Corporate & M&A Taxonomy

Complete event type and subtype reference for Corporate & M&A

Corporate & M&A

Category ID: corporate Icon: building-2 Color: #6366F1

This category contains 7 event types and 30 subtypes for tracking corporate & m&a events.

Special Fields

This category includes the following specialized metadata fields:

Field	Type	Required	Options
deal_type	string	Yes	8 values (see below)
deal_value_usd	float	No
currency	string	No
acquirer	string	No
target	string	No
sector	string	No
regulatory_status	string	No	5 values (see below)

Deal Type

Field ID: deal_type
Type: string
Required: Yes

Allowed values:

• Merger
• Acquisition
• Divestiture
• Joint venture
• IPO
• Bankruptcy
• Restructuring
• Partnership

Deal Value Usd

Field ID: deal_value_usd
Type: float
Required: No

Currency

Field ID: currency
Type: string
Required: No

Acquirer

Field ID: acquirer
Type: string
Required: No

Target

Field ID: target
Type: string
Required: No

Sector

Field ID: sector
Type: string
Required: No

Regulatory Status

Field ID: regulatory_status
Type: string
Required: No

Allowed values:

• Pending approval
• Approved
• Blocked
• Under review
• Conditionally approved

Event Type Hierarchy

The Corporate & M&A category includes the following complete hierarchy:

Merger And Acquisition

Type ID: merger_and_acquisition
Subtypes: 5

• Hostile Takeover (hostile_takeover)
• Friendly Acquisition (friendly_acquisition)
• Reverse Merger (reverse_merger)
• Cross Border Acquisition (cross_border_acquisition)
• Minority Stake Purchase (minority_stake_purchase)

Divestiture And Spinoff

Type ID: divestiture_and_spinoff
Subtypes: 5

• Asset Sale (asset_sale)
• Carve Out (carve_out)
• Subsidiary Spinoff (subsidiary_spinoff)
• Management Buyout (management_buyout)
• Forced Divestiture (forced_divestiture)

Ipo And Public Offering

Type ID: ipo_and_public_offering
Subtypes: 4

• Initial Public Offering (initial_public_offering)
• Direct Listing (direct_listing)
• Spac Merger (spac_merger)
• Secondary Offering (secondary_offering)

Bankruptcy And Restructuring

Type ID: bankruptcy_and_restructuring
Subtypes: 4

• Chapter 11 Filing (chapter_11_filing)
• Liquidation (liquidation)
• Debt Restructuring (debt_restructuring)
• Creditor Agreement (creditor_agreement)

Joint Venture And Partnership

Type ID: joint_venture_and_partnership
Subtypes: 4

• Strategic Alliance (strategic_alliance)
• Joint Venture Formation (joint_venture_formation)
• Licensing Agreement (licensing_agreement)
• Consortium Formation (consortium_formation)

Executive And Governance

Type ID: executive_and_governance
Subtypes: 4

• Ceo Change (ceo_change)
• Board Shakeup (board_shakeup)
• Shareholder Activism (shareholder_activism)
• Regulatory Investigation (regulatory_investigation)

Sanctions And Compliance

Type ID: sanctions_and_compliance
Subtypes: 4

• Sanctions Designation (sanctions_designation)
• Sanctions Removal (sanctions_removal)
• Regulatory Fine (regulatory_fine)
• Compliance Violation (compliance_violation)

Example API Queries

Get all Corporate & M&A events

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.intrace.com/v1/corpus/events",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "your-api-key"},
    params={"event_category": "corporate"}
)
events = response.json()

Get Merger And Acquisition events

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.intrace.com/v1/corpus/events",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "your-api-key"},
    params={
        "event_category": "corporate",
        "event_type": "merger_and_acquisition"
    }
)

Conceptual Guidance

Corporate events follow the M&A lifecycle:

• deal_type categorizes the transaction structure
• regulatory_status tracks approval process
• deal_value_usd enables financial threshold filtering

Key Distinction: “Friendly Acquisition” vs “Hostile Takeover” - determined by target company board approval.

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