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	Your Opportunity as a Summer Analyst in Merchant Banking

An overview of this program’s objectives and how you can benefit

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) seeks to attract and retain the most talented and innovative individuals from across our industry.  We take pride in placing Analysts in key business areas and allowing them to become fully integrated into their groups. Our Analyst Program is unique: we make a commitment to retain top talent and promote their career development, enabling qualified individuals to grow within our organization.  MSIM's workforce is diverse in experience and background, but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence.

Investment Management is a key business for Morgan Stanley. The firm has made a strong commitment to attracting and retaining the best talent in the business. This makes it an especially exciting time to be a part of MSIM and to experience our entrepreneurial environment.

Merchant Banking
The Merchant Banking Division under MSIM leverages the Morgan Stanley network and brand to generate ideas, harness relationships, create investment opportunities, and deliver superior returns for our investors. Merchant Banking sponsors traditional private equity funds, infrastructure-focused funds, and one of the industry-leading real estate investing platforms globally.

There are the following three sub-groups in Merchant Banking.

Infrastructure: As part of Morgan Stanley's Merchant Banking franchise, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure ("MSI") target investments in infrastructure on a global basis. Infrastructure is emerging as a distinct alternative asset class that serves as a complement to real estate and traditional private equity investments. Infrastructure assets are long-term investments associated with providing essential public goods and services to societies across the globe. MSI believes that underlying trends in infrastructure-related sectors, including fundamental global supply and demand dynamics, provide a significant opportunity for generating attractive risk-adjusted returns with low volatility and low correlation to other asset classes. Most of MSI's investments are large, direct equity stakes in  portfolio companies, with the Asset Manager and other senior MSI professionals working together with the management teams of these companies to support their business. 

Private Equity: Morgan Stanley Private Equity ("MSPE") is the firm's primary business for investing in large and middle-market private equity transactions globally on behalf of its clients. MSPE's team of investment professionals brings significant expertise in structuring complex financial transactions and a dedication to partnering with entrepreneurial management teams.

Morgan Stanley has a long and successful history of private equity investing. Since 1985, the Firm has invested over $6 billion in private equity transactions on a global basis.

With offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Seoul, and Tokyo, MSPE seek out the most attractive investment opportunities around the world and combine a global approach with in-depth local market and industry knowledge. Morgan Stanley's extensive business relationships and global network of resources afford both our private equity team and our portfolio companies unparalleled access to leading corporations and management teams.

Real Estate: Morgan Stanley Real Estate is comprised of three major global businesses: Investing, Banking and Lending. Since 1991, Morgan Stanley Real Estate has acquired $173.9 billion of real estate assets worldwide and currently manages $46.4 billion in real estate assets on behalf of its clients. A complete range of market-leading investment banking services for real estate clients include advice on strategy, mergers, acquisitions and restructurings, as well as underwriting public and private debt and equity financings. As a global leader in real estate lending, Morgan Stanley has offered approximately $210.9 billion of CMBS through the capital markets since 1997, including $2.9 billion in 2008.

The Infrastructure, Private Equity and Real Estate Investing Summer Analyst Programs are available in Asia.

The Summer Analyst Program in Merchant Banking
How the program works and the day-to-day experience you can expect

Morgan Stanley Merchant Banking's Summer Analyst Program offers undergraduates 10 weeks of extensive training, networking and various hands-on opportunities.  Students are exposed to career possibilities within functional areas of Merchant Banking and the firm broadly.

Through business interactions, job assignments and our speaker series, Summer Analysts gain both business and organizational knowledge, facilitating the successful completion of meaningful projects and providing an invaluable learning experience.  Summer Analysts attend a number of social and professional events that provide the opportunity to network and learn about the various products and roles within the Merchant Banking division.  Each Summer Analyst is placed within a business unit and assigned a manager who provides guidance and mentoring through the summer.

Launching Your Career
The initial training that you receive on starting the program

The Merchant Banking Summer Program begins with training and orientation in Hong Kong. This process includes introductions to Morgan Stanley and Merchant Banking and technical training to ensure that the Summer Analysts are acclimated with the Morgan Stanley systems before starting on the desk.

Developing Your Career
What you can anticipate as you make progress and after completing the program

At the end of the summer, every exceptional Summer Analyst has the opportunity to receive a full-time offer. Each Summer Analyst receives a mid-summer and end of summer evaluation from both his/her manager and Human Resources. The structure of the Summer Program allows Summer Analysts to gain an in-depth understanding of the business and the role of an Analyst.

Is Merchant Banking Right for You?
A checklist to help you decide if you have the skills and temperament for this area

• You are knowledgeable about the financial markets.
• You are skilled in financial analysis, with strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• You have a strong aptitude for detail and good organizational skills.
• You are highly proactive and energetic.
• You are focused on client service.
• You are able to conduct research independently, as well as work in a team.
• You have excellent project management skills.
• You have the ability to adapt to changing priorities and events.
• You continually strive for excellence.

Requirements
Merchant Banking Summer Analysts candidates need to have a strong academic background. A finance/economics degree is preferred, but not required. Prior relevant internship/work experience and a demonstrated commitment to a diverse array of extracurricular activities are desirable.  Both oral and written fluency in English are required and fluency in Mandarin or Korean is beneficial.

Selection Process
We typically conduct at least two rounds of interviews for our Summer Analyst program. Interviews will be arranged either on campus or via phone for the first round. The final stage of our process is usually a full-day interview session held at our offices in New York or Hong Kong.

How to Apply and Deadlines
Please visit our website at: http://www.morganstanley.com/about/careers/recruiting/apply.html