Internship opportunity

Job Description

Korys is the investment structure of the Colruyt family, a unique place for motivated students or young graduates to acquire the skills and experience to kickstart their career as investment professionals. Korys focuses on three investment themes:

  • Energy Transition: renewable energy assets and innovative companies providing enabling technologies and services
  • Conscious Consumer: consumer companies that offer products and services that are convenient and responsible from a social, environmental, or health perspective
  • Healthy Living: innovative companies across prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases.

We combine expertise in both private and listed assets. This synergy is a key strength of our organisation. We are therefore looking for interns to join our:

  • Liquid investments team: public equity investments
  • Direct Investments teams: private equity investments with 3 dedicated teams, each focused on a different investment theme

As an intern, you will participate in all phases of the investment cycle:

  • Map specific industries: industry dynamics and drivers, technologies/products/services, identify players of interest
  • Screen and evaluate investment opportunities (market, position and strategy of the company, financial analysis, sustainability, and valuation)
  • Prepare internal presentations and documents for investment decisions
  • Assist during the transactional processes
  • Support portfolio companies in realizing their objectives

Job Qualifications

A successful candidate for this internship will have the following characteristics:

  • A high level of motivation and strong interest in investments and business strategy
  • Bachelor or higher in economics, finance, business administration, or science (pharmacology, bio-engineering, biology, biotechnology…)
  • Fluency in English; knowledge of Dutch or French is a plus
  • Enthusiastic, open-minded, flexible, and eager to learn. Team player with strong interpersonal skills. Down-to-earth attitude, willingness to roll up the sleeves with ability to work autonomously.
  • Previous internship experience in a relevant field is a plus

Korys offer

  • Unique learning and personal development opportunity in an inspiring and dynamic work organisation
  • Start to build your career in a stimulating business environment with support from seasoned investment professionals
  • You will be working in a small and entrepreneurial team.
  • Fun and attractive working environment only 15 minutes away from Brussels
  • We foresee a period of at least six weeks for your internship (preferably min. 2 months) on a full-time basis

Contact

To apply: Please share your CV and cover letter (or video) via hr@korys.be and jerome.thomas@korys.be