Data Sources for MIDS Capstone Projects: Financial Market Data

Mergent Online

• United States and International
• Web-based; no scraping or automated downloading allowed
• Can download up to 500 rows per query

NetAdvantage

• United States and International
• Web-based; no scraping or automated downloading allowed
• Can download up to 10,000 rows per query

Capital IQ

• Create account with Berkeley email address
• Everything in NetAdvantage, plus M&A transactions
• Web-based; no scraping or automated downloading allowed
• Can download up to 10,000 rows per query

Compustat

• North America from 1950; global from 1979
• Unlimited downloads
• Access via WRDS

Capital IQ

• Public and private targets and acquirers
• United States and International
• Create an account using your @berkeley.edu email address
• Mouse over "Screening" and choose "Transactions"
• Under "General Transaction Details," click "Types" to choose Merger/Acquisition, Public Offering, or other type of transaction
• Web-based; no scraping or automated downloading allowed
• Can download up to 10,000 rows per query

PitchBook

• Private equity and venture capital transactions
• Log in via SSO
• Downloads are severely limited (10 per month), so do your analysis onscreen as much as possible

SDC

• The Haas School of Business provides limited access to SDC from Refinitiv
• Training is required; contact the Business Librarians for more information