Summer 2025 Internship

About Chinook:

Chinook Capital Advisors, based in Kirkland, WA, is a leading M&A advisory firm serving the needs of Pacific Northwest business owners. We help businesses prepare for and execute successful sale transactions.

Our expertise includes sell-side advisory services, recapitalizations, advisory board, transaction preparation services, and other services including business valuation and debt advisory.

Chinook serves many of the key industries that drive the Pacific Northwest economy, including: Business Services, Consumer Products & Ecommerce, Distribution, Healthcare Products & Services, Manufacturing, and Technology.

Our Core Values: We seek candidates who share our belief in our five core values:

• Passion, about serving our clients and helping them to achieve their personal and financial goals by closing transactions.
• Dedication, commitment to the success of the team; caring, helpful, respectful, humble, approachable, transparent, and a good communicator.
• Excellence, professional and accurate in all things, and producing our best work always.
• Accountability, do what you say you will do; ethical, honest, and trustworthy.
• Ambition, continuous learner and improving; reaching our best potential professionally and personally, never settling for the status quo.

Job Description:

Chinook Capital Advisors is seeking investment banking analyst interns for Summer 2025. We are only evaluating students that will be in their junior year during the 2024-25 academic year for this position. Interested candidates must be able to work 40 hours per week on-site at our office at Carillon Point in Kirkland, Washington.

As an intern with Chinook, you will work closely with the team on every stage of the M&A process from pitch to close. You will have the opportunity to make a significant impact and gain hands-on experience not found at larger firms. The internship is fast-paced and the learning curve is steep; it is expected that the ideal candidate is hungry to gain valuable experience and exposure to many aspects of the investment banking industry.

Responsibilities include:

• Conducting extensive company and industry research and analysis using research resources like PitchBook
• Constructing financial models by analyzing financial statements and additional data points
• Assisting in developing pitch books, confidential information memorandums, and other client presentations
• Supporting day-to-day execution of client engagements and business development activities

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and qualifications:

• A commitment to our core values
• Self-motivated, organized, and proactive habits
• Ability to work both within a team and independently in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent research and writing skills
• Strong accounting and financial modeling / analysis skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Currently enrolled in a four-year institution pursuing a major in finance, accounting, or economics, with excellent academic credentials
• Previous finance internships/experience a plus
• Candidate is in their junior year during the 2024-2025 academic year