Merger Review Deals API

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Data Glossary 

API response fieldAPI response value exampleDescription
“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”:45Transaction | 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”:45Transaction | 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”:43Transaction | 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”:45Transaction | 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”:43Transaction | 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”:43Transaction | Main industry (sector aggregation) – id
“timetableEventsCount”:1,Transaction | Total number of regulatory events
“timetableEvents”:[…]Transaction | Regulatory events details, see Merger Review Timetable API