|CREDIT AND DEALS

Deal analysis

An analysis of a merger or acquisition: the strategic logic, price against value, synergies against base rates, value at risk, and what each side gets.

Run it

“Is the bid for Spirit Airlines a good deal?”

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No Bigdata.com yet? The chat helps you add it. To add it first, with a free account: Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot Cowork.

Or ask in plain words. The skill starts when your request matches it.

Run it

“Is the bid for Spirit Airlines a good deal?”

Try now in Claude

Try now in ChatGPT

Copy and open Copilot

No Bigdata.com yet? The chat helps you add it. To add it first, with a free account: Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot Cowork.

Or ask in plain words. The skill starts when your request matches it.

Overview

Short answer

Deal analysis is an equity research skill by Bigdata.com. An analysis of a merger or acquisition: the strategic logic, price against value, synergies against base rates, value at risk, and what each side gets. You give it a deal, a bid, or a hypothetical combination. You get a cited deal note with a dated timeline where the deal is live.

You give

A deal, a bid, or a hypothetical combination

You get

A cited deal note with a dated timeline where the deal is live.

Each note is grounded in Bigdata.com content: news, filings, earnings call transcripts and market data, with citations you can open.

01The strategic logic
02Price against value
03Whether the synergies cover the premium
04What the acquirer puts at risk, and its leverage afterwards
05The approval that decides the timing
06What each side gets

Try asking

Prompt 01

“Is the bid for Spirit Airlines a good deal?”

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Prompt 02

“Deal rationale for Synopsys and Ansys”

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Prompt 03

“Would a merger of two named rivals work?”

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Open a prompt in Claude or ChatGPT, or copy it. Change the company or the quarter to your own. If Bigdata.com is not connected yet, the assistant helps you add it first.

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Install once, in the tool you use

One install adds every skill and the connection to Bigdata.com. Sign in with your Bigdata.com account; new accounts start with free credits.

Claude

Open the Bigdata.com plugin in the Claude directory (Customize → Plugins → Browse → Partners) and click Install. Sign in with your Bigdata.com account when asked. On Team and Enterprise plans, an admin adds the Bigdata.com connector first.

Open the plugin in Claude

ChatGPT

Go to Settings → Apps, click Add more, choose Bigdata.com and click Connect to sign in with your Bigdata.com account. The skills come with the app. On Business and Enterprise workspaces, an admin enables the app first.

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Copilot Cowork

Open Customize in Microsoft 365 Copilot Cowork, search for Bigdata and click Install. Sign in with your Bigdata.com account when asked.

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Claude Code

Create an API key on the Bigdata.com Developer Platform and add the Bigdata.com MCP server with it. Then run /plugins in Claude Code and install the Bigdata plugin from the official marketplace.

claude mcp add --transport http bigdata_com https://mcp.bigdata.com/ --header "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

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Skills produce research and analysis, not investment advice. Check every number before you act on it.