2027 Private Equity Infrastructure & Real Assets Co-op Analyst
Required skills
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- quantitative skills
- modeling skills
- analytical capabilities
- team-oriented
- co-op
- internship
- private equity
Nice to have
- September 2026
- June 2028
Role summary
StepStone Infrastructure and Real Assets (SIRA) is seeking a Co-op Analyst for its Infrastructure and Real Assets Team in Toronto. This role offers valuable experience in private equity infrastructure, focusing on due diligence for investment opportunities in infrastructure funds, co-investments, and secondary transactions. Responsibilities include market research, financial modeling, valuation analysis, and preparing investment recommendations. The ideal candidate is an undergraduate, Masters, or MBA student graduating between September 2026 and June 2028, with strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, excellent analytical, quantitative, and communication skills, and a collaborative mindset. This is a full-time, onsite, 6-8 month co-op opportunity starting as early as January 2027.
We are global private markets specialists delivering tailored investment solutions, advisory services, and impactful, data driven insights to the world’s investors. Leveraging the power of our platform and our peerless intelligence across sectors, strategies, and geographies, we help identify the advantages and the answers our clients need to succeed.
The team you’ll join
StepStone Infrastructure and Real Assets (SIRA), established in 2014, is part of StepStone Group, specializing in private market investments. In June of 2026, SIRA managed US$132 billion in infrastructure and real assets, advising on or committing over US$13 billion across primaries, secondaries, and co-investments. The team includes 12 partners with over 20 years of experience on average and over 75 professionals, providing expertise in infrastructure, agriculture, and natural resources across Australia, Europe, and North America.
About the role
StepStone seeks candidates with strong quantitative, qualitative, and interpersonal skills for a co-op opportunity with its Infrastructure and Real Assets Team. This role offers you valuable experience in private equity infrastructure. As a Co-op Analyst, you will gain exposure to diverse companies, assets, capital structures, and become acquainted with various infrastructure funds, managers, and transactions.
What you’ll do
As a Co-op Analyst, you will work in a team to conduct due diligence on SIRA’s investment opportunities in infrastructure funds, co-investments, and secondary transactions. You will analyze sectors like transportation, telecommunications, utilities, power, energy, logistics, renewables, social impact, and sustainability. You'll also prepare and present recommendations to SIRA’s Investment Committee.
Key responsibilities
What we’re looking for
Why join us?
At StepStone, we foster a supportive and inclusive team culture where collaboration and learning are the core of what we do. Our collegial atmosphere encourages teamwork, mentorship, and professional development. This internship is a great opportunity to gain practical experience and develop critical skills that will help you launch a successful career in private markets.
At StepStone, we believe that our people are our most important asset and crucial to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to create an environment that empowers our employees and allows them to be heard, regardless of title or tenure. Our organizational community features multiple Employment Resource Groups as well as mentorship programs to enhance the employee experience for all.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, StepStone does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
Candidates must be at least 18 years old to apply.
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