mergers and acquisitions analyst
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.
mergers and acquisitions analyst 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. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.58 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, modern portfolio theory, actuarial science, analyse market financial trends.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £50,330 a year for Finance and investment analysts and advisers (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £36,872 to £70,665 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 2422). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only mergers and acquisitions analyst, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 2. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
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Frequently asked questions
What does mergers and acquisitions analyst do?
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.
What skills does mergers and acquisitions analyst need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, modern portfolio theory, actuarial science, analyse market financial trends, develop investment portfolio. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace mergers and acquisitions analyst?
Our AI-durability model gives mergers and acquisitions analyst a score of 0.58 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.