We cover all closed M&A transactions globally — acquisitions, mergers, buyouts, LBOs, carve-outs, spin-offs, and tender offers. We are especially strong in lower and mid-market private equity deals ($10M–$500M) which are underserved by traditional data providers.
Our ingestion pipeline runs every 2 hours. Most deals are in the database within 2–4 hours of the announcement or SEC filing. For deals announced via press release, we typically publish within 2 hours of the Business Wire or PR Newswire distribution.
Yes — this is our primary differentiation. The majority of PE deals involve private companies on both sides. We monitor PE firm portfolio pages, regional business journals, SBA databases, and specialist PE publications specifically to catch these transactions.
At steady state, the pipeline surfaces 5–15 verified published deals per day. Raw signal volume is much higher; the verification process filters to confirmed closed transactions only.
Primarily US and European transactions, with growing coverage of APAC, Middle East, and Latin America. Coverage density is directly correlated with the depth of English-language press release infrastructure in each market.
We require a minimum of two independent sources, at least one of which should be a regulatory filing (SEC EDGAR), a wire service (Reuters, AP), or the company's own press release. The deal must be described as 'completed', 'closed', or 'consummated' — not 'announced', 'proposed', or 'in talks'.
Each deal is scored from 0.0 to 1.0 on six weighted dimensions: source count (25%), field completeness (20%), AI extraction confidence (20%), date plausibility (15%), value plausibility (10%), and entity quality (10%). Deals scoring ≥0.75 publish automatically; 0.30–0.74 go to human review.
Our contradiction checker compares versions of the same deal from different sources. If two sources report a value more than 3× apart, or disagree on the close date by more than a month, the deal is flagged for human review regardless of its composite quality score.
Yes, occasionally. For deals involving private companies, the financial terms are sometimes not disclosed and we mark the value as 'undisclosed'. For public company deals, values are sourced from SEC filings and typically accurate. All disclosed values are in USD millions, normalised from the original currency at time of reporting.
Email corrections@discoperi.com with the deal URL and what you believe is incorrect. We review all correction requests within 24 hours and update records in place with a visible correction note. See our Methodology page for full details.
Yes — 14 days of full access at your chosen plan tier. No credit card required at signup. We'll send a reminder before the trial ends.
Yes. Cancel from your account settings at any time. You retain access until the end of your current billing period. No cancellation fees, no questions asked.
Annual billing saves approximately 17% (equivalent to getting 2 months free). Individual: $1,990/yr vs $2,388/yr monthly. Team: $4,990/yr vs $5,988/yr. Corporate: $14,990/yr vs $17,988/yr.
Yes — 50% off Individual plan for researchers at accredited academic institutions. Contact us from your institutional email address.
All major credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Amex) via Stripe. Wire transfer available for Corporate annual plans.
Yes — full REST API access is included in the Corporate plan. Individual and Team subscribers get CSV/JSON file export (updated daily). API documentation is available at /api-docs/.
CSV and JSON. The JSON export follows a consistent schema with 39 fields per deal record including all metadata, source URLs, confidence scores, and advisor information.
Webhook delivery is available on Team and Corporate plans. Configure a webhook URL in your account settings; we'll POST each new matching deal as it's published.
Yes — available on Team and Corporate plans. Connect your Slack workspace and receive deal alert notifications directly in your chosen channel.