaInternships #MandA

What you’ll do

Initiate conversations with business owners and executives to assess their goals, seller motivations, deal readiness, and fit with buyer constraints. Support live transactions by shaping deal structures, assisting buyer-seller interactions, and preparing conversation notes, next steps, and negotiation plans.

Requirements

Candidates must be fluent in English, learn quickly, communicate clearly, and be comfortable taking on responsibility early. The role favors people who learn by doing and prefer structured conversations over spreadsheet-heavy analysis; no specific education or prior experience is stated.

Listed skills

• Communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Business Owner Outreach
• Founder Conversations
• Seller Motivation Assessment
• Buyer Constraint Assessment
• Deal Readiness Assessment
• Deal Sourcing
• Deal Structuring
• Valuation
• Negotiation Planning
• Buyer-Seller Relationship Management
• Earnouts
• Seller Financing
• Rollover Equity
• Representations and Warranties
• Communication
• Business Judgment

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Sales
• Management & Leadership

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