Coverage
M&A Monitor os a Eurocentric database and coverage is broadly broken down between Public deals & Private deals.
Public Deals
M&A Monitor covers public deals (the target is a listed company) in the following countries, regardless of the size of the deal and including minority buyouts & squeeze outs.
M&A Monitor currently specialises in the sectors shown in the table below. The database is focused on transactions in these sectors which have a disclosed value of above £8 million and which involve a European company as the bidder, seller or target. New sectors currently being worked on and due shortly for release include Banking, Aerospace/Defence and all European public transactions.
The M&A Monitor database will continue to be expanded during 2002 to cover a number of new industrial and financial sectors, according to the stated priorities of clients.

Target Sector Date Coverage
UK Public Takeovers 1992 to date
Food & Beverage 1992 to date
Pharmaceuticals 1992 to date
Telecommunications 1992 to date
Cable TV 1992 to date
Hardware (IT/Telecoms) 1995 to date
Internet 1995 to date
Broadcast Media 1995 to date
IT Services/Software 1995 to date
="TOP"> M&A Monitor covers private deals in the following sectors shown in the table below. The database is focused on transactions in these sectors which have a disclosed value of above €10 million, generally result in a change of control and which involve a European company as the bidder, seller or target.
Target Sector Date Coverage
Food & Beverage 1992 to date
Pharmaceuticals 1992 to date
Telecommunications 1992 to date
Cable TV 1992 to date
Hardware (IT/Telecoms) 1995 to date
Internet 1995 to date
Broadcast Media 1995 to date
IT Services/Software 1995 to date
Banking 1997 to date
All Other Sectors 2005 to date