STRATEGY 444 Mergers and Acquisitions: Researching Deals

Information about Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Initial Public Offering (IPO), Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC) deals, going back five years for international deals and back to 1997 for deals involving European and American companies.

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PrivCo contains business and financial research for over 600,000 non-publicly traded corporations, including family-owned, private equity-owned, venture-backed and international unlisted companies. Search for Venture Capital (VC) fundings, private Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) deals, Private Equity (PE) deals, and general company information. Private company profiles contain financials, corporate structure, key contacts, investors and industry information.
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Search thousands of Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC) deals by hundreds of criteria. Use PitchBook to establish benchmarks, find real time data on deals, identify and analyze comparables, and search investor details. The Research Center has market updates, FactBooks, PlayBooks and Emerging Technology Research reports that will keep you up to date on the private market.

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S&P Capital IQ platform provides research, data, and analysis on private and public companies. Start with the Markets tab and choose M&A market analysis for an interactive market activity analysis. Or start with the Screening tab to search for companies, equities and transactions (where you can search for M&A deals by location, industry and more).

EvaluatePharma is the leader in consensus forecasts of leading industry analysts and analysis of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology healthcare sectors. Information includes sales by indication, licensing deals, merger & acquisitions, venture financing, IPOs, and orphaned drugs.
For more information see the EvaluatePharma Overview page.

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GlobalData Medical covers market data and analysis for marketed products, pipeline products, clinical trials, and deals for medical devices across several sectors. Therapy areas covered include anesthesia & respiratory, cardiovascular, dental, diabetes, ENT, general surgery, in vitro diagnostics, nephrology and urology, neurology, ophthalmic, orthopedic, and wound care.

GlobalData Power provides analysis and market data for multiple energy sectors. Examples include thermal, wind, solar, hydro, nuclear, geothermal, bio, and ocean power. Transmission, distribution, and storage data are aggregated in several databases. Data sets include macroeconomic data, power plants, smart grids, energy storage, renewable energy, and equipment.