2026 Investment Banking Summer Analyst - Energy, Infrastructure & Transition (Houston)

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About our Group

CIBC is a leading Canadian-based financial institution with over 50,000 employees globally and assets of C$1,021 billion. CIBC World Markets is the Capital Markets arm of CIBC, which provides a wide range of investment banking, global markets, credit, and research products and services to government, institutional, corporate and retail clients in North America and in key markets around the world. CIBC World Markets employees work in highly disciplined cross-functional teams to leverage industry knowledge and deliver innovative capital solutions and advisory expertise across a wide range of sectors.

The Energy, Infrastructure, & Transition (“EIT”) practice provides investment banking services to targeted clients in the infrastructure, renewable and thermal power, utility, midstream, and upstream energy clients headquartered throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Australia. Our client-centric strategy leads with financial advisory and extends to the provision of financing (bond, institutional, and bank) and hedging products with our business partners throughout CIBC World Markets. EIT manages a market leading platform from our offices in New York, Houston, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver and London.

We primarily support our clients through a variety of transactions including M&A (buy-side and sell-side), construction and term financings, refinancings, strategic advisory / alternatives mandates, capital structure advisory, and public-private partnerships. The team’s coverage mandate includes the following sectors, among others: midstream energy and pipeline, LNG and carbon capture, with increasing focus on other emerging energy transition sectors.  EIT is committed to supporting CIBC’s clients as they navigate the energy transition from carbon-intensive fuels to sustainable solutions, and impacts this transition will have on connected industries.

CIBC was named North American Financial Advisor of the year in 2023 and 2024 and North American ESG Financial Advisor of the year in 2022 by IJGlobal.

What You’ll Be Doing

The EIT Summer Analyst will work with Managing Directors, Executive Directors, Directors, Associates and Analysts focused on advising clients across various M&A opportunities as well as financing requirements. The Summer Analyst will provide financial modeling, analytical, structuring, research and transaction support to senior professionals in the group and will assist with the execution of transactions.  The Summer Analyst will be trained to maintain an awareness of our clients, industry, regulatory issues and relevant economic/political trends.

How You’ll Succeed

• Conducts financial analysis, both for existing clients and on new energy infrastructure and financing opportunities

• Participates in constructing complex financial models and additional analysis

• Researches and analyzes information and drafts proposals in conjunction with Directors, Executive Directors and/or Managing Directors

• Assists in analyzing, structuring and documenting new transactions

• Assists in preparing client presentations/pitches

• Organizes presentations to potential clients, assisting in the development of presentation information

• Liaises with other units of CIBC in preparing reviews and proposals for clients’ financing needs

• Participates in the conduct of research and collection of information to assist in the identification and analysis of potential business transactions

• Ensures that recommendations and opinions offered to clients are in compliance with legislation and at all times maintains the professional standards and policies of CIBC

Who You Are

• Undergraduate students in Accounting, Business, Economics, Engineering or related discipline who will be graduating  between December 2026 and June 2027

• Knowledge of accounting, corporate finance, energy infrastructure and/or energy markets through education and experience

• Strong technical, computational and quantitative skills

• Exceptional presentation skills and strong proficiency in PowerPoint

• Profound interest in the financial markets and the energy infrastructure and/or energy transition sectors

• Results oriented and self-motivated

• Proven ability to contribute to high performance teams from past work experience and/or extracurricular activities

• Excellent understanding of corporate valuation, financial statements analysis and accounting principles

• Outstanding organizational and time management skills in order to respond to shifting priorities on several simultaneous projects

• Proven ability to pay close attention to detail and multi-task under tight deadlines

• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, oral and written communication skills

• Unwavering integrity and outstanding leadership abilities

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What you need to know

• CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact Mailbox.careers-carrieres@cibc.com

• You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.

• We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills tests (such as simulation, coding, MS Office). Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.

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