Merger Review Deals API

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Data Glossary 

API response field API response value example Description
“id”: “prime-1084308”, Transaction | Unique identifier in the database.
Records can sometime be prefixed with “parr-“, e.g. “parr-12345”.
“dateCreated”: “2020-12-14T04:39:32.000Z”, Transaction | Date of creation of the record
“dateAnnounced”: “2020-12-12T00:00:00.000Z”, Transaction | Announcement date
“dateCompleted”: “2020-12-16T00:00:00.000Z” Transaction | Completion date
“dateLapsed”: “2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z” Transaction | Lapsed date
“status”: “LIVE”, Transaction | Status.
LIVE = expected and announced transactions, COMPLETED = executed transactions, LAPSED = lapsed transactions
“assignedSector”: {
“assignedSector”:”code”: “medical”, Transaction | Assigned sector internal code
Main sector relevant for this transaction
“assignedSector”:”name”: “Medical”, Transaction | Assigned sector internal name
Main sector relevant for this transaction
“assignedSector”:”id”: 45 Transaction | Assigned sector internal id
Main sector relevant for this transaction
“valueInMillions”: [ Transaction | Value
“valueInMillions”:”isDominant”: false, Transaction | Identificatio of the transaction’s dominant currency
“valueInMillions”:”currencyCode”: “AUD”, Transaction | Value currency code.
Currencies: “AUD”, “CHF”, “CNY”, “EUR”, “GBP”, “HKD”, “JPY”, “USD”, “INR”.
“valueInMillions”:”value”: “52466.8630” Transaction | Value
“targets”: [ Transaction | Target company
“targets”:”id”: “prime-77150”, Transaction | Target company unique identifier in the database.
“targets”:”name”: “Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.”, Transaction | Target company name
“targets”:”dominantSector”: {
“targets”:”dominantSector”:”code”: “medical”, Transaction | Target company dominant sector code
“targets”:”dominantSector”:”name”: “Medical”, Transaction | Target company dominant sector name
“targets”:”dominantSector”:”id”: 45 Transaction | Target company dominant sector id
“targets”:”dominantCountry”: {
“targets”:”dominantCountry”:”mmgid”: “prime-USA”, Transaction | Target company dominant country code
“targets”:”dominantCountry”:”name”: “USA” Transaction | Target company dominant country name
“targets”:”dominantState”: {
“targets”:”dominantState”:”mmgid”: “prime-CT”, Transaction | Target company dominant state code
“targets”:”dominantState”:”name”: “Connecticut (CT)” Transaction | Target company dominant state name
“targets”:”sectors”: [
“targets”:”sectors”:”code”: “healthcare”, Transaction | Target company other operational sectors code
“targets”:”sectors”:”name”: “Healthcare”, Transaction | Target company other operational sectors name
“targets”:”sectors”:”id”: 43 Transaction | Target company other operrational sectors id
“targets”:”assignedSector”: {
“targets”:”assignedSector”:”code”: “medical”, Transaction | Target company main sector relevant for this transaction – code
“targets”:”assignedSector”:”name”: “Medical”, Transaction | Target company main sector relevant for this transaction – name
“targets”:”assignedSector”:”id”: 45 Transaction | Target company main sector relevant for this transaction – id
“targets”:”dominantIndustry”: {
“targets”:”dominantIndustry”:”code”: “healthcare”, Transaction | Target company main industry (sector aggregation) – code
“targets”:”dominantIndustry”:”name”: “Healthcare”, Transaction | Target company main industry (sector aggregation) – name
“targets”:”dominantIndustry”:”id”: 43 Transaction | Target company main industry (sector aggregation) – id
“targets”:”geographies”: [
“targets”:”geographies”:”mmgid”: “prime-USA”, Transaction | Target company other operational geography code
“targets”:”geographies”:”name”: “USA” Transaction | Target company other operational geography name
“bidders”: [ Transaction | Bidder company (see target)
“bidders”:”id”: “prime-7173”,
“bidders”:”name”: “AstraZeneca Plc”,
“bidders”:”sectors”: [
“bidders”:”sectors”:”code”: “healthcare”,
“bidders”:”sectors”:”name”: “Healthcare”,
“bidders”:”sectors”:”id”: 43
“bidders”:”geographies”: [
“bidders”:”geographies”:”mmgid”: “prime-GBR”,
“bidders”:”geographies”:”name”: “United Kingdom”
“lastEditDate”: “2020-12-14T19:25:16.000Z”, Transaction | Record last edited date
“dealDetails”: “<p> \n AstraZeneca Plc, the listed UK-based pharmaceutical and healthcare service provider engaged in the research […]”, Transaction | Description
“dominantIndustry”: {
“dominantIndustry”:”code”: “healthcare”, Transaction | Main industry (sector aggregation) – code
“dominantIndustry”:”name”: “Healthcare”, Transaction | Main industry (sector aggregation) – name
“dominantIndustry”:”id”: 43 Transaction | Main industry (sector aggregation) – id
“timetableEventsCount”: 1, Transaction | Total number of regulatory events
“timetableEvents”: […] Transaction | Regulatory events details, see Merger Review Timetable API