M&A Deals API

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API response fieldAPI response value exampleDescription
“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”:
 27033.9227Transaction-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”:
 68383.0839Transaction-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”:
2494.6634Parties-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”:77.4Parties-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”:
100Parties-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”:
1721.8832Transaction-Source of funding | Total funded by: value