Worldwide
Mergers & Acquisitions
This is a menu-driven database. It covers both public and
private transactions involving at least 5% of the company value (prior to 1993,
value must => $1mm.) Transactions include, mergers, acquisitions,
LBOs, stake purchases, tender offers, stock swaps, privatizations, spinoffs,
etc. Data includes over 1,400 data elements. Available only through computers near
windows in the Green Library’s
TO
START SEARCH:
Under “Programs” select “SDC”; click on
“SDC Platinum.” When the box appears, click
“Login” button.
In box for “Please enter user initials,” type “fiu” and hit return. Wait
for connection.
When Bulletin board appears click “OK” (or just wait and it will
disappear.)
For “Enter Project Description,” type anything you wish and click “OK.”
When “Database Selection” box appears, click on “Mergers & Acquisitions” tab.
Under “Mergers & Acquisitions” tab, select “US Targets,” “Non-US
Targets,” or both, then click “OK.”
“Date
Announced” box: Select your choice;
the easiest way is to click on “From” and “To” boxes, then click on “Calendar”
button. Then navigate the calendar and
select the most appropriate dates. (NOTE: Double arrows (<< or >>)
moves the calendar 1 year, single arrows move 1 month.) Once you have selected the correct dates,
click “OK.”
”Search
Items” box: Here you create the
parameters for your search. First,
select from the first 5 tabs: Company,
Deal, Advisors/Fees, Financials, All Items.
Then, within each tab, scroll through, double-clicking items you want to
search. For each item, you will usually
have additional choice boxes popup, to select further options or to explain definitions
you need to consult. Choose as many as
you want or need.
When all parameters you wish to search
are selected, click “Close.”
At the end of the tool bar near the top
of the screen, click the “Execute” icon.
Depending on the complexity of your parameters, this will take from a
few seconds to several minutes.
(Over for creating
reports from search results.)
Worldwide Mergers & Acquisitions (cont.)
TO
CREATE REPORTS:
Once the last step has been processed,
you will see the request steps with the number of hits for each step. Now you need to select which items about each
deal to include in your report.
On the menu bar, click on “Report,”
then select “New Custom” from the
drop-down box.
The “Express Report Items” box appears, with 4 tabs. You can select “Basics” (the default tab,
with a few check boxes to select from), and/or you can select from “Multiples”
or “All Items.” This latter works much
as did selecting the parameters for the search:
double-click an option, then select from the options on the popup box
that appears.
Once you have selected all the items to
appear for each company in your results, click “OK.”
At “Save Custom Report” box, choose a destination (F:, H:, etc.) and name for the Custom Report and click “Save.” (Check with assistant in ERC to determine
correct destination letter.)
At “Print Options” box, make any choices you want (or none), then click
“OK.”
On the tool bar, once again click the
“Execute” icon. this part of the process
takes several minutes usually.
When the report is processed, the first
record will be shown on the screen. You
may save to your flash drive or other storage media or you may print.
(NOTE: if you plan to save to a media device (flash
drive, CD, etc.,) attach the device to the computer before you start SDC!)
Please exit the program; you are done.
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