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TFSD Worldwide Mergers & Acquisitions includes information on all partial, completed, or rumored transactions that involve a change in ownership of at least five percent. U.S. and international targets are covered in depth, for both public and private companies, with 60 data items available for each transaction.

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Subject Coverage [top]

TFSD Worldwide Mergers & Acquisitions contains detailed descriptive data on target and acquirer companies, terms of the transactions, and advisor information, including:

• Target and Acquirer Profiles:
• Ticker Symbol
• SIC Codes
• Location
• Exchange
• Line of Business
• Revenues
• Deal Specifics:
• Transaction Amount
• Transaction Type
• Attitude
• Status
• Key Dates
• Acquisition Techniques (e.g., Tender Offer, LBO)
• Defensive Tactics (e.g., White Knight, Pacman)
• Sources of Funds
• Financial Information:
• Financial Advisors
• Fees
• Transaction Synopsis
• Consideration Description
• Common Share Information

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• None

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Database Content [top]

• Directories

Document Types Indexed [top]

• Directories

Geographic Coverage [top]

• International

Geographic Restrictions [top]

• None

Special Features [top]

• ERA Available
• Graduate Education Program
• DIALOG Alert Available
• REPORT Available
• Classroom Instruction Program
• PreFormatted REPORTs Available

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Rates For File: TFSD Worldwide Mergers & Acquisitions[551]
Cost per DialUnit:                $14.87
Cost per minute:                   $2.75
Report Elements                    $1.00
Preformatted Report Elements       $1.00
Rank Elements                      $0.00
ALERT (default)                    $4.25
ALERT (Monthly)                *  $14.25
ALERT (Biweekly/twice a month) *  $14.25
ALERT (Weekly)                     $4.25
ALERT (Daily)                      $4.25
ALERT (Calendar weekly)        *   $4.25
ALERT (Intraday)               *   $4.25
* = custom scheduled Alerts only
ALERT Number of included prints        0

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2   $32.00   $32.00
     3   $32.00   $32.00
     5   $60.00   $60.00
     6    $2.50    $2.50
     7   $32.00   $32.00
     8    $2.50    $2.50
     9   $60.00   $60.00
KWIC95    $0.00       NA

REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00
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Note: Preformatted Report Charges:

     Synopsis Report = $9.10 per company record*
     Advisor Report  = $9.75 per company record*
*There may be more than 1 record for each company