PE or Commercial Lending Internship

Hey everyone,

Would really appreciate some advice here.

I’m deciding between two internship options for this summer and trying to figure out which will be more valuable for recruiting (IB). Current Freshman, by the way.

Option 1: PE-style / search-type role

• Researching industries (energy, industrials, infrastructure)
• Breaking into sub-industries and building investment theses
• Identifying and evaluating companies
• Building target lists and doing outreach to business owners
• Visiting companies and speaking directly with owners/operators

Option 2:

• Some financial modeling and credit analysis (from what they said)
• Reviewing financial statements (income statement, cash flow, etc.)
• Likely limited exposure to full deal execution (not expecting to actually close deals)
• But realistically, a good portion of the role will be CRM, pipeline tracking, and operational work