Undergrad PE Buyside Analyst

Job summary

The analyst will conduct outbound calls to business owners to gather deal-relevant information and navigate negotiations. They will also support the deal team by preparing call notes, analyzing deal readiness, and assisting in the structuring of lower-middle-market transactions.

Job details

Caprae Capital Partners - Undergrad Buyside Analyst (10 hrs/week - Paid Program) Caprae Capital Partners is a private equity and acquisitions platform led by Kevin Hong - a serial founder who scaled two tech ventures to $31M ARR and $7M revenue. Today, Caprae is one of the fastest-scaling platforms in lower-middle-market M&A and ETA ecosystem, combining an international research engine, a full-stack deal sourcing arm, and a rapidly expanding tech layer. YTD, Caprae's services divisions have completed $50M worth of transaction value and is expected to exceed $150M in Q1 & Q2 of 2026 after launching in January of 2025. We’re looking for those who are looking to take PE to the next level Overview The Caprae Buyside Internship is a high-intensity training ground for future dealmakers. Instead of passive research or slow-paced financial modeling, interns here learn M&A fundamentals the way practitioners actually do: Live conversations, real negotiation psychology, and rapid exposure to deal structuring. Your foundation comes from outbound calls - learning how to communicate with founders, read motivation, overcome objections, and extract deal-relevant information. As early as 4 weeks, you can transition into supporting real deals, understanding valuation logic, structure mechanics, and the sequence of an ETA transaction. This is the only internship where students heavily focus on the human side of M&A first, because that’s where deals are won. Core Tasks Call business owners and executives daily Navigate objections, gather context, and understand founder psychology Learn how buyers and sellers negotiate outside of textbooks Practice controlled, professional persuasion Develop the ability to keep conversations structured and outcome-oriented Based on the conversation support structuring deals in the lower-middle-market M&A space Understanding seller motivations vs buyer constraints Evaluating fit, feasibility, and deal readiness Learning the mechanics of earnouts, seller financing, rollover equity, reps & warranties, etc. Seeing how real deal conversations unfold and how structures adjust dynamically Supporting live buyer–seller interactions Helping prepare call notes, next steps, and negotiation plans Observing how Caprae navigates valuation gaps and structure negotiations Understanding what kills deals and what revives them Seeing transaction pacing, sequencing, and the “psychological arc” of a deal Highlights 100% real-world communication and deal execution Learn negotiation psychology from day one Paid hourly Rapid exposure to real transaction mechanics Opportunities to collaborate with the deal team and research team for those who show strong KPIs after one month Interns who make the deal team and manage deal flow can make up to 20% of our success fee (several interns have accumulated a potential bonus pool of $50K+) We strongly prefer to hire our FT team from our internship program. In 2025 we have converted 3 interns to FT roles. In 2026 we expect to onboard significantly more FT from our internship program Ideal Candidate Strong communicators Fast learners Students who want responsibility early Individuals who want to learn how deals REALLY happen, not academically People who learn better by doing than observing Those who enjoy structured, dynamic conversation over spreadsheet-heavy analysis Must be fluent in English.

What you’ll do

The analyst will conduct outbound calls to business owners to gather deal-relevant information and navigate negotiations. They will also support the deal team by preparing call notes, analyzing deal readiness, and assisting in the structuring of lower-middle-market transactions.

Requirements

The ideal candidate is a student who is a strong communicator and a fast learner with a desire for early responsibility. They must be fluent in English and prefer hands-on deal execution over academic or spreadsheet-heavy analysis.

Benefits

• Paid program • Performance-based bonus pool

Listed skills

• Communication · Preferred
• Business development · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• M&A
• Deal sourcing
• Financial modeling
• Negotiation psychology
• Persuasion
• Valuation logic
• Deal structuring
• Communication
• Business development
• Transaction mechanics
• Market research
• Relationship management

Job areas

• Finance & Accounting
• Sales
• Consulting
• Management & Leadership