M&A Intelligence System

What We've Captured

32,630

Total M&A Deals

$3.8B

Avg Transaction Value

6,851

Cross-Border Deals

26.4%

With Financial Data

Market Insights

Most Active Industries

Top Acquirers

Financial Services 953

Private Equity 946

Insurance 400

Biotechnology 342

Pharmaceuticals 304

Top Targets

Insurance 567

Financial Services 557

Biotechnology 473

Mining 345

Real Estate 320

Deal Types

Horizontal Mergers 24,368

Takeovers 7,472

Vertical Mergers 2,530

Deal Status

Announced 16,008

Completed 14,269

Pending 2,001

Activity Surge in Recent Years

M&A activity has dramatically increased since 2023:

2021

73 deals

2022

586 deals

2023

11,885 deals

2024

11,078 deals

2025

8,882 deals YTD

Example: What We Capture

Broadcom Acquires VMware

Horizontal Merger / Takeover

May 2022

Announced

Announced: May 26, 2022 Expected Close: Oct 30, 2023

ACQUIRER

Broadcom Inc.

Industry: Technology, Semiconductors, Infrastructure Software

Stock: AVGO (NASDAQ)

Domain: broadcom.com

A global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies a broad range of semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions.

TARGET

VMware, Inc.

Industry: Technology, Cloud Computing, Virtualization

Stock: VMW (NYSE)

Domain: vmware.com

A leading provider of multi-cloud services for all apps, enabling digital innovation with enterprise control.

Deal Structure

50% VMware shares converted to cash at $142.50 per share

50% VMware shares exchanged for Broadcom common stock at 0.2520 shares per VMware share

Conditions: Receipt of regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions

Strategic Rationale

• Enhance Broadcom's infrastructure software portfolio with VMware's multi-cloud services
• Enable digital innovation and enterprise control through combined technology offerings

Friendly Deal

Joint announcements, no hostile language

Mixed Consideration

50% cash, 50% stock (subject to proration)

Market Opportunities

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Investment Intelligence

Identify acquisition targets and strategic buyers in real-time. Track consolidation trends across industries to inform investment thesis and portfolio strategy.

• Early detection of strategic shifts
• Competitor acquisition monitoring
• Market consolidation patterns

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Deal Sourcing

Connect buyers and sellers by identifying active acquirers and companies open to acquisition. Map M&A appetite across sectors and geographies.

• Track serial acquirers by industry
• Identify strategic fit opportunities
• Cross-border deal patterns

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Competitive Intelligence

Monitor competitor M&A activity to understand strategic direction. Track which capabilities companies are acquiring and why.

• Strategic pivot detection
• Technology acquisition trends
• Market positioning shifts

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Risk Assessment

Evaluate market concentration risk and competitive threats. Monitor supplier and customer consolidation that could impact your business.

• Supply chain consolidation alerts
• Customer base risk monitoring
• Regulatory concentration tracking

High-Value Use Cases

Private Equity

Platform add-on identification and roll-up strategy validation

Investment Banking

Deal flow generation and buyer/seller matching

Corporate Development

Market landscape mapping and target screening

Comprehensive Data Capture

Transaction Details

✓ Deal value and structure
✓ Payment terms
✓ Expected close dates
✓ Regulatory conditions
✓ Financing details

Strategic Context

✓ Stated strategic goals
✓ Synergy expectations
✓ Market positioning rationale
✓ Leadership structure
✓ Advisory firms involved

2026 Roadmap: Enhancing M&A Intelligence

Missing Transaction Values

Current Gap: 73.6% of deals missing financial data

The Problem: PR newswires often announce deal structure without specific valuations. Financial details like the $69B Broadcom/VMware transaction value appear in mainstream business news (WSJ, Bloomberg, Reuters, CNBC) rather than corporate press releases.

2026 Enhancement:

• Expand news sources beyond PR wires to mainstream outlets (WSJ, Bloomberg, Reuters)
• Cross-reference merger announcements with financial news coverage
• Extract transaction values from follow-up articles and analyst reports
• Target: Increase financial data capture from 26.4% to 70%+

Non-Standard Announcements

Challenge: Deals announced outside PR channels

The Problem: Not all companies issue formal press releases. Smaller deals, private companies, and international acquisitions often surface first in general business news (ABC News, local outlets, trade publications) rather than corporate newswires.

2026 Enhancement:

• Monitor general news outlets (ABC, CBS, local business journals)
• Track industry-specific trade publications
• Detect M&A mentions in earnings calls and investor presentations
• Target: 15-20% increase in deal discovery

Post-Merger Tracking

Opportunity: Monitor deal outcomes

Track merger status updates, regulatory approvals, deal terminations, and post-close performance to build a complete lifecycle view.

Planned Features:

• Automatic status updates (pending → completed/terminated)
• Regulatory milestone tracking
• Integration synergy realization monitoring
• Deal success/failure analysis

Predictive Analytics

Next-Gen: AI-powered forecasting

Use historical patterns to identify companies likely to be acquired or likely acquirers before deals are announced.

Future Capabilities:

• Acquisition probability scoring for companies
• Serial acquirer pattern detection
• Strategic fit matching algorithms
• M&A timing prediction models

2026 Implementation Priorities

Q1

Mainstream news integration (WSJ, Bloomberg, Reuters)

Q2

General news monitoring (ABC, trade pubs)

Q3

Post-merger tracking & lifecycle management

Q4

Predictive analytics & forecasting models