Acquisitions API

Real‑time M&A data for investment bankers, VCs, and corporate strategy teams.

Base URL: https://parheliaweb.com

All requests must include an API key in the x-api-key header. Responses are in JSON.

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💶 Pricing & Currency

All prices are in Euros (EUR). We use Stripe for secure payment processing.

EU-Based: ParheliaWeb is built and hosted in the Netherlands. GDPR compliant.

🔐 Authentication

x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY

📡 Rate Limits & Access

Plan	Rate Limit	Data Access	Fields	Support
Free	5 requests / minute	Last 30 days only	Basic (buyer, target, amount, type, date, url)	—
Pro (€29/month)	5 requests / minute	Full dataset (up to 10 years)	+ deal status, currency, sector, rationale, cash/stock, distressed, ticker	Email support

📦 Endpoint: Get Acquisitions

GET /v1/acquisitions

Returns the most recent acquisitions and mergers. Currently tracking 60+ acquisitions across 6 sources.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`max_age_days`	integer	365	Maximum age of data in days. Free tier limited to 30 days.
`max_records`	integer	500	Maximum records returned. Range: 1-5000.

Example Response (Pro tier)

{
  "user_tier": "pro",
  "count": 1,
  "max_age_days": 365,
  "results": [{
    "company_name": "Snowflake",
    "acquired_company": "Natoma",
    "deal_amount": "$6 billion",
    "deal_type": "Acquisition",
    "announcement_date": "2026-05-27",
    "source_url": "https://pulse2.com/...",
    "source_status": "active",
    "deal_status": "Announced",
    "currency": "USD",
    "sector": "Enterprise AI/Software",
    "acquisition_rationale": "AI strategy",
    "is_all_cash": false,
    "is_all_stock": true,
    "is_distressed": false,
    "acquirer_ticker": "SNOW"
  }]
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`user_tier`	string	Your subscription tier
`count`	integer	Number of results
`max_age_days`	integer	Max age filter applied
`last_crawled`	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of last crawler run
`company_name`	string	Acquiring company (buyer)
`acquired_company`	string\|null	Company being acquired (target)
`deal_amount`	string\|null	Deal value
`deal_type`	string	Acquisition or Merger
`announcement_date`	string	Date of announcement
`source_url`	string	URL of original source
`source_status`	string	"active" or "archived"
`deal_status`	string\|null	Pro tier: Announced, Completed, or Blocked
`currency`	string\|null	Pro tier: Currency of the deal
`sector`	string\|null	Pro tier: Industry sector
`acquisition_rationale`	string\|null	Pro tier: Strategic reason
`is_all_cash`	boolean	Pro tier: True if all-cash deal
`is_all_stock`	boolean	Pro tier: True if all-stock deal
`is_distressed`	boolean	Pro tier: True if distressed acquisition
`acquirer_ticker`	string\|null	Pro tier: Stock ticker of acquirer

AI-Verified Data: Every record is cross-checked by DeepSeek AI. Pro tier fields are extracted from the full article text.

💻 Code Snippets

Python

import requests
headers = {"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
resp = requests.get("https://parheliaweb.com/v1/acquisitions", headers=headers)
for item in resp.json()["results"]:
    print(item["company_name"], "acquired", item["acquired_company"])

cURL

curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" https://parheliaweb.com/v1/acquisitions

📬 Support

Email us at info@parheliaweb.com.

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