Get M&A and takeover activity for an NZX company. Returns structured deal data: acquirer, target, offer price, total value, premium, acceptance %, status, timeline. Covers takeover offers, mergers, schemes of arrangement, compulsory acquisitions, and asset acquisitions. Use this when asked about ...
AI agents call get_takeovers to retrieve information from NZXplorer MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
year | string | — | Year or range (e.g. "2025" or "2020-2025") |
limit | number | — | Max results (default 50) |
status | string | — | Comma-separated: announced, conditional, unconditional, completed, withdrawn, failed |
ticker | string | Yes | NZX ticker symbol (e.g. "RBD", "RAK", "MCK") |
deal_type | string | — | Comma-separated: takeover_offer, merger, scheme_of_arrangement, compulsory_acquisition, acquisition |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool retrieves historical M&A and takeover information for NZX-listed companies. While the domain involves significant financial events, the tool itself only reads/queries structured deal data and does not execute transactions, commit financial obligations, or modify any state.
From the tool's definition Tool description explicitly states it 'Returns structured deal data' on M&A and takeover activity. The verb is 'Get' and the function is to retrieve and query historical or current deal information (acquirer, target, offer price, etc.).
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Get M&A and takeover activity for an NZX company. Returns structured deal data: acquirer, target, offer price, total value, premium, acceptance %, status, timeline. Covers takeover offers, mergers, schemes of arrangement, compulsory acquisitions, and asset acquisitions. Use this when asked about "takeovers", "M&A", "acquisitions", "who is buying", "hostile bids", "scheme of arrangement", or deal activity for a company. It is categorised as a Read tool in the NZXplorer MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
get_takeovers accepts 5 parameters: year, limit, status, ticker, deal_type. Required: ticker. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the NZXplorer MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_takeovers: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches NZXplorer MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_takeovers is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_takeovers rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_takeovers. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
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