Mergers and acquisitions content
Mergers and Acquisitions
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Overview
Thomson Reuters Mergers & Acquisition (M&A) content covers over one million deals, including 300,000+ US-target and 700,000+ non-US-target transactions since the 1970s.
Thomson Reuters M&A database which is part of the Thomson Reuters Deals solution can be accessed via Eikon and is used by more than 3,000 investment banks, law firms, hedge funds, corporations and educational institutions globally, to monitor and report on transaction activity, perform market share analysis, and identify new business and investment opportunities.
Content and features
Key content highlights
Over 1,000 data elements, including target and acquirer profiles, deal terms, financial and legal advisor assignments and fees, deal value, stock premiums, synopsis and event history, deal status, financial information on target and acquirer, financial sponsors, investor group detail, purchase and pooling accounting, attitude of the seller board to bid and more.
Trusted sources
Content is sourced through direct deal submissions from global banking and legal contributors coupled with extensive research performed by a global team of dedicated research analysts who examine thousands of sources and all types of deals – from smaller, undisclosed value transactions to the larger mega deals.
Easy access
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Support your workflows
Our unique multidimensional view of the dates, valuations and events – from announcement to completion – empowers your workflow whether it’s comparing deals in your industry, assessing industries and regions for the best prospects of new business or advanced quantitative modeling of completion probability, time frames and risks over time.
Markets and industries
Investment banking
The analytical tools and exclusive content and insights the deal making community needs at every stage of their workflow. Identify new opportunities and gain deep understanding of markets, industries, companies and events.
Hedge funds
Get unique hedge fund intelligence through industry standard content sets. Power insights and stay on top of the market with our news and market data.
Corporations
From identifying growth opportunities to portfolio management access our exclusive data and insight spanning nearly 40 years, to execute your growth strategy.

Deals Insight

M&A between the United States and Europe up 82% YTD, and at decade high [PDF]
The United Kingdom is Europe’s biggest acquiror in the United States with deals totalling US$21.1 billion so far this year, followed by Switzerland with US$11.5 billion.

M&A within the European Union pushes past $200 billion for first time in a decade [PDF]
Deals in the industrials sector account for 32% of M&A activity within the EU so far this year, followed by Consumer Products & Services (16%) and Consumer Staples (14%).

M&A Today: A Quick Pre-Financial Crisis Comparison [PDF]
Worldwide announced M&A totals US$1.96 trillion so far during 2017, down 33% compared to the same period in 2007 before the global financial crisis hit. Get the key data in our latest report.
Mergers and Acquisitions
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