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Deals Data | Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions

Mergers and Acquisitions dataset offering historical, precedent and current deal level data, market analysis and industry-leading league tables.

Key facts for Mergers and Acquisitions

Coverage metric

Geography:
North America, Asia / Pacific, EMEA, Latin America and the Caribbean
History:
From 1970
Coverage count:
Documents/Reports/Records - 1619527 Transactions

Delivery metadata

Data Frequency
Intra‑day
Language
English
Delivery methods:
Excel, Deployed/Onsite Servers, API, Web Service, Cloud, Desktop, FTP, Bulk, Snowflake, Website, RSS Feed
Data formats:
PDF, GZIP, XML, JSON, CSV, SQL, Text, Python, HTML, Bitmap, MPEG, User Interface, PCAP
Minimum service frequency
Intra‑day

Overview of Mergers and Acquisitions

GLOBAL M&A TRANSACTION ACTIVITY

Mergers and Acquisitions Transaction Data

• M&A data covering global transactions across industries and markets

• Tracks 1.6M+ transactions with history dating to 1970

• Includes deal terms, deal valuations, deal status, synopsis, participants, advisory detail and transaction structures

MONITOR DEALMAKING TRENDS

Track Global Deal Activity and Market Trends

• Monitor M&A activity across regions, sectors and deal types

• Analyse deal-making market trends and competitive positioning

• Support investment banking, strategy and research workflows

BUILT FOR M&A BENCHMARKING

Built for Deal Analysis and Benchmarking

• Includes deal details, advisory information and league table rankings

• Structured records support benchmarking and market volume analysis

• Intra-day updates provide timely transaction intelligence

Description of the dataset

  1. LSEG provides global Mergers and Acquisitions data for investment banking, corporate strategy, legal advisory and market analysis workflows. Our M&A coverage brings together individual deal details, market analysis and industry-leading League Table rankings for the deal-making community.
  2. We cover more than 1.61 million M&A deals announced since the 1970s, including over 457,000 US-target transactions and over 1.16 million non-US target transactions. LSEG supports global comparison across regions, sectors, deal structures and transaction trends.
  3. Our M&A data helps customers monitor transaction activity, evaluate market share, benchmark advisers and assess strategic consolidation across industries. LSEG connects deal-level intelligence with broader Deals Data coverage to support origination, competitive analysis and historical research.
  4. We structure this dataset in the Data Trust Catalogue with governance attributes such as data domain, sub-domain, dataset identifiers, product references, ownership details and database information. LSEG applies these metadata controls to improve transparency, stewardship and operational confidence in M&A content.

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