Developed to deliver an unprecedented scope of news and information, FactSet Flashwire™ is a dynamically updated, intra-day news feed that covers the latest public and private mergers and acquisitions worldwide.

Each summary on each deal is analyzed, written, and proofed by FactSet Mergerstat’s experienced editorial and research staff. There is no slogging through multi-page press releases or long-winded news stories. FactSet Flashwire stories cut to the meat of the deal: conveying only the most unbiased, concisely written, pertinent points of information on each deal.

In addition to daily deal alerts, FactSet Flashwire News also provides clients with daily, end-of-the week, and mid-month wrap-ups that cover breaking stories in the news, one-on-one interviews, and on-going deal negotiations, auctions, and rumors.

FactSet Flashwire is a comprehensive news stream for mergers & acquisitions in the United States, Canada, and Europe. The analyst staff covers approximately 100 deals a day, 500 deals a week, both public and private.

You can access FactSet Flashwire through FactSet applications and the FactSet Mergerstat website.

Scope and Coverage

Data history: Since January 2003

Update cycle: Real-time

Companies covered: Global; public and private

Average deals per day: More than 100