Strategy / M&A Intern
Who we are
DoubleVerify is a leading software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics. DV’s mission is to be the definitive source of transparency and data-driven insights into the quality and effectiveness of digital advertising for the world’s largest brands, publishers and digital ad platforms. DV’s technology platform provides advertisers with consistent and unbiased data and analytics that can be used to optimize the quality and return on their digital ad investments. Since 2008, DV has helped hundreds of Fortune 500 companies gain the most from their media spend by delivering best in class solutions across the digital advertising ecosystem, helping to build a better industry. Learn more at www.doubleverify.com.
Our Corporate Development team is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and executing mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships that accelerate DV's growth and competitive positioning. This summer, we're offering one exceptional student a front-row seat to how world-class M&A gets done.
As a Corporate Development & M&A Intern, you will work directly alongside our small deal team to support active research, analysis, and strategic projects. This is a real working role — not a shadowing experience. You will contribute to live workstreams, develop professional skills in financial analysis and industry research, and present findings to senior team members.
What You'll Do
- Market Mapping: Research and build a landscape of potential acquisition targets and strategic partners across adtech, martech, data infrastructure, and AI-driven advertising verticals
- Competitive Intelligence: Analyze public filings, earnings transcripts, and press releases to track the strategic moves of key competitors including The Trade Desk, Integral Ad Science, and Nielsen
- Financial Research: Assist in compiling revenue, growth, and profitability benchmarks for target companies using tools like PitchBook, Crunchbase, and public filings
- Deal Screening: Support the team in building target screening scorecards that evaluate strategic fit, product overlap, and financial metrics
- Presentation Support: Help prepare internal memos, slide decks, and briefing materials for corporate development team reviews
- Industry Deep Dives: Produce a research brief on an emerging segment (e.g., AI-generated content verification, retail media measurement, or agentic advertising) and present it to the corporate development team at the end of the internship
What You'll Learn
- How public and private companies are valued (revenue multiples, EBITDA, comparable company analysis)
- How a corporate development team thinks about build vs. buy vs. partner decisions
- How adtech and martech ecosystems are structured, who the key players are, and where the market is heading
Who You Are
You don't need prior finance experience — but you do need to be curious, driven, and comfortable with ambiguity. Strong candidates will have:
- Strong academic record with interest in business, economics, finance, or technology
- Comfort working with data and spreadsheets (Excel or Google Sheets)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Genuine curiosity about how companies grow through strategy and acquisitions
- An entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to work independently on research projects
- Rising Junior or Senior