Merger and Acquisitions

Description

The Merger 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_acquisition" (Use this value in the `event_types` parameter when querying this event.)

Signal Name	name	Type
Merger or Acquisition	merger_or_acquisition	String (Enum: "merger", "acquisition")
Description	description	String
Companies Involved	companies_involved	Array of Strings
Acquisition Price	acquisition_price_amount	String
Strategic Objective	strategic_objective	String
Acquisition price currency	acquisition_price_currency	String
link	link	URL

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_acquisition"
  ],
  "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.

Related Events

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