First Year Analyst for Leveraged Finance within Investment Banking

Are you looking for a position in a highly professional international environment with development potential? And have you recently or are you just about to complete your university degree in finance or economics with a keen interest in financial products and markets?
Are you looking for a position in a highly professional international environment with development potential? And have you recently or are you just about to complete your university degree in finance or economics with a keen interest in financial products and markets? Then we might have an interesting opportunity for you in Copenhagen.

In Leveraged Finance we structure acquisition financing to support Europe’s leading private equity funds with their M&A activity across the Nordic region. Leveraged Finance is a part of Investment Banking in Danske Bank and has a Capital Markets oriented business model with loan underwrite-to-distribute and bridge financing to capital markets take-outs. Danske Bank is the leading Underwriter and MLA of Nordic syndicated Loans (according to Bloomberg), ahead of several international investment banks and regional commercial banks.

We are situated together with other origination teams, supporting the largest Nordic corporate clients through our Corporate Loans team and have growing activity within ESG-related Finance, Infrastructure financings and Renewables. Danske Bank is the leading Nordic arranger of green and sustainable lending products which is a key focus area for the Bank as a whole.

Broaden your commercial and financial skillset
As our new First Year Analyst, you will be working with:

• participating in origination, execution and portfolio management activities related to the banks Private Equity related transactions across industries in the Nordic region
• making strategic, financial and cash-flow analyses; including business and strategic evaluation of due diligence materials
• assessment of debt capacity and capital structure alternatives, preparation of internal and external presentations.

To achieve your goals in Leveraged Finance, you should have solid analytical skills, a good commercial understanding and are motivated to working in a progressive and innovative environment. It is also important that you are a collaborator and have professional communication skills, as you will be in touch with internal and external stakeholders on a regular basis. Fluency in one of the Nordic languages and English is a requirement as we operate in an international environment. Additionally competences in excel and power point are critical as well as a high level of IT proficiency.

We empower you to grow!
Philippa Key Anstenius joined Leveraged Finance in 2020, and she says:

“Starting as a first year analyst in Leveraged Finance I have gotten to participate in many transactions, working primarily with leveraged buyouts and M&A, but also refinancings, recapitalizations and post-IPO financings. One of the great benefits from working in Leveraged Finance is that you get a chance to quickly develop your financial skillset while getting an insight into and being an integral part of the Nordic debt financing market. The First Year Analyst program in Leveraged Finance provides a great start to a career in finance.”

A career at Danske Bank is an opportunity to develop, grow and contribute to a culture of high aspiration. Being an Analyst is a chance to build a useful network within the bank, and providing a great way to get to know our organisation, give you a wider understanding of our business, and add new perspectives. We offer you an inspiring team and committed managers who encourage you to aim high. In return, we expect a lot from our people and everyone joining Danske Bank. Together, we will deliver expertise, act with integrity, create value, progress through agility and believe in collaboration.

Are you our new First Year Analyst?
We would like to welcome you on-board in August or on September 1st 2025, so please apply sooner rather than later, as we are looking through applications on an ongoing basis.

Do not forget to attach all your university transcripts documenting classes you have attended and grades you have earned. If you have any questions regarding the position, please reach out to

Nicolaj Kjærgaard Nielsen, Managing Director, Head of Leveraged Finance Denmark +45 29 21 69 91.

We look forward to your application!
First Year Analyst is Danske Bank LC&I’s talent fast-track program. Being a First Year Analyst means that we will focus and contribute to your professional and personal development. We expect you to be eager to learn, have an innovative mind-set and not be afraid of asking questions. Take responsibility of exciting and important projects

This is a fantastic opportunity for you to accelerate your career by working together with true experts and get feedback and support by inspiring leaders. We have a respectful and including culture in which we support each other to reach our goals as a team. Furthermore, you will be a part of a program, where you during your first year will get a deep knowledge of Large Corporate & Institutions in Danske Bank, as well as getting a solid network across the entire Nordics with other First Year Analysts.

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