What does it mean when the “Broker Name” field is left blank on the Pratts Stats Transaction Report?
For confidentiality reasons, some brokers ask that their name be left off the Pratt’s Stats Transaction Report. In these cases, we are unable to report or provide the broker’s name to users. In Pratts Stats, when you research SEC documents where public companies purchase private companies, are you capturing all of the deals, or are you unable to capture some? There are certain instances where the registrant is not required to include the financial statements for the acquisition, so these transactions are not captured in Pratts Stats. Without financial statements, Pratts Stats can not compute valuation multiples. If the acquisition is not considered significant, as defined in the Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 11.01 (b) of Regulation S-X, it is not mandatory for financial statements to be included in the buyers filings. The SEC determines a significant business disposition as one that meets the requirements and conditions of a significant subsidiary in 210.1-02(w). In an acquis
