Data sources

Orbis M&A (formerly Zephyr)

Subject:
Company financing:
  • Private equity and venture capital,
  • Mergers and acquisitions,
  • Initial public offerings (IPO)
Keywords: M&A, IPO, private equity, venture capital
Accessible to: Aalto users, Walk-in users, Aalto Students & Staff
Attention:

External (non-Aalto) users can use the materials on the computers at the Aalto University Learning Centre.

Orbis M&A

Data source type

Data vendor

License

Academic and non-commercial research purposes only

Analysis unit

Company

Geographical coverage

Global

Time period coverage

1997-present

Frequency

Other

Format

XML, TXT, XLSX

Description

Orbis M&A (formerly Zephyr) is a comprehensive database of deal information (M&A, IPO, private equity and venture capital deals), with pan-European transactions dating back to 1997 and US deals from 2001, including integrated links to detailed financial company information. 

Orbis M&A provides sophisticated search and analysis options as well as a quick search format for fast answers to basic queries. You can identify deals, or advisors, by any combination of over 100 search criteria. You can also create your own league tables and alerts based on your chosen criteria. Additionally, Zephyr collects information on deals funded by business angels and seed funds from sources including EBAN - the European Business Angel Network. 

The material is licensed for the use of Aalto University staff and students, who can also use the material remotely. Customers, who are not members of the University, can use the materials on the computers at the Aalto University Learning Centre.

Distributor

Bureau van Dijk

Acknowledgement

The Orbis M&A subscription is managed by Aalto University Library.

Cite as

Orbis M&A. (n.d.). Bureau van Dijk.

Contact

The database is managed by the Library's Learning Center, contact via [email protected]

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