disclosure_status | 3-state acquisitions disclosure status with evidence. 'specific_acquisitions_disclosed' = at least one identifiable acquisition is described — a named target, OR a concrete aggregate count of unnamed immaterial businesses (e.g. Cintas '7 businesses in Uniform Rental'); populate acquisitions[]. 'general_only' = only generic M&A-strategy language with NO identifiable deal or count (e.g. Vertex: 'we seek to acquire technologies, products... that are aligned with our strategies' with no specific transaction in the period); acquisitions is null. 'none_disclosed' = no acquisition content at all; acquisitions is null. A filing with BOTH generic strategy language AND >=1 specific deal is 'specific_acquisitions_disclosed'. |
disclosure_status.value | |
disclosure_status.evidence | Evidence object. Never null. |
acquisitions | One entry per distinct acquisition. null for general-only or no disclosure; never use an empty array. |
acquisitions[].target_name | Proper noun of the acquired company, brand, or asset, verbatim. null only for an aggregate of unnamed businesses whose count is set; never invent a name. |
acquisitions[].count | Number of businesses represented by an unnamed aggregate entry. null for a single named acquisition. This is a row count, not a Measurement. |
acquisitions[].segment | Reportable operating segment for the acquisition, verbatim, when stated; null otherwise. |
acquisitions[].status | Deal status as of the filing: completed, announced, pending, terminated, or unknown when it cannot be determined. |
acquisitions[].acquisition_type | Accounting treatment when stated: business combination, asset acquisition, another stated structure, or unknown. |
acquisitions[].ownership_stake | Percentage stake acquired as {value, unit}, or null when no stake is stated. For a qualitative-only stake, use null fields and preserve the phrase in ownership_description. |
acquisitions[].ownership_description | Verbatim qualitative stake phrase when no percentage is given. Do not put a description of what was acquired here; null when a percentage is captured or no stake is stated. |
acquisitions[].events | Chronological dated steps for this acquisition. null when the filing gives no dated step. |
acquisitions[].amounts | Monetary figures directly tied to this acquisition, one entry per distinct figure. null when the filing states no amount. |
acquisitions[].description | One or two English sentences explaining what the target does and the stated strategic rationale. This is a summary, not a verbatim quote. |
acquisitions[].evidence | Evidence object. Never null. |