https://www.breakinto.tech/how/2017/1/17/how-to-get-a-corporate-development-ma-job

• Overview: CorpDev is all about M&A. In other words, the acquisition of smaller companies that you’re constantly reading about in the headlines: Facebook gobbles up Instagram, Google buys Nest, Apple acquires Beats.
• Example project: Lead the acquisition of a startup with a high-traffic news site.
• What you do all day: Analyze opportunities, build relationships, negotiate deals
• Roles: Corporate Development Analyst/Associate (more junior), Corporate Development Manager (more senior)
• What they look for: Former financial types with M&A experience (investment banks, private equity)