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Corporate Development Analyst

You work inside a company on the deals it makes: buying rivals, selling divisions, entering new markets.

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Typical pay: €45k–€85k
Usual education: Degree, often after banking, consulting or audit
Outlook: Good, especially in tech, energy and healthcare groups.

A day in the life

Modelling what a target company is worth, preparing board slides, coordinating advisers.

Ways in

Two years in investment banking or big-four deals
Internal move from a finance business partner role
Strategy graduate scheme at a large group

What to study at 16

The subjects you choose for the final years of secondary school can shape which degrees, exams and careers are easiest to reach. This is about choosing courses, not choosing a school.

Spain

Bachillerato de Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales

Portugal

Ciências Socioeconómicas

France

Bac général — spécialités

Germany

Oberstufe — Leistungskurse

Netherlands

Profiel Economie & Maatschappij

Poland

Liceum — rozszerzenia

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Skills that matter

Financial Literacy Project Management Public Speaking

Best courses to take

The study routes that lead most directly into this career.

Degree

BSc Business Management

Broad grounding in how organisations work: strategy, finance, operations and people.

Strategy and organisation fundamentals.

Helpful school subjects: Maths, Economics, English

Degree

BSc Finance & Investment

Valuation, markets and corporate finance — the standard route into banking and investing.

Valuation and deal modelling.

Helpful school subjects: Maths, Economics