despite being generally pretty relaxed. I spent A LOT of time just chatting to them asking them question after question about banking and finance, which they were really happy to answer even if it was going off topic to the deals they were working on at the time. They also were very happy to discuss ongoing deals with me, which was brilliant, as having that kind of senior exposure and top-down perspective on a deal just doesn't happen anywhere else. I really couldn't recommend this internship more. They were really just great people and really fun to be around. There was another intern there as well whom I got on very well with. The atmosphere in the office was great and I felt particularly lucky to be doing an inperson internship at this virtual moment in time. Lasting Impressions I think I got a lot out of it because I specifically know that I want to work in Investment Banking and so I worked hard at and alongside the internship to learn a lot of concepts and skills that I could apply to my work there. The experience has reaffirmed my commitment to applying to investment banking and has massively enhanced my CV which has helped me with the investment banking applications I'm currently in the middle of.
Third Year Undergraduate, BA European & Middle Eastern Languages, Inperson Working Work Projects My role as an intern at Fraser Finance was to research and analyse capital raising trends and M&A transactions in the Pharmaceuticals sector. Day-to-day, this involved reading a lot of industry and market coverage, compiling data and analysing it to identify areas of growth and opportunity and keeping in regular contact with my supervisors to update them on my progress and ask relevant questions where I did not understand things. I also had an advisory role on a project, in which I identified a list of potential targets for an acquisition; I was involved in the phone call with the client and I felt that my insights were well-received and valuable to the possible transaction. In all, the experience was very enriching; I learnt a great deal from my supervisors, other employees in the firm who were keen to discuss their experience as well as through conversations with the other Oxford
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