The job duties of an acquisitions analyst focus on analyzing the acquisition of one company by another. Your responsibilities in this career may also include working on mergers involving two or more businesses. As an acquisitions analyst, you focus on studying the feasibility and implications of such mergers and acquisitions. You may look at issues such as property, impact on customer or client base, and legal issues involving merger regulations, licensing, and permits. You also prepare documents that help map out the merger or purchase and inform the parties involved about legal and business steps.