Orbis M&A (former Zephyr)

The database contains information on M&A, IPO, Private Equity and Venture Capital operations and related rumors from around the world, with historical series and without limits for the deal size.

Orbis M&A is constantly updated and provides direct links to the financial statements of the companies involved in the deals.

The resource allows you to:

• view the overview of the companies involved in the deal (personal information, type of activity, identification codes, main financial data);
• access the financial statements of the individual companies involved thanks to the connection with the other Bureau van Dijk databases (Aida, Bankscope, Orbis) subscribed by the Luiss Library;
• fulfill searches by company name, identification codes, type of deal (acquisition, merger, demerger, IPO, joint venture, etc.), geographical area, business sector, rumors, multiples, etc .;
• fulfill research on companies that have divested;
• obtain all information on company or bank deals in historical series;
• obtain information on the deal, indicating the target company, acquiror and vendor;
• sort the deals by date (ascending/descending), by value (ascending/descending) or by status (rumors/completed);
• obtain financial information of the target company before the deal: turnover, EBITDA, EBIT, profit before/after taxes, total assets, shareholders' equity, shareholder funds and market capitalization;
• obtain data on multiples: Deal Value/EBITDA, Deal Value/Total Asset, Deal Value/Turnover, etc .;
• obtain data on deal value, deal equity value, deal enterprise value, modeled enterprise value and total target value;
• obtain information on Stock Price by target, acquiror and vendor before and after the closing of the deal.

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At the end of 2022 Orbis M&A has replaced Zephyr.