Mergers/Acquisitions & Venture Capital
BloombergLocate real-time and historical information on economic conditions, market data and public companies worldwide. Information is available on governments, mortgages, money markets, bonds, commodities, stocks, and currencies. This resource is used in most companies and institutions that manage equities, commodities, and currencies. Two dedicated Bloomberg terminals with full API capabilities which allow for custom downloading and creation of reports are available in the Walker Management Library. Online tutorials are available on the terminals and Bloomberg now offers certification in different financial management areas with tests that can be taken on the Bloomberg terminals. [more]
Morningstar Cost of Capital Resources Center
Industry Analysis module, originally published as Ibbotson's Cost of Capital, reports by SIC code detailed statistics for sales and profitability, capitalization, beta, valuation multiples, financial ratios, equity returns, capital structure and more.
SBBI (Stocks, Bonds, Bills and Inflation) Valuation essentials provides data from Ibbotson's Valuation Yearbooks from 1999 to the present.
Company Betas module features the analysis found in Ibbotson's Beta Book, current and historical data for 5,000 companies.
International Cost of Capital module includes the "International Cost of Capital Report" with estimates of the cost of equity for 170 countries from US and international investors; the "International Equity Risk Premia Report" provides historical equity risk premia in $USD and local currency for 16 countries dating back to 1970. [more]
SBBI (Stocks, Bonds, Bills and Inflation) Valuation essentials provides data from Ibbotson's Valuation Yearbooks from 1999 to the present.
Company Betas module features the analysis found in Ibbotson's Beta Book, current and historical data for 5,000 companies.
International Cost of Capital module includes the "International Cost of Capital Report" with estimates of the cost of equity for 170 countries from US and international investors; the "International Equity Risk Premia Report" provides historical equity risk premia in $USD and local currency for 16 countries dating back to 1970. [more]
OneSource
Use this database for in-depth details on companies and industries whose operations span the globe. It includes 80,000+ international companies and their executives as well as 350,000+ U.S. and Canadian public and private companies and their executives. Company data includes financials, subsidiaries, trade and business news, and research reports. With the Company Insights Add-On Module, export company data for further comparison and analyses. You may also search for and export contact data on more than 3M executives and managers across the globe. [more]
SDC Platinum
SDC Platinum offers the most comprehensive data available on mergers & acquisitions, global new issues (IPO and private placement), and venture capital. The search interface requires precise queries but provides a large range of data points. Information can be downloaded to a spreadsheet format. [more]
Thomson ONE Banker
Pulling data from multiple sources (e.g. I/B/E/S, Worldscope, SDC, Datastream), this database provides company financials, profiles, financial market data, and forecasts. Research portion includes analyst reports. Deals portion provides current Mergers & Acquisitions information including league tables, Equity, Bonds & Loans. [more]
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