Table 1Transition record

mergers and acquisitions analysttoventure capitalist

A mergers and acquisitions analyst already meets 51% of what the venture capitalist role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mergers and acquisitions analyst

51%

Overlap1

To venture capitalist

19 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

50.9 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

51%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

50.9/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the venture capitalist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mergers and acquisitions analyst profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A venture capitalist role treats 8 of its required skills as things a mergers and acquisitions analyst already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

analyse business plans
analyse financial performance of a company
analyse financial risk
apply technical communication skills
assess financial viability
business valuation techniques

What stands in the way is 7 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A venture capitalist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mergers and acquisitions analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held holding company activities business, administration and law
already held business valuation techniques business, administration and law
already held investment banking business, administration and law
already held apply credit risk policy assisting and caring
already held budget for financial needs management skills
already held develop investment portfolio management skills

All 19 carried skills, including the 8 the venture capitalist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 business, administration and law 4 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held investment analysis required
required, not held management consulting required
required, not held business analysis required
required, not held funding methods required

optional, not held credit control processes optional
optional, not held debt systems optional
optional, not held financial forecasting optional
optional, not held international business optional

02 information skills 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held perform business analysis required

optional, not held analyse loans optional
optional, not held maintain client debt records optional
optional, not held obtain financial information optional
optional, not held perform debt investigation optional

03 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held decide on providing funds required

optional, not held establish investment funds optional
optional, not held make investment decisions optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held build business relationships required

optional, not held liaise with financiers optional

05 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held foreign languages for international careers optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a venture capitalist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse business plans skill
already held analyse financial performance of a company skill
already held analyse financial risk skill
already held apply technical communication skills skill
already held assess financial viability skill
already held business valuation techniques knowledge
already held create a financial plan skill
already held make strategic business decisions skill
already held actuarial science knowledge
already held analyse market financial trends skill
already held apply credit risk policy skill
already held budget for financial needs skill
already held develop investment portfolio skill
already held examine credit ratings skill
already held holding company activities knowledge
already held investment banking knowledge
already held manage contracts skill
already held modern portfolio theory knowledge
already held review investment portfolios skill

12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held establish investment funds optional
optional, not held analyse loans optional
optional, not held credit control processes optional
optional, not held debt systems optional
optional, not held financial forecasting optional
optional, not held foreign languages for international careers optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held liaise with financiers optional
optional, not held maintain client debt records optional
optional, not held make investment decisions optional
optional, not held obtain financial information optional
optional, not held perform debt investigation optional

16 held skills the venture capitalist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role accounting knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse economic trends skill
not needed by the target role assess risks of clients' assets skill
not needed by the target role business loans knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct financial audits skill
not needed by the target role control financial resources skill
not needed by the target role financial statements knowledge
not needed by the target role handle financial disputes skill
not needed by the target role handle mergers and acquisitions skill
not needed by the target role interpret financial statements skill
not needed by the target role maintain financial records skill
not needed by the target role manage financial risk skill
not needed by the target role mergers and acquisitions knowledge
not needed by the target role provide legal advice on investments skill
not needed by the target role provide support in financial calculation skill
not needed by the target role securities knowledge

9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held investment analysis required
required, not held management consulting required
required, not held business analysis required
required, not held funding methods required
optional, not held credit control processes optional
optional, not held debt systems optional
optional, not held financial forecasting optional
optional, not held foreign languages for international careers optional
optional, not held international business optional

Index

Other moves recorded from mergers and acquisitions analyst

Full index of moves from mergers and acquisitions analyst

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.