When selecting a deal, first consider the stage of the deal

• Pending/announced
• Completed
• Terminated

Other factors to consider:

• There may be limited information on terminated deals, depending on the reasons behind the termination.
• Public deals will have more information available than private ones (i.e., pick a deal with an acquirer that is a US public company).
• Larger deals will likely have more information available, including more news and analysts' coverage.

From the default screen in PrivCo, select PRIVATE M&A DEALS in the top bar.

I will provide a list of recent deals by stages (pending, completed, and terminated) at the beginning of the semester. I obtain this list from our Bloomberg terminal because of it's comprehensive, real-time data.

You can use some of our databases with remote access to begin looking for deals on your own. See guidance below for searching

• Thomson ONE
• Factiva
• PrivCo

**Must use Internet Explorer for Thomson ONE to work properly**

In Thomson ONE, select Market Views in the left column. Under NEWS, select “Significant Developments.”

In the top box, designate the time period and use the TOPIC drop-down box to select “Mergers & Acquisitions.”

Beginning in the Search screen in Factiva, expand the blue arrow by Subject. In the search box by SUBJECT, begin typing the word mergers until a drop-down menu appears. There will be a blue arrow next to the word "Mergers."

Click on the arrow (not on the word). You will know you selected it correctly if you see the text ns=cmerg appear in the Free Text Search box at the top. [Alternatively, you can just type this in the search box.]

Next click on SEARCH and a results screen will appear with news on mergers.