Rumours travel faster than facts. Media outlets often publish speculative headlines long before deals are confirmed, hoping to break news or influence market sentiment. At Dealert, we’ve made a deliberate decision: we don’t track, log, or display M&A rumours – and here’s why.

1. Our Users Rely on Verifiable Intelligence

Dealert is built for investment professionals, M&A advisors, consultants, and researchers. These users depend on accuracy and consistency to make informed decisions. Rumours, by their nature, are unverified and speculative. Including them would undermine our mission to provide reliable, fact-based deal data.

Imagine making a strategic recommendation or due diligence assessment based on a rumoured transaction that never materializes. That’s not insight – it’s noise.

2. Noise Dilutes Signal in the M&A Process

Our database is designed to surface real, actionable deal flow – complete with buyers, sellers, sectors, deal sizes, and sources. Including rumours would flood the system with non-deals, making it harder to focus on what really matters: closed transactions, confirmed bids, and official announcements.

Dealert filters for truth, not chatter.

3. Reputational Risk and Ethical Responsibility

Spreading or even aggregating rumours can have real consequences – for companies, shareholders, and employees. Publishing unverified deal speculation could:

• Move stock prices prematurely
• Create unnecessary uncertainty in the market
• Damage relationships with corporates and advisors

As a professional platform, Dealert holds itself to a higher standard of integrity.

4. We Track What Happens, Not What Might Happen

Our goal is simple: to build the most transparent, trustworthy record of global M&A activity. That means focusing on:

• Confirmed deal announcements
• Regulatory filings
• Press releases and reliable financial media
• Verified proprietary data

If a rumour turns into a real deal, we’ll log it – once it’s confirmed.

5. Let the Market Speculate – We Stay Grounded

Other platforms chase headlines and engagement. Dealert doesn’t. We’re not here to predict what might happen – we’re here to document what actually did.

That’s what makes Dealert different. That’s what makes it useful.

Because when it comes to M&A, what happened matters more than what might.