Remote intern for Australian traditional search fund, >soph year, casual/flex

Touchstone Point is a traditional search fund focused on acquiring and growing an established Australian SME. I’m Jackson Allan, and I bring 15 years of B2B experience in sales, leadership, and business development. I've been searching 6 months for a business in Australia. Search fund news article - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/searchfundsnews_interview-jackson-allan-search-funds-news-activity-7351140401270947841-c2CC?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAD5BgYBpGW6k7XpZPJj9fZoXe5pE1_HaT0 **I'm seeking one intern that is going into their sophomore or junior year at the end of the summer** What you will be doing: >Industry Research – Finding attractive industry segments, analyzing them, and identifying promising acquisition targets. - On high conviction segments, doing deep competitor analysis, finding industry experts for interview, voice of customer analysis. > Outreach Strategy & Optimization – Filtering leads, setting up outreach campaigns, > Deal Analysis - Analysing live deals through a provided scorecard, building/tweaking financial models, analysing target financial statements. What You’ll Gain: Practical Experience – Learn how to analyze industries, identify acquisition opportunities, and refine outreach processes. Skill Development – Gain hands-on experience in research, communication, and problem-solving - key skills for roles in investing, consulting, and business strategy. Exposure to the Acquisition Process – Understand how businesses are evaluated and approached in the early stages of an M&A process. As Australia is a shallow market, in the first month you will have the opportunity to cut across industries quickly and work from industry research, lead generation and filtering to campaign customisation and follow-up. This will get you up to speed with the latest software, systems and processes used for proprietary outreach. After the first month, if you're keeping pace and learning and enjoying the internship, you'll move into deal analysis and potentially assist with DD work. This isn't an internship with pure grunt work - we outsource that - you'll be brought on for your critical thinking ability, enthusiasm and drive. You must be self-driven and won't last on the project if you cannot be relied on to learn independently (we use Loom videos for training), do what you say you will do, and seek out opportunities to learn and contribute. There isn't micro-management, and we're a remote team operating off slack - you will be provided with clear guidance on deliverables, coaching and access to everything you need to make a real impact and take away a valuable learning experience. This is an unpaid internship designed for those eager to gain practical experience in business acquisitions, industry research, and outreach strategies, where they are aiming for a career in IB/PE and, or M&A - or possibly want to buy and build their own business in the future. Send your CV and/or LinkedIn profile link to redacted and keep it simple. including: 1. the key thing you hope to gain from this internship and how that will help you achieve your career goals. 2. Grades and academic achievements 3. Stage of your studies you are in if you are a student. 4. Experience with industry analysis and/or financial statement analysis. Be frank and honest - an internship works best when your learning and development remain high. I want to ensure this experience is valuable for you, so tell me what you're hoping to get out of it.