> ## Documentation Index
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# Merger Signal

> Two companies merged under a common new parent.

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  <Card title="Signal key" icon="code">
    `merger_signal`
  </Card>

  <Card title="Category" icon="category">
    Composite
  </Card>

  <Card title="Source" icon="world">
    Composite across two companies' parent relationships.
  </Card>
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Two companies merged under a common new parent.

## When it fires

<Card title="Trigger condition" icon="bolt">
  Two distinct companies acquire the same new `parent_id` within 60 days of each other. Emits once on the second company.
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## Stored fields

This signal persists the following metadata you can read downstream:

| Field              | Description                        |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------- |
| `meta.merged_with` | References both merging companies. |

## Magnitude

Hyper, mergers are major consolidation events.

<Note>
  For the full bucket definitions used across percentage-based signals, see [Magnitude buckets](/buying-signals/concepts/magnitude-buckets).
</Note>

## Why it matters

Mergers create massive consolidation and re-evaluation of vendors. When two companies come under one new parent, overlapping tools get cut and surviving vendors get scrutinized, a high-stakes moment for both incumbents and challengers.

## How to read it

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  <Card title="Consolidation">
    Mergers eliminate redundant tools and vendors.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Vendor scrutiny">
    Surviving systems face re-evaluation.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Both sides">
    meta.merged\_with references both companies.
  </Card>
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## Outreach playbook

<Tip>
  High-stakes. Position as the consolidation winner; map both entities' stacks.
</Tip>

## Related signals

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  <Card title="Acquired Signal" href="/buying-signals/signals/composite/acquired-signal">
    A company was acquired.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Parent Company Added" href="/buying-signals/signals/structure/parent-company-added">
    A parent company was set where there was none.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Name Change Drastic" href="/buying-signals/signals/identity/name-change-drastic">
    A name change with almost no overlap to the old name.
  </Card>
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