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GET
/
acquisitions
/
{acquisitionId}
Get acquisition by ID
curl --request GET \
  --url https://app.tryspecter.com/api/v1/acquisitions/{acquisitionId} \
  --header 'X-API-Key: <api-key>'
{
  "acquisition_id": "acq_5f3a2b1c4d5e6f7a8b9c0d1e",
  "acquirer_company_id": "1a2b3c4d5e6f1a2b3c4d5e6f",
  "acquirer_name": "Big Co",
  "acquiree_company_id": "9f8e7d6c5b4a9f8e7d6c5b4a",
  "acquiree_name": "Small Co",
  "acquirer_domain": "big.example",
  "acquiree_domain": "small.example",
  "acquisition_type": "acquisition",
  "price_usd": 10000000,
  "acquisition_date": "2024-02-15"
}

Documentation Index

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Authorizations

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X-API-Key
string
header
required

Path Parameters

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acquisitionId
string
required

The Specter acquisition ID (e.g. acq_5f3a2b1c4d5e6f7a8b9c0d1e).

Response

A single acquisition.

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acquisition_id
string
required

The Specter ID for this acquisition.

Example:

"acq_5f3a2b1c4d5e6f7a8b9c0d1e"

​
acquirer_company_id
string
required

The Specter company ID of the acquirer. Use with GET /companies/{companyId} to fetch the full company record.

Example:

"1a2b3c4d5e6f1a2b3c4d5e6f"

​
acquirer_name
string
required

The acquirer company's name.

Example:

"Big Co"

​
acquiree_company_id
string
required

The Specter company ID of the acquiree. Use with GET /companies/{companyId} to fetch the full company record.

Example:

"9f8e7d6c5b4a9f8e7d6c5b4a"

​
acquiree_name
string
required

The acquiree company's name.

Example:

"Small Co"

​
acquirer_domain
string | null

The acquirer's primary domain.

Example:

"big.example"

​
acquiree_domain
string | null

The acquiree's primary domain.

Example:

"small.example"

​
acquisition_type
enum<string> | null

The type of deal. One of acquisition, merge, lbo, acquihire, or management_buyout. Null when Specter could not classify the deal.

Available options:
acquisition,
merge,
lbo,
acquihire,
management_buyout
Example:

"acquisition"

​
price_usd
integer | null

Deal value in USD, if disclosed.

Example:

10000000

​
acquisition_date
string<date> | null

Date the acquisition was announced or closed (YYYY-MM-DD).

Example:

"2024-02-15"