# M\&A Deals Tracker (`gochujang/ma-deals-tracker`) Actor

Track mergers and acquisitions from SEC EDGAR filings. Covers 8-K definitive agreements (item 1.01), SC TO-T tender offers, and DEFM14A merger proxies. Filter by company name, date range, and deal type.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/gochujang/ma-deals-tracker.md
- **Developed by:** [Hojun Lee](https://apify.com/gochujang) (community)
- **Categories:** Business
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 m\&a deal record returneds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## 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.

***

### 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 |

***

### Output

```json
{
  "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"
}
```

```json
{
  "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 |

***

### 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 |

***

### 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 |

***

### 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](https://apify.com/gochujang/activist-investor-tracker) — Activist campaigns often precede M\&A announcements
- [Corporate Bond Issuance Tracker](https://apify.com/gochujang/bond-issuance-tracker) — Acquisition financing bonds often issued alongside M\&A deals
- [SPAC Tracker](https://apify.com/gochujang/spac-tracker) — SPAC business combinations as a complementary M\&A data source

### Feedback

If this actor is useful, a quick review helps other arb traders find it: [Leave a review on Apify Store](https://apify.com/gochujang/ma-deals-tracker#reviews)

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# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerm` (type: `string`):

Filter by company name, ticker, or keyword. Leave blank for all recent deals.

## `daysBack` (type: `integer`):

Number of days back to search for M\&A filings.

## `include8K` (type: `boolean`):

Include 8-K filings with item 1.01 (Entry into Material Definitive Agreement).

## `includeTenderOffers` (type: `boolean`):

Include SC TO-T and SC TO-I tender offer filings.

## `includeMergerProxies` (type: `boolean`):

Include DEFM14A and PREM14A merger proxy statements.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of deals to return.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerm": "",
  "daysBack": 30,
  "include8K": true,
  "includeTenderOffers": true,
  "includeMergerProxies": true,
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("gochujang/ma-deals-tracker").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("gochujang/ma-deals-tracker").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call gochujang/ma-deals-tracker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,gochujang/ma-deals-tracker"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/MtiYI09y7cnefWjlZ/builds/Lo4GpkQXZcwKhkK3A/openapi.json