M&A Deals API

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API response field API response value example Description
“id”: “prime-202411”, Transaction | Id
“dateCompleted”: “2009-11-03T00:00:00.000Z”, Transaction | Date completed
“dateAnnounced”: “2009-03-09T00:00:00.000Z”, Transaction | Date announced
“dateSettlement”: “2009-11-10T00:00:00.000Z”, Transaction | Date settlement
“types”:”mmgid”: “prime-acquisition”, Transaction | Deal type
“types”:”name”: “Acquisition” Transaction | Deal type
“geographies”:”mmgid”: “prime-domestic”, Transaction | Deal geography
“geographies”:”name”: “Domestic” Transaction | Deal geography
“arenas”:”mmgid”: “prime-public”, Transaction | Deal arena
“arenas”:”name”: “Public” Transaction | Deal arena
“description”: “<p> <b>Plan of Merger:</b> Schering-Plough Corp. (SGP), a New Jersey corporation, has signed a definitive agreement to combine with Merck &amp; Co., Inc. (MRK), a New Jersey corporation. Transaction | Deal description
“targetDominantCountry”:”mmgid”: “prime-USA”, Parties-Target | Target dominant country
“targetDominantCountry”:”name”: “USA” Parties-Target | Target dominant country
“targetDominantState”:”mmgid”: “prime-NJ”, Parties-Target | Target dominant state
“targetDominantState”:”name”: “New Jersey (NJ)” Parties-Target | Target dominant state
“targetDominantSector”:”mmgid”: “prime-medicalpharm”, Parties-Target | Target dominant sector
“targetDominantSector”:”name”: “Medical: Pharmaceuticals” Parties-Target | Target dominant sector
“bidderDominantCountry”:”mmgid”: “prime-USA”, Parties-Bidder | Bidder dominant country
“bidderDominantCountry”:”name”: “USA” Parties-Bidder | Bidder dominant country
“bidderDominantState”:”mmgid”: “prime-NJ”, Parties-Bidder | Bidder state
“bidderDominantState”:”name”: “New Jersey (NJ)” Parties-Bidder | Bidder state
“considerationStructure”:
“src”:
“Joint Press Release, 9-Mar-09: USD 10.50; SGP form 10-K filed w/SEC on 27-Feb-09 for period ending 31-Dec-08: 1,626,412,285 shares”, Transaction-Financials | Consideration structure: value source
“considerationStructure”:
“type”:”mmgid”:
“prime-cash”, Transaction-Financials | Consideration structure: value Id
“considerationStructure”:
“type”:”name”:
“Cash” Transaction-Financials | Consideration structure: value type
“considerationStructure”:
“valueInMillions”:”currencyCode”:
“AUD”, Transaction-Financials | Consideration structure: value currency
“considerationStructure”:
“valueInMillions”:”value”:
 27033.9227 Transaction-Financials | Consideration structure: value
“financials”:
“src”:
“calculated by adding the net debt to the implied equity value”, Transaction-Financials | Value source
“financials”:
“type”:”mmgid”:
“prime-dealvalue”, Transaction-Financials | Value Id
“financials”:
“type”:”name”:
“Deal value” Transaction-Financials | Value type
“financials”:
“valueInMillions”:”currencyCode”:
“AUD”, Transaction-Financials | Value currency
“financials”:
“valueInMillions”:”value”:
 68383.0839 Transaction-Financials | Value
“reportedYearEndingDate”: “2008-12-31”, Parties-Target-Financials-Y1 | Year ending date
“reported”:
“src”:
“SGP form 10-K filed w/SEC on 27-Feb-09”, Parties-Target-Financials-Y1 | Value source
“reported”:
“type”:”mmgid”:
“prime-earnings”, Parties-Target-Financials-Y1 | Value Id
“reported”:
“type”:”name”:
“Earnings” Parties-Target-Financials-Y1 | Value type
“reported”:
“valueInMillions”:”value”:
2494.6634 Parties-Target-Financials-Y1 | Value
“reported”:
“valueInMillions”:”currencyCode”:
“AUD” Parties-Target-Financials-Y1 | Value currency
“reported”:
“exitMultiple”:
“22.1 x” Parties-Target-Financials-Y1 | Value multiple
“[company_role]”:
“company”:”mmgid”:
“prime-25761”, Parties-Target/Bidder | Company Id
“[company_role]”:
“company”:”name”:
“Schering Plough Corporation” Parties-Target/Bidder | Company name
“targets”:”targetStake”: 77.4 Parties-Target | Target stake %
“[company_role]”:
“advisors”:”company”:”mmgid”:
“prime-15”, Parties-Advisors | Advisory firm – ID
“[company_role]”:
“advisors”:”company”:”name”:
“Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC” Parties-Advisors | Advisory firm – Name
“[company_role]”:
“advisors”:”role”:”mmgid”:
“prime-finadvisor”, Parties-Advisors | Advisory firm – Role
“[company_role]”:
“advisors”:”role”:”name”:
“Financial Advisor” Parties-Advisors | Advisory firm – Role
“[company_role]”:
“advisors”:”individuals”:”individual”:”mmgid”:
“prime-61328”, Parties-Advisors-Individual | Advisory individual – ID
“[company_role]”:
“advisors”:”individuals”:”individual”:”firstName”:
“Timothy”, Parties-Advisors-Individual | Advisory individual – Name
“[company_role]”:
“advisors”:”individuals”:”individual”:”lastName”:
“Ingrassia” Parties-Advisors-Individual | Advisory individual – Name
“[company_role]”:
“advisors”:”individuals”:”role”:”mmgid”:
“prime-finadvisor”, Parties-Advisors-Individual | Advisory individual – Role
“[company_role]”:
“advisors”:”individuals”:”role”:”name”:
“Financial Advisor” Parties-Advisors-Individual | Advisory individual – Role
“[company_role]”:
“advisors”:”contribution”:”src”:
“Amount contributed not disclosed. DXC Technology Company press release, 10 March 2020” Parties-Advisors | Advisory firm – notes
“[company_role]”:
“advisors”:”contribution”:”stake”:
100 Parties-Advisors | Advisory firm – Percentage of contribution
“sourcesOfFunding”:
“src”:
“not disclosed”, Transaction-Source of funding | Total funded by: value source
“sourcesOfFunding”:
“type”:”mmgid”:
“prime-debt”, Transaction-Source of funding | Total funded by: value Id
“sourcesOfFunding”:
“type”:”name”:
“Debt” Transaction-Source of funding | Total funded by: value type
“sourcesOfFunding”:
“valueInMillions”:”currencyCode”:
“AUD”, Transaction-Source of funding | Total funded by: value currency
“sourcesOfFunding”:
“valueInMillions”:”value”:
1721.8832 Transaction-Source of funding | Total funded by: value