Investor Group Services (IGS) invites MBA candidates with an interest in private equity, due diligence, analyzing investment opportunities, and creating value for clients to apply for the Summer Consultant role. This internship will run for 10 weeks from June to August of 2025.
Investor Group Services (IGS) is a trusted advisor supporting investors and business leaders through transactions and growth initiatives. As a boutique advisory firm that works with private equity firms, strategic acquirers and their portfolio companies, we help our clients assess investment opportunities across most major sectors by providing them with the data-driven insights and analysis they need to make investments in middle market companies and industries.
WHAT WE DO: M&A Due Diligence, Portfolio Value Creation, Sell-side Industry Analysis.
- Buy-side commercial diligence on mission critical investment issues (addressable market, growth, competition, VoC) for PE & corporate acquisitions.
- Assisting portfolio company management in realizing value through accelerated organic growth, buy and build acquisition strategies and targeted quick strike operational efficiency.
- Sell-side industry reports to assist owners, management and their advisors/investment bankers in preparing a company for sale.
Role Overview
As a Summer Consultant, you will be a part of a collegial and entrepreneurial environment. Our work is fast-paced and provides opportunities for rapid skill and knowledge development. Summer Consultants quickly gain in-depth knowledge of diverse markets when evaluating few industries for private equity firms and corporate clients. In addition, Summer Consultants build and develop team and client management skills and are given a high level of responsibility for their projects. Summer Consultants are also responsible for conducting and analyzing research on our clients’ key questions, including:
- How large is the company’s market and at what rate is it growing?
- What drives growth in this market?
- How is the company positioned in the competitive landscape?
- How do customers rate the company relative to the competitors?
- How realistic are the new market opportunities?
- What factors drive the company’s ability to generate profits?
- How might the company accelerate growth and/or improve profitability?
Individuals interested in evaluating business strategies, assessing investment opportunities, and assuming a high level of responsibility will find the IGS Summer Consultant role exciting and challenging.
Job Responsibilities
Candidates should have exceptional project management, research and analytical experience. Candidates should be interested in:
- Assessing investment and growth opportunities for private equity firms and corporate clients
- Gaining an in-depth understanding of a wide variety of industries
- Synthesizing research and analysis to deliver answers to clients key questions
- Building business development and client management skills
- Assuming a high level of responsibility on client teams as well as within firm
- Working in a dynamic and collegial environment
- Working and living in Boston for the summer; IGS consultants rarely travel
What We Expect of You
Summer Consultants are asked to:
- Validate investment theses and assess market risks across a broad range of industries.
- Work directly with middle market private equity, M&A and corporate clients.
- Work with case teams of 3-5 associates.
- Analyze, synthesize and present complex data, such as market sizing and share, and competitive landscape dynamics.
- Design and conduct company and market-specific informational interviews.
What Defines a Successful Candidate
Our Summer Consultants join us from a variety of backgrounds. While there is no one path to becoming a consultant at IGS, our team shares a common set of capabilities:
- Demonstrated analytic skills including the ability to synthesize data from qualitative and quantitative sources.
- Creativity and hypothesis driven thinking to identify the best research and data to answer clients’ questions.
- Ability to quickly assume a high level of responsibility as a project manager in small case teams and within the firm.
- Ability to work directly with senior management and private equity clients.
- Comfort with working in a fast paced, deadline oriented environment.
- Specific experience in consulting, private equity or market assessment is beneficial but not required
Summer Consultant Skill Development
IGS Summer Consultants enhance a strong set of business skills through their project work and client interactions, including the following:
HARD SKILLS
- Design and execute complex quantitative analysis, including market size and share analyses, through the interpretation of primary and secondary research
- Develop proprietary interview guides and presentations to effectively address clients’ key issues
- Create client presentations, from storyboard to final deliverable
SOFT SKILLS
- Operate in a team-based working and learning environment
- Motivate teams of associates
- Learn to work effectively under tight time frames and to stay focused under pressure