Description

Corteva Agriscience is seeking motivated graduate candidates eager to gain hands-on experience within a dynamic corporate Mergers and Acquisitions function. As an Intern, you will be an integral part of the M&A team and work closely with global Strategy, Finance and Business teams to support the execution of meaningful in-organic growth transactions. Through the summer internship, the candidate will gain in-depth exposure to the Agriculture Industry and how Corteva plays an industry leading role in delivering innovative solutions to farmers worldwide.

What You’ll Gain:

• As a full team member, assist in the evaluation and execution of transactions, including supporting M&A leads with project management across various M&A transactions (acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, venture investing) where applicable.

• Assist in managing active project due-diligence processes. Support financial analysis, including preparation of business plans, synergy analysis and valuation models. Assist the M&A team to develop and implement modelling and valuation templates based on best practices (using select corporate and investment bank models as benchmarks)

• Work in and manage global cross-functional teams across various business segments.

• Support with internal approval processes, including preparation of deliverable documents / approval presentations to key stakeholders including – business leaders, executive management and Board; support interface with business leadership on the transaction where relevant.

• Support communication with prospective buyers / sellers, investment bankers and other parties, including supporting review of transaction agreements.

• Monitor, track and consolidate M&A activities for various stakeholders to support required education and governance for the Strategy and Finance leadership teams.

• · Support the team in developing and updating key information databases required to support M&A transactions and implement best practices.

Qualifications

What You’ll Bring:

• Currently enrolled as a graduate student pursuing an MBA or a related degree. Candidates must be enrolled in classes the semester following their internship with Corteva.

• Ability to relocate to Indianapolis, IN for the duration of the internship.

• Availability to work full-time (40 hours per week) for 10-12 weeks during the timeframe of internship (typically May to August).

• Experience with project management, data collection and consolidation.

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills; Proficiency in assessing and summarizing financial models and highlighting key drivers, variances or gaps.

• Proficiency in financial modeling and valuation techniques; ability to develop and create presentations.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving abilities.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and independently, as required; Travel as required to support transaction execution.

• Leadership experience preferred (ex: leading clubs, teams, etc.)

• Prior transaction experience in investment banking, consulting or related fields is a plus.