Mergers and acquisitions

Description

The Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) event captures when two companies merge or when one company acquires another. These transactions can indicate strategic business expansions, competitive shifts, and investment opportunities in various industries.


Use Cases:

  • Investment Strategy: Identify potential opportunities in M&A-heavy industries.
  • Competitive Intelligence: Monitor competitor expansion and market consolidations.
  • Market Trends Analysis: Understand industry shifts driven by acquisitions and mergers.
  • Lead Generation: Target companies undergoing transitions for financial, legal, or consulting services.

Data Schema

Event Name: "merger_and_acquisitions" (Use this value in the event_types parameter when querying this event.)

SignalAPI NameDescriptionData Type
Merger or acquisitionmerger_or_acquisitionIndicates if the event is a merger or acquisition.enum
Event descriptiondescriptionAn overview of the merger or acquisition.string
Involved companiescompanies_involvedList of companies involved in the merger or acquisition.array<string>
Acquisition priceacquisition_price_amountAmount paid in the acquisition.number (nullable)
Strategic objectivestrategic_objectiveText describing the strategic objective or motivation behind the merger or acquisition.string
Acquisition currencyacquisition_price_currencyType of currency used for the acquisition.currency_code (nullable)
Link to articlelinkURL to article about the merger or acquisition.url
TitletitleThe headline of the article, summarizing its main topicstring
SnippetsnippetA short summary or preview of the articlestring
Event nameevent_nameName of the event related to the merger or acquisition.string
Event timeevent_timeThe timestamp indicating when the event actually occurreddatetime

Query Example

curl -X POST \
  "https://api.explorium.ai/v1/businesses/events" \
  -H "API_KEY: your_api_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "event_types": [
    "merger_and_acquisitions"
  ],
  "business_ids": [
    "8adce3ca1cef0c986b22310e369a0793"
  ],
  "timestamp_from": "2025-01-01T10:03:03.050Z"
}'

Best Practices

  • Combine with firmographic enrichment to assess the impact on industry trends.
  • Analyze acquisition price trends to gain financial insights into major deals.
  • Leverage strategic objective data to understand the intent behind mergers and acquisitions.

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