Business FAQ
Getting Started
Are you looking for information on a specific company? Do you want to know how many companies are operating in a given industry? Do you want to research a start up company? Do you want to find analyst reports on a company or an industry? The databases listed below can help you do all of those things and more.
Company Information
- Refinitiv WorkspaceProvides access to current and historical data, including financial statements, filings, stock prices, earnings estimates, deals, analyst reports, and more. The Deals module provides comprehensive historical coverage of M&A and Corporate Transactions data with daily updates. Coverage includes Global transactions for Mergers and Acquisitions since 1977; Global equity and Fixed Income Transactions since 1970; Global Syndicated Loans Transactions since 1982.
NOTE: Thomson ONE will only work in Internet Explorer. For more information, see the FAQ "Why am I having difficulty using Thomson ONE?" or our blog post "Thomson ONE and Browser Compatibility . - S&P Capital IQProfiles of public and private firms worldwide including financials, officers and directors, ownership, advisory relationships, transactions, securities, key developments, estimates, key documents, credit ratings and research, filings, news, comparables analysis and more.
Startups and Private Companies
- PitchBookInvestment trends and transactions in private equity and venture capital sectors, as well as public company information. Includes profiles of companies and investors with financial and deal information.
- CB InsightsTracks high-value private companies ranging from early-stage companies funded by angel investors, government grants and incubators to private equity and venture capital backed firms to under the radar mid-market private companies.
- PrivcoDirectory of privately-held companies. Company information consists of a business summary, an overview of corporate organization, list of competitors, industry description, financials (almost always revenue only) and number of employees. Provides M&A deals and deal multiples, private firm valuations, VC funding, private equity deal history; and private and family ownership data.
In The News
- FactivaCurrent and historical news from thousands of publications worldwide in over 20 languages. Company overviews and stock data are available for public companies.
- PressReaderCovers newspapers and magazines from more than 120 countries in more than 60 languages.
- Newsbank Access World NewsInternational and U.S. national, regional and local newspapers.
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Philadelphia, PA 19104-6207
2nd floor, Van Pelt-Dietrich
