Business 

Corporate Hierarchy

International Directory of Company Histories
Gen Ref HD271 2.I57 1988 QUARTO

Search index of latest vol. for company or its parent to see which volumes contain profiles. Good for in-depth history, founders, personnel, deals, challenges, and mergers & acquisitions.

Brands and their Companies
Gen Ref T 223.V4A23 (latest ed.); check JHU Catalog for older eds.

Mergent Online
Tracks M&A through individual profiles of public U.S. or large international companies. Archives last available record for inactive companies. Search on company or subsidiary in basic search as well as perform a "text" search in "business history" in Advanced Search.

Search on your company in the core business article and news resources through the tabs above for news on companies, products, bankruptcies, and corporate changes.

From the Books tab, perform a keyword search on a major company, or on mergers and acquisitions, in the JHU Libraries Catalog for in-depth analysis or histories.

Bloomberg Financial Service (designated terminals at Homewood, Downtown Baltimore, and D.C. libraries; access restricted to current JHU faculty and students for academic research):

Sample M & A content from Bloomberg:

• M & A League Tables (YTD top financial advisers--market share, dollar volume and number of announced global deals by adviser)
  
• M&A Transaction Values (EURO, Northeast Asia, Global, US)
  
• Top Deals Announced (targets, acquirer, type, USD value)
  
• All time largest deals--US
  
• All time largest deals--Global
  
• Largest deals in last 7 days
  
• YTD terminated deals
  
• All deals pending and disclosed
  
• Todays announced deals
  
• YTD announced deals for (EURO, US, Cross-border, and global)
  
• M&A statistics for 1) most active industries and 2) volume, ave. premium, and payment type by month
  
• Global M&A volume
  
• M&A news

Ways to Obtain:

1. Once logged in, type MAIN. Hit GO.
2. Either Type MA and hit GO, or choose the designated number for a keyword search and type M&A. Hit GO. (You could also type mergers)
3. Enter a specific number and hit to look at deeper layers of information within screens.

SDC Platinum (designated terminals at Eisenhower Library only; restricted to current JHU faculty and students for academic research):

University's subscription includes three data sets: Mergers & Acquisitions, Repurchases and Global New Issues.

SDC Platinum is available only from two designated terminals (#2-3) in Government Publications, on Level A of the Milton S. Eisenhower Library. Ask library staff for assistance with access. Contact library staff at 410-516-8360 to reserve the terminal for a specific time.

The resource is available to one user at a time during business hours. Simultaneous access from these terminals is available during evenings and weekends.

Statistical Abstract of the United States

Statistical Abstract of the United States
Latest print edition: General Reference HA 202
Refer to the JHU Catalog for back issues and other locations.

The print edition is more comprehensive than the electronic. Use the index to identify relevant tables by topic.

View the Business Enterprise section of the 2006 edition for tables related to Bankruptcies, Mergers, and Acquisitions.