Global Acquirer Activity & Expansion Intelligence (1997–2019) – 250K+ Acquirer Profiles & 500K+ Expansion Projects

Description

Published January, 2026

Global Acquirer Activity & Expansion Intelligence (1997–2019) is a multi-file intelligence dataset designed to analyze who acquires, how they invest, and where they expand.

The product combines raw deal-level data, aggregated acquirer behavior profiles, and corporate expansion project intelligence, enabling deep analysis of investor strategy, acquisition patterns, minority stake behavior, and geographic expansion signals.

Included files:

1️⃣ deals.csv

Comprehensive historical deal-level data covering acquisitions, minority stakes, and capital increases worldwide.

• Deal-level transactions with acquirer and target entities

• Coverage across major financial hubs and emerging markets

• Suitable for M&A research, corp dev, PE/VC screening, and benchmarking

2️⃣ acquirer_activity_summary.csv (250,000+ acquirer profiles)

Pre-computed acquirer intelligence summarizing investment behavior over time.

Each acquirer profile includes:

• Total number of deals

• % minority stakes vs full acquisitions vs capital increases

• First and last recorded activity year

• Acquirer country

This file transforms raw transactions into actionable acquirer profiles, ideal for:

• Identifying serial acquirers

• Distinguishing passive investors vs strategic buyers

• Market mapping and competitive intelligence

3️⃣ projects.csv (511,000+ rows)

Corporate expansion and investment project intelligence, including:

• New offices, factories, stores, hotels, logistics hubs

• Market entry and geographic expansion initiatives

Data structure note:

• ~211,000 rows are fully structured with clean company and project fields

• ~300,000 rows contain project descriptions merged into the company name field

Despite partial formatting issues, these rows remain highly valuable for expansion signal mining, trend analysis, and NLP-based parsing. Many buyers prefer access to the full raw signal set rather than a filtered subset.

🌍 Coverage highlights

• Top acquirer countries include US, UK, China, France, Japan, Australia, Germany, Canada, Nordics, Singapore, Hong Kong, and more (190 countries covered).

• Activity spans 1997–2019, enabling long-term strategy and trend analysis

🎯 Ideal for

• Private equity & investment research teams

• Corporate development & strategy

• Market intelligence and competitive research

• Data-driven lead generation & enrichment

• M&A, expansion, and investment trend analysis

Data example (scroll right):

deals.csv

acquirer_activity_summary.csv

projects.csv