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where do you go for M&A info?

by jason

Points) on 9/4/08 at 9:15pm

I don't have any expensive subscriptions to databases that give M&A info such as term structures, regulatory information, who the lead advisers are etc.

Are there any free online databases that give M&A info? Where can you go follow M&A if you dont have Bloomberg or CapitalIQ?

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Your best bet is press

by captk

(Senior Orangutan, 375

Points) on 9/4/08 at 9:35pm

Your best bet is press releases. Nine times out of ten, CapIQ doesn't have anything that isn't in a press release somewhere. In fact, I often have to go to the news wires to fill in holes in CapIQ.

If you are in school, check with your library to see if they have Nexis, or another news search database. Some school libraries even subscribe to CapIQ, Thomson OneBanker, or something similar.

- Capt K

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Think of Bloomberg and CapIQ

by junkbondswap

(Gorilla, 638

Points) on 9/5/08 at 9:22am

Think of Bloomberg and CapIQ as more of an organizer of information rather than a source...its all publicly disclosed information that be be gleaned from filings and press releases

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http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes

by guimion11

(Senior Monkey, 96

Points) on 9/5/08 at 9:30am

http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/

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The Daily Deal

by WestCoastChimp30

(Baboon, 128

Points) on 9/5/08 at 10:37am

Is probably just as good as any of the news services except they won't get into the details (like implied multiples, stock change post-announcement, etc.).

There's a new online version floating around in beta version (the old one was not as good).