Acquisitions API: 8-K Item 2.01 completed acquisitions and dispositions
Every 8-K Item 2.01: completed acquisitions and dispositions of significant assets, with the deal description text.
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $SECFEED_KEY" \ "https://secfeedapi.com/v1/form-8k/acquisitions?size=2"
import os, requests
r = requests.get(
"https://secfeedapi.com/v1/form-8k/acquisitions",
params={'size': '2'},
headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['SECFEED_KEY']}"},
)
print(r.json())Overview
Item 2.01 is filed when a company completes the acquisition or disposition of a significant amount of assets, including a business. It describes the assets, the counterparty, the consideration and how it was funded.
Where Item 1.01 marks a signed agreement, Item 2.01 marks the closing. The feed returns every one with its text.
What you get
Built for developers who would rather not parse EDGAR.
The feed returns 8-K and 8-K/A filings that report Item 2.01, newest first, classified from the EDGAR header of every filing.
Each result carries the text of the item itself, cut out of the filing by the Section Extractor, ready to read or send to an LLM.
The items array lists everything else in the same filing, such as 9.01 exhibits or a 7.01 Reg FD release.
Narrow by cik, startDate and endDate. Combine with the real-time stream to react the day it is filed.
Endpoints
Authenticate with Authorization: Bearer YOUR_KEY. Responses are JSON.
8-K Item 2.01 feed with the item text.
Parameters: cik, startDate, endDate
8-K filings classified by item, with item text on request.
Parameters: item (1.01...9.01), cik, startDate, endDate, text=true
Response fields
The main fields in every result. The raw filing data is always one level down.
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
accession, cik, company | The filing and the company that filed it. |
form, filed, period | 8-K or 8-K/A, filing date and the date of the event reported. |
items | Every item in the filing as {item, title}, for example 4.01 Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant. |
url | The filing index page on EDGAR. |
text | The item's text, extracted from the filing (item feeds include it; on /v1/form-8k pass text=true). |
Use cases
- Track completed deals and closing dates
- Build an M&A closings dataset
- Monitor divestitures in a sector
Datasets behind this API
The SEC forms this API reads, with live filing counts.
Every Form 8-K current report since 1993, classified by item: earnings, acquisitions, auditor changes, executive departures, cyber incidents and more.
S-4Business combinationsEvery Form S-4 since 1994: registration of securities issued in mergers, acquisitions and exchange offers, often a joint proxy statement prospectus.
FAQ
What is the difference between Item 1.01 and 2.01?
1.01 reports signing a material agreement; 2.01 reports completing the acquisition or disposition.
Are financial statements of the target included?
Often later, in an 8-K/A under Item 9.01 within about 71 days.
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