Mergers and Acquisitions Modeling Course

#1 - Financial Analyst:

A financial analyst is a finance professional involved in creating financial models and forecasting financial statements of companies. They make certain assumptions to determine the future performance of a company. Usually, they are hired more by well-known companies like JPMorgan Chase, WellFargo, Amazon, Deloitte, and similar others. For the job role offered, the analyst receives around  $61,037 to $73,682 (as of July 29, 2024) annually, depending on the seniority level . 

#2 - Equity Research Analyst: 

These professionals analyze financial information along with the different trends of the different organizations and industries and then give their opinion in the equity research report based on the analysis conducted. This verdict helps clients with making  investment decisions and cracking transaction deals. Some of the popular hiring companies include Goldman Sachs, MorningStar, Barclays, Crisil, and others. They earn around $96,899 to $126,711 (as of July 29, 2024) per year, plus some additional benefits. 

#3 - Investment Banker:

These investment banking analysts have a similar job role as equity analysts. They mostly work with investment banking firms. Their role is to prepare financial models, perform financial analyses of companies relatively, and advise clients on buy or sell decisions. Additionally, they prepare pitchbooks for client meetings, including M&A and LBO pitchbooks as well. 

Here, large investment banks like CitiGroup, JP Morgan Chase, HSBC, Credit Suisse, and others hire them with a salary ranging between $68,047 and $93,388 recorded as of July 29, 2024.

#4 - Private Equity Analyst:

It is just a sub-category of equity analysts that is more concerned with private firms. It means analysts here conduct research, forecast the performance of private firms (not listed on the stock exchange), do ratio analysis, and give interpretations on private companies. They are mostly hired by Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, General Atlantic, and other private equity firms. The average salary range  is between $83,488 and $109,159 on an annual basis per data collected until July 29, 2024 . 

#5 - Merger and Acquisition Analyst:

M&A analysts are responsible for overseeing the execution of transaction deals (regarding buying and selling of companies). They assist in merger or takeover while negotiating and completing the deal on the client’s behalf. Mostly, investment banks like Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase 7 Co., HSBC, Barclays, etc., hire them. These analysts receive an annual compensation of $79,500 to $103,670 per records until July 29, 2024 for their position.