Mergers & Acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are the different ways companies are combined. Entire companies or their major business assets are consolidated through financial transactions between two or more companies.
Key Points
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) refers to the ways businesses, or their assets, are consolidated or combined.
In an acquisition, one company purchases another outright.
A merger is the combination of two firms, which subsequently form a new legal entity under the banner of one corporate name.
Mergers and acquisitions require the valuation of a company or its assets to decide how much to pay for those assets.
M&A can be financed through a combination of debt, cash, and stock.
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The Venture Intelligence Mergers & Acquisitions Deal Database lists inbound, outbound and domestic deals involving India-based companies.  Each deal listed in this database typically includes the name of the target company and acquirer, their locations, the Industry & Sector (of the target), transaction amount and the deal date. Information on advisors to the deal, target company valuation and financials are also included for a significant share of the transactions.

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Prowess dx is a delivery of the Prowess database that is specially designed for academia.

1. Quick and easy downloading of the data in simple text format.
2. 51,262 companies covered, including listed companies, unlisted public companies and private companies. All companies listed on the National Stock Exchange and the Bombay Stock Exchange are covered.
3. Time-series data since 1990. Annual Reports of companies and data available from India's two largest stock exchanges are the principal sources of this database.
4. Includes the profit and loss statement, balance sheet and ratios based on these. There are 3,500 data fields in Prowess dx.
5. In the case of listed companies, cash flow statement, quarterly financial statements, share prices, corporate action and daily total returns are included. Financial statements based on consolidated and standalone basis are available.
6. Financial statements are standardized. The database does not suffer from any deliberate survival bias. The database is updated continuously.

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This database offers a comprehensive and unique collection of company, industry and country analysis and report, extending across 200+ countries and every major industry sector. Market data analysis database provides data across the globe on food, drinks, personal care, household products, pet care, news and magazines, etc. Country statistics database provides macro-socio economic data of 215 countries worldwide both historic and forecast data.

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LexisNexis covers information on legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting, and academic markets. It provides over 15,000 business, legal and news, access thousands of newspapers, periodicals, television and radio broadcasts, newswires, blogs, corporate directories, and financial information. News sources like accountancy age, advertising age, Hoover's IPO reports, M & A reports, Monthly industry reviews, etc. Complete coverage of U.S. federal and state courts, Shepard's Citations Service, and access to hundreds of law reviews. LexisNexis Company Dossier Reports access provides comprehensive information on more than 80 million U.S. and international companies, including industry and executive data.

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FIG (ex-SNL) provides information on worldwide bank analysis, on an integrated online platform along with Excel. This platform covers 56,000+ listed, non-listed and subsidiary banks (30,000+ active), 58,000+ asset management companies, 11,000+ speciality finance companies, 18000+ investment banks and broker-dealers globally i.e. Americas, Asia- Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and Africa with comprehensive, reliable and timely financial data, including 100-600+ items. All items are available in the form of a heavily vetted banking specific template. Using the Market Intelligence platform, the researcher can identify regulatory red flags and take pre-emptive action. From loan portfolio analysis to credit risk, you can quickly identify key risks and potential problems compared to your peers. Market Intelligence platform also gives you instant access to the data that the researcher needs to evaluate their branch network and make the most of it based on geographic, demographic and financial factors. Real Estate, tracks thousands of real estate properties around the world. The properties section within a company's briefing book gives you detailed information on a company's property portfolio, including property transactions, properties in its development pipeline, top tenants and top markets. Data is sourced from the company press releases, web sites, annual reports and government filings. For more detail please find the attached brochure.

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This database is useful for startups and entrepreneurs. Tracxn have the team of Analysts tracking startups globally to help Venture Capital and Corp. Dev. teams scout investment opportunities and diligence deals. Tracxn platform is used for deep-dive sector research, outbound deal discovery and uncovering exciting startups across sectors.

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SDC Platinum, now accessible as an add-on within Workspace, offers the dealmaking community 25+ years of the most comprehensive and unrivalled data in the industry, with deal information on everything from M&A to private equity to project finance. Access options:  SDC Platinum, now accessible as an add-on within Workspace, offers the dealmaking community 25+ years of the most comprehensive and unrivalled data in the industry, with deal information on everything from M&A to private equity to project finance.  

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1. LSEG Workspace
2. Enter SDC into the Search box at the top of the screen and select the SDC Platinum application from the results list.

1. Connect to the LSEG Workspace Excel Add-In- see LSEG Workspace Excel Add-In access help
2. Select the SDC Platinum from the Refinitive tab. the app will launch in a new pop-out window.

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