Jackson Library

Buyouts (first January issue)

Beginning 2004, the first January issue each year contains listings of all deals occurred in the previous year; provides a description of a deal type (LBOs, carveouts). Print issues in Reference Room.

SDC

Select Mergers & Acquisitions database, select US Targets (or other), select date range, and search for spinoff or leveraged buyout. Add any additional criteria. Execute search, select report display, and execute report. Detailed instructions in SDC Guide.

Bloomberg

From the main M&A menu (MA <GO>), double-click Mergers & Acquisitions Search (or type 1 <GO>), then select Custom > Deal Type > Spinoff. Add any additional criteria.

IPO Home

Find a list of spinoff companies for the past 12 months

OneSource's US Business Browser

The Corporate Overview link on the Company page provides a relatively detailed description of a company's activities and products.

Business Source Complete

Select Advanced Search, and try searching for Datamonitor reports under Company Profiles (in right column.) If no report, use company's name as a search term in CO_Company entity field for articles.

Thomson Research

Corporate filings, e.g. 10-Ks, provide detailed information on a company.

Capital IQ

Find description and financial data of a company under Company Intelligence. Use Financials / Valuation on left. Note the "click through" feature: Click on any number in the financial sections to see the calculation method and get all the way to the initial financial data from the Annual report.

Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage

Select Company Profile or Stock Report.

Thomson Investext
(IE Browser only)

Find analyst reports on the firm. In the database, select Company Analysis > Research.

Thomson Research

Use the Documents / Edgar Free Text Search function to find details of the transaction in filings.

Factiva

Use the default Search page to find articles describing the terms of the transaction.

Capital IQ

Use Company Intelligence to find firm. Use Transactions link in the left-hand index to find company's transactions details.

Thomson One Banker - Analytics: Projections

Select firm. Estimates (left column) to access EPS projections.

Thomson One Banker - Analytics: Comparables

Select firm. Comparables (left column) to access comparative financial data of firm relative to peers.

Capital IQ

Use Company Intelligence to find firm. Quick Comps link on the left-hand displays peer listing and major financial positions. Use Financials/Valuation link to access cash flow, projections, company estimates etc.

Thomson One Banker - Analytics : Prices

Select firm. Prices (left column) to access historical stock price information.

Datastream

Using Equities tab, select a firm, date range, frequency, and generate a list of historical prices ready for Excel download. Detailed instructions in Datastream Guide.

CRSP

Use CRSP database to view and download into Excel daily and monthly historical stock prices.