ECI Partners, a UK mid-market private equity firm with London and Manchester contacts, which takes summer interns through diversity internship schemes.
ECI Partners is a private equity firm that invests in mid-sized companies. It backs management buyouts, buyins and minority deals, working with the teams who run the businesses.
ECI describes itself as the leading mid-market private equity firm. We did not find a separate mission statement on the pages we read. Its website shows a B Corp logo and supports the ReachOut charity partnership, which mentors young people.
ECI's site lists private equity contact points in London, Manchester and New York. The intern interviews we read do not say which office the interns worked from.
Two summer interns, in 2022 and 2024, described a flat hierarchy and a highly collaborative style where people at every level are willing to help. In 2024 an intern said she was involved in a live deal in her first weeks. These are the interns' accounts, published by ECI.
The routes we found are summer internships recruited through the 10,000 Black Interns scheme and the ReachOut charity. The process had two stages, an interview and then an investment case study. In 2024 the cover letter was limited to 250 words. The 2024 intern had no economics background and was a law graduate, so a finance degree is not essential. Pay, dates and graduate or apprenticeship routes were not stated.
Website: www.ecipartners.com
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