Direct Lending - Summer Intern 2026

Key Responsibilities This internship is part of Hayfin’s summer programme and offers exposure to the full spectrum of private credit investing. Interns will work within a collaborative, diverse, and dynamic team, contributing to real investment processes and portfolio management activities.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Support investment and due diligence processes, including credit risk analysis, financial modelling, presentation of investment opportunities, and documentation preparation.
• Conduct macroeconomic, industry, and market research.
• Assist in monitoring financial and operational performance of portfolio companies.
• Contribute to quarterly portfolio reviews and investor reporting.
• Collaborate with team members to identify trends and risks across the portfolio.
• Participate in team meetings and gain exposure to investment decision-making.

Skills/capabilities

We’re looking for someone who:

Demonstrates an outstanding academic background. You will be proactive, able to work on your own undertaking research across a range of topics, produce a summary of your research and present this to parties across the team/wider organisation. Understands basic accounting, corporate finance and valuation concepts. Has strong analytical and numerical skills and is comfortable analysing and processing financial data. Is a proven team player. Has a proven track record of using MS Office products, especially MS Excel, at an intermediate level. Communicates fluently in English, both verbally and written and is able to articulate complex ideas simply and summarise them effectively. Key attributes

We would like our interns to:

• Be passionate about financial markets and get excited about the role of financial markets in the wider economy.
• Demonstrate strong organisational skills; be able to juggle multiple priorities and meet committed deadlines.
• Be attentive to details, see things others don’t see, be able to complete all tasks even under time pressure.
• Commit to excellence and maintain high professional and ethical standards.
• Explore the problem, identify innovative solutions, and present them to others.
• Be articulate, presenting with gravitas, making others listen.
• Converse in other languages (desirable, not mandatory).
• As an employer we are committed to promoting and protecting physical and mental wellbeing of all staff.
• Summer Internship Dates are: 22 June 2026 - 14 August 2026