Acquisitions

Acquisition facts are structured M&A events: acquirer, acquiree, date, type, and amount.

Endpoints:

• POST /facts/acquisitions/search — playground
• POST /facts/acquisitions/time-series — playground

Typical Questions

• Is the market consolidating around this trend?
• Are acquisitions becoming larger or more frequent?
• Which exact deals are driving movement?

Type-specific filters

On top of the shared fact fields:

• topicLink — acquirer, acquiree, or both (default)
• minValue / maxValue — deal amount
• acquisitionTypes — acquisition, merge, acquihire, leveraged_buyout, management_buyout
• acquirerEmployeesCounts / acquireeEmployeesCounts
• sortColumn — acquired_on (default), amount, acquirer, acquiree, or certainty

Request Patterns

Search

{
  "topicIds": ["11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111"],
  "topicLink": "acquiree",
  "acquisitionTypes": ["acquisition", "merge"],
  "start": "2020-01-01",
  "end": "2024-12-31",
  "take": 25,
  "sortColumn": "acquired_on",
  "sortDirection": "desc"
}

Time series

{
  "topicIds": ["11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111"],
  "resolution": "year",
  "start": "2015-01-01",
  "end": "2024-12-31"
}

Response Notes

Each acquisition includes id, acquisitionType, acquiredOn, amount, acquirer, acquiree, and certainty. Time series returns labels, counts, and amounts.