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Where a mergers and acquisitions analyst can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a mergers and acquisitions analyst already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Mergers and acquisitions analysts oversee the execution of transactions for the purchase, sale, merger or takeover of companies. They negotiate and complete the deal on the client's behalf, by working closely with lawyers and accountants. Mergers and acquisitions analysts conduct operational and legal risk assessments of a company, assess comparable companies in the market and help with the post-merger integration.

Also known as M&A analyst, mergers and acquisitions banker, mergers and acquisitions associate, acquisition manager, M&A specialist, mergers and acquisitions professional, m&a banker, acquisitions analyst, m&a professional, mergers analyst.

Professionals 35 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: corporate investment banker, 54%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
corporate investment banker 54% covered venture capitalist 51% covered dividend analyst 49% covered asset manager 44% covered financial broker 42% covered mergers and acquisitions … You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from mergers and acquisitions analyst, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a mergers and acquisitions analyst already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A mergers and acquisitions analyst needs 16 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • mergers and acquisitions business, administration and law
  • investment banking business, administration and law
  • budget for financial needs management skills
  • develop investment portfolio management skills
  • modern portfolio theory business, administration and law
  • provide support in financial calculation information skills
  • make strategic business decisions management skills
  • review investment portfolios communication, collaboration and creativity
  • actuarial science natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • analyse business plans information skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a mergers and acquisitions analyst does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Mergers and acquisitions analyst is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a mergers and acquisitions analyst’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.