Monitor and analyze corporate activism events and trends.

FactSet’s Activism/Corporate Governance database allows you to monitor and analyze corporate activism with data items related to poison pills, significant activism reported in SEC filings and news sources, and key takeover defenses compiled from articles of incorporation, bylaws, and other publicly available sources. View corporate governance, activism campaign, and proxy proposal data for thousands of companies worldwide with FactSet’s dynamic screening technology and reporting tools.

Data is available for all U.S. in-force poison pills, Canadian in-force and ratification-pending poison pills, and any other non-U.S. EDGAR filers that adopt a U.S.-style poison pill.

Find and prioritize earnings events and analyze transcripts of earnings calls and meetings.

Access a wealth of information for over 1.7 million company corporate events such as conference call date and time, access details, and participant name and contact information. Transcript participants are mapped to FactSet symbology so you can perform historical analysis on firms, individuals, analysts, or brokers using FactSet’s permanent identifiers. Updated intraday, this data feed delivers event transcripts in a standardized and tagged XML format for earnings calls and releases, analyst, investor and shareholder meetings, and special events like M&A activity.

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Get in-depth information on upcoming M&A deal activity.

Access detailed information on announced mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures involving both public and private companies. Identify transactions and potential company buyers that meet your specific criteria with a suite of screening options ranging from target details and characteristics to premiums offered and multiples.  View comprehensive transaction data such as deal terms, dates of announcement and closing, financial multiples, financial and legal advisors, fees, and industry analytics. In addition to deal terms and details, identify participants, attitudes, and company details at the time of the announcement.

See the latest details on the public companies looking to raise capital quickly.

With FactSet Private Placements, you'll receive details on the deals you're looking for and links to related documents. FactSet covers private placements for public companies that are listed on a U.S. or Canadian exchange and disclose deal terms with the SEC and SEDAR. The company does not necessarily need to be headquartered or operating out of the United States.