The Transaction Search interface is divided into three sections.
The first row of the Transaction Search interface (highlighted in Blue below) allows you to search deals by transaction-specific characteristics including Deal Type, Date, and Value.
The second row (highlighted in Red) allows you to focus your search based on the characteristics of the Target Companies involved.
The final section (highlighted in Yellow below) allows you to add conditions for who the Buyer (or Seller) is, as well as whether an Advisor worked on the deal.
Here is an explanation of each criteria.
1. Invest Situation
We categorize each transaction entered into the database by type. If you're interested in a particular investment situation, such as Divestitures, Buyouts, or Add-on Acquisitions, select from the choices in the Invest Situation dropdown.
2. Exit Situation
If there is a 'Seller' for a transaction, we also categorize the situation for the entity that may be exiting their investment. Example situations include, Secondary Sale, IPO, Divestiture, etc. Select from the Exit Situation dropdown if you would like to segment transactions based on this criteria.
3. Year/Month
Add time conditions by selecting from the Year and Month dropdowns.
4. Deal Value
Filter for Deals based on size by selecting from the Deal Value dropdown.
Note: Most deals do not have deal values and so selecting from the Deal Value dropdown may significantly reduce your list size. We can only add deal values if they have been publicly disclosed.
5. Keyword
Filter Deals based on Target Company descriptions using the Keyword text field.
6. Sector
Filter Deals based on Target Company sectors by selecting from the Sector dropdown.
7. 8. and 9. City / State / Country
Filter Deals based on location with the City, State, and Country fields.
9. Revenue
Filter target companies by various revenue ranges.
Note: Most companies do not have revenue figures so use this filter selectively. Revenue figures are those entered at the time of the deal.
10. and 11. Buyer Type and Seller Type
Filter Deals based on who the Acquirer and/or Sellers are. For example, selecting Private Equity Firm within Buyer Type will limit transactions to those where the investor is a Private Equity Firm.
12. Advisors
If you're interest is identifying transactions where an M&A Advisor was used - you can add this condition here.