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 and Owen Computer Lab. 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]
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
This database pulls some data from multiple databases (I/B/E/S, Worldscope, SDC, Datastream and other Thomson databases) to provide company financials, company profiles, and financial market data. The Deals portion of the database provides current information (including League Tables) on Mergers & Acquisitions, Equity, Bonds and Loans. You get historical research and statistics as well as forecasts. You can analyze the performance of a company individually or compare it to industry averages. [more]
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