Summer Intern 2025 (Core Senior Lending)

Company Description

HPS Investment Partners is a leading global investment firm that seeks to provide creative capital solutions and generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for our clients. We manage various strategies across the capital structure, including privately negotiated senior debt; privately negotiated junior capital solutions in debt, preferred and equity formats; liquid credit including syndicated leveraged loans, collateralized loan obligations and high yield bonds; asset-based finance and real estate. The scale and breadth of our platform offers the flexibility to invest in companies large and small, through standard or customized solutions. At our core, we share a common thread of intellectual rigor and discipline that enables us to create value for our clients, who have entrusted us with approximately $165 billion of assets under management as of June 2025. We are a global team that shares a common commitment to performance and service excellence. We also believe in the importance of giving back to the communities in which we work and live, and in promoting diversity and inclusivity at our firm and across our industry. 

Position Description

HPS is seeking a dynamic and organized Summer Intern to join the Core Senior Lending team in Chicago. The Intern will be involved in all stages of the deal process: from initial screening to underwriting and presenting the transaction to the investment committee, as well as assisting with additional work streams throughout the summer. The team focuses primarily on private credit investments across a broad range of industries.

Responsibilities

Specific responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:

• Develop financial analysis, detailed business due diligence, comparative company analysis, and valuation analysis to assess new investment opportunities
• Assist in preparation of materials for discussion with the investment committee

Candidate Profile

• Experience with financial modeling, spreadsheet skills and overall quantitative ability
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously; and team player with a strong work ethic
• Understanding of key finance and accounting principles

Location

• Chicago, IL

Employment Type

• Full-time, Non-Exempt