FactSet’s mergers and acquisitions database, Mergerstat, provides detailed information on publicly announced mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures involving both public and private companies. Obtain comprehensive data to look at comparable deals on the basis of financial multiples, deal terms, advisors, fees, rankings, and industry analytics.

FactSet Mergerstat offers transaction data including dates of announcement and closing, deal terms (e.g., size, type of deal, unit sold), financial information and ratios on the target and acquiring companies, roles and identities, and financial and legal advisors.

You can access FactSet Mergerstat through FactSet applications, the  FactSet Mergerstat website, embedded within your firm's Intranet, or via an XML-based data feed.

Scope and Coverage

(as of March 2007)

Dataset Features:

• Access a wealth of transaction data including global M&A transactions that represent at least 5 percent interest in the target
• Screen for comparable deals on the basis of financial multiples, deal terms, advisors, fees, rankings, and industry analytics
• Quickly read a synopsis on any transaction that interests you, along with the demographics of the deal participants
• Find the busiest financial or strategic buyers, most acquisitive industries, or most retained advisors or counsel
• Combine FactSet Mergerstat data with content from earnings estimate providers, fundamentals databases, FactSet’s LionShares ownership database, and any other database you subscribe to through FactSet