M&A and corporate transaction data
API Access
Est. Price
~$15,000/yr est.
Update Frequency
Daily
Pricing Tiers
1
Regions
1
Quality SignalsB
Freshness
Recently enriched
Complete
81%
API
API Available
Product Overview
Financial Data and Analytics Platform$$
Offering: An integrated suite of global financial market data, company fundamentals, and portfolio analytics delivered via both a flagship desktop workstation and enterprise-grade APIs.
Best for: Investment professionals and quant teams requiring a unified platform for research, portfolio construction, and risk management.
Benefits
- Comprehensive multi-asset data coverage
- Flexible delivery via modern cloud-native integrations like Snowflake and Databricks
- Strong integration between desktop research tools and programmatic API access
- Robust portfolio performance and risk attribution capabilities
Drawbacks
⚠ High total cost of ownership for smaller firms due to modular pricing · ⚠ Less specialized in niche alternative data compared to boutique providers · ⚠ Workstation interface can be complex for non-traditional financial usersProduct Intelligence
Value Score
44
quality per $
Price Position
P80
premium
Coverage
70
geo × freq × depth
Try-ability
15
ease of trial
Market concentration: 7% (fragmented — buyer leverage)
Product Details
Use Cases
Valuation benchmarkingdeal sourcingcompetitive intelligencemarket trend analysisfinancial advisory performance tracking
Categories
Financial DataM&A DataCorporate TransactionsInvestment Research
Coverage
Global
Delivery
REST APIPython SDKSFTPS3 BucketSnowflake ShareDatabricksWeb UI download
Data Sources
government filingsnews media
Detected Use Cases
competitive intelligence
Pricing Tiers
Vedex estimate
~$15,000/yr est.
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Web Authority
High Authority8 mentions·3 platforms
Academic Papers
6 × 8 pts+48
Twitter / X
1 × 2 pts+2
LinkedIn
1 × 2 pts+2
Evidence5 sources
Academic Papers
How Good is Goodwill Accounting? Comparative Evidence on ...
M_CP, which is derived from FactSet Mergerstat/BVR study on control premiums by industry. This measure captures discretion allowed by the accounting ...
Academic Papers
Incentive Realignment or Cost Saving: The Decision to Go Private
survey in FactSet Mergerstat(R), these transactions accounted for approximately 31.7% of public takeovers in 2005, up from 26.3% in 2004 (Figure 1) 2. It is ...
Academic Papers
Lyondell: A Note of Approbation
... FactSet Mergerstat,. Mergerstat Review 24 (2008) (on file with author), available at http://www.factset.com. Merger Premiums, 1974–2007. 0.0%. 10.0%. 20.0%.
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About FactSet Mergerstat
FactSet Mergerstat is a financial data data product offered by FactSet, available on discovery. Data is updated daily. API access is available for programmatic integration. Vedex estimates pricing at roughly $15,000/yr (an estimate, not a vendor-published price).
M&A and corporate transaction data
About FactSet
FactSet is a platform vendor based in USA. FactSet is a global financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider that delivers integrated financial information, analytical applications, and services to the investment community. The ...
Related Data Categories
Financial DataM&A DataCorporate TransactionsInvestment Research