Our SMBC Meet and Greet Series is a unique opportunity to meet and interact with the various business areas that hire interns and analysts. This session will feature overviews of four business groups, followed by a Q&A session.Note: You are welcome to attend as many of the Meet and Greet sessions as you like. You can find each session’s participating business groups on our events central page here.  The business groups attending are:Corporate Solutions Group (CSG)CSG augments our client coverage efforts by generating timely and relevant ideas that provide SMBC’s clientswith best-in-class advice and solutions regarding capital structure, credit ratings, liquidity, debt capacity, M&A finance, and more using a product agnostic approach.Corporate & Investment Banking - Coverage Group The U.S. Corporate & Investment Banking Department (CIBC) acts as SMBC’s primary point of contact tofind creative solutions to client needs, build long term relationships,and promote SMBC’s full suite of financial products and services. It’s our job to make sure clients experience seamless coverage across the entire bank. A career in CIBC coverage is the only one that collaborates across all products and across our broad geographic footprint. As the first line of defense, it is our job to protect the balance sheet and make sure that capital is allocated to find the best balance of risk and reward.Corporate & Investment Banking Coverage - Sponsor CoverageThe Global Sponsor Coverage Team was created in April 2023 to support our largest sponsor clients with a full range of capital markets solutions. As a dynamic, relationship-driven team, our focus is to understand our clients’ needs and support them and their portfolio companies using the full range of SMBC’s product capabilities.Corporate & Investment Banking Coverage - Lending Management GroupWithin Corporate & Investment Banking Coverage, the Lending Management Group is responsible for end to end deal execution and portfolio management. The Lending Management Group sits within the Corporate & Investment Banking Coverage Department and is primarily responsible for credit underwriting, deal documentation, and closing and ongoing portfolio management. We support the Marketing Group within CIBC by driving transaction execution.