Concept

Events

An event is something that happened to a person or an organisation, with the date it was published and the date it takes effect.

The event object

Every event has the same outer shape. The data object changes with event_type.

Event

{
  "reference": "e5f6a7b8-c9d0-4e1f-8a3b-c4d5e6f7a881",
  "event_type": "move",
  "summary": "Halberd Industrial Group appoints Elena Marchetti as Chief Financial Officer",
  "publish_date": "2026-08-04",
  "data": {
    "move_type": "Appointment",
    "…": "fields for this event type"
  },
  "links": []
}

Published date and effective date

publish_date is when the event became public. A move also carries the date it takes effect, which is often weeks later. Date filters work on the published date.

Event types

These are the values search_events accepts for an EventType condition. The eventType query parameter on GET /v1/events accepts the subset shown in its reference.

Type	What it records
`move`	A person joining, leaving or changing role at an organisation
`merger_and_acquisition`	A merger, acquisition or related transaction between organisations
`funding`	A funding round raised by an organisation
`public_offering`	A public offering of securities
`index`	An organisation joining or leaving a market index
`product_launch`	A product or service launched by an organisation
`structure_change`	A change to an organisation's structure, such as a reorganisation
`client_summary`	An investment adviser's regulated AUM, by client type
`relationship_change`	A new or ended relationship between two organisations
`financial_statement`	Headline figures from an organisation's financial statements
`organisation_compensation`	Compensation an organisation reports for its executives

The event object

Published date and effective date

Event types

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