M&A Deals Tracker

M&A Deals Tracker monitors mergers, acquisitions, and tender offers directly from SEC EDGAR regulatory filings — 8-K definitive agreements, SC TO tender offers, and merger proxy statements. When a company enters a material agreement (including acquisitions), they must file an 8-K within 4 business days. This actor captures those filings in real time, giving you M&A deal flow before it appears in news databases.

M&A arbitrage is a multi-billion dollar institutional strategy — buying targets at a spread to the offer price and holding to deal close. This actor delivers the raw deal flow data to power that strategy.

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Why use M&A Deals Tracker?

1. Merger arbitrage — When an acquisition is announced at a premium, the target trades below the offer price until closing. Track new deals to enter arb positions before spreads compress.
2. Competitive intelligence — Monitor M&A activity in your sector. When a competitor gets acquired, it signals industry consolidation and may affect your position's valuation.
3. Deal break monitoring — Tender offer withdrawals and terminated 8-Ks signal deal breaks — the target stock typically drops 20–40%. Track these to exit arb positions promptly.
4. Sector consolidation research — Cluster M&A deals by sector to identify industries undergoing roll-up activity (often precedes re-rating of remaining public companies).
5. Target screening — Companies that announce "strategic alternatives" or "value maximization" often get acquired within 12 months. Monitor 8-K keyword signals.

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How to use

1. Open the actor on Apify Store and click Try for free.
2. Set daysBack to define your lookback window.
3. Toggle include8K, includeTenderOffers, includeMergerProxies to control filing types.
4. Optionally set searchTerm to filter for specific companies or sectors.
5. Click Start. Results are structured M&A filing records with direct SEC links.

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Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
daysBack	number	30	How far back to search SEC EDGAR
include8K	boolean	true	Include 8-K definitive agreement filings
includeTenderOffers	boolean	true	Include SC TO-T and SC TO-I tender offer filings
includeMergerProxies	boolean	true	Include DEFM14A/PREM14A proxy statements
searchTerm	string	""	Filter by company name or keyword (e.g. "Microsoft", "semiconductor")
maxResults	number	50	Maximum records to return

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Output

{
  "deal_type": "Merger/Acquisition",
  "target_or_filer": "Activision Blizzard Inc.",
  "form_type": "8-K",
  "items": "1.01, 8.01",
  "filed_date": "2026-08-12",
  "period_of_report": "2026-08-10",
  "accession_no": "0000718877-26-000089",
  "filing_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/718877/...",
  "source": "sec_edgar"
}

{
  "deal_type": "Tender Offer",
  "target_or_filer": "Pioneer Natural Resources Co.",
  "form_type": "SC TO-T",
  "items": null,
  "filed_date": "2026-08-20",
  "period_of_report": "2026-08-18",
  "accession_no": "0001045810-26-000512",
  "filing_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/...",
  "source": "sec_edgar"
}

Output fields

Field	Type	Description
deal_type	string	Merger/Acquisition, Tender Offer, or Merger Proxy
target_or_filer	string	Company name from SEC EDGAR (typically the target)
form_type	string	SEC form: 8-K, SC TO-T, SC TO-I, DEFM14A, PREM14A
items	string	8-K item codes triggering the filing (M&A = item 1.01)
filed_date	string	SEC filing date (YYYY-MM-DD)
period_of_report	string	Period covered by the filing
accession_no	string	SEC EDGAR accession number
filing_url	string	Direct URL to the SEC filing document

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Filing types explained

Form	Type	Meaning
8-K item 1.01	Material agreement	Company entered definitive M&A agreement
SC TO-T	Third-party tender	Acquirer making direct offer to target shareholders
SC TO-I	Issuer tender	Company making offer to buy back its own shares
DEFM14A	Merger proxy	Shareholder vote proxy for a pending merger
PREM14A	Preliminary merger proxy	Draft proxy before SEC review

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Cost estimation

Pay-Per-Event: $0.005 per actor start + $0.01 per deal record returned.

Use case	Records	Estimated cost
30-day deal flow	~30–80	$0.30–$0.80/run
90-day history	~100–250	$1.00–$2.50/run
Sector-specific (search)	~10–30	$0.10–$0.30/run
Daily monitoring	~2–8/day	$0.02–$0.08/day

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FAQ

How quickly does a deal appear after announcement? SEC 8-K filing is required within 4 business days of a material agreement. Most companies file the same day as the press release.

Does it include deal price or premium? Not directly — extracting deal price requires parsing the 8-K or proxy text. The actor returns the filing metadata and link to the full document.

Can I track deals for a specific acquirer (not just target)? The SEC filing is typically made by the target company. For acquirer-side tracking, search by the acquirer's name in searchTerm.

Does it cover private company acquisitions? Only if the target (or acquirer) is a public company with SEC filing obligations. Private-to-private deals are not disclosed via these forms.

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Related actors

• Activist Investor Tracker — Activist campaigns often precede M&A announcements
• Corporate Bond Issuance Tracker — Acquisition financing bonds often issued alongside M&A deals
• SPAC Tracker — SPAC business combinations as a complementary M&A data source

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