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Mergers, Acquisitions, and Joint Ventures: A Resource Guide

This guide provides general guidance on finding resources useful when researching the topics of mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures in business with a particular focus on transaction data.

Introduction

lithograph looking down Wall Street with people walking and on horses with Trinity Church center in the back and Federal Hall on the right
Wall Street, N.Y. 1847, drawn from nature by Aug. Köllner. From lith. by Deroy; Vermilye & Co. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

This guide is intended to be just a start for those doing research generally as well as those looking for more detailed information.

The focus is specifically on the United States – though many of these sources do cover international deals. As for sources for SEC filings, I have only included a few that are more well known both paid and free. Also, there is much information on mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures that I have not included. I have focused on the more technical sources dealing with transaction specific information, so such things as management of corporate change and other sociological aspects have not been included.

For a variety of reasons, many of the sources will not necessarily have all of the information on a deal that is desired.

About the Business Section

Part of the Science & Business Reading Room at the Library of Congress, the Business Section is the starting point for conducting research at the Library of Congress in the subject areas of business and economics. Here, reference specialists in specific subject areas of business assist patrons in formulating search strategies and gaining access to the information and materials contained in the Library's rich collections of business and economics materials.