Company Information
A selective guide to some important sources of company information. All sources are linked below.
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Private Companies
Finding information on private companies can be difficult, as they are not required to file with the SEC. Limited information on private companies may be found using the databases listed below.
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PrivCo (Proquest)Business and financial information on US-based, private non-publicly traded corporations, including family-owned, private equity-owned and venture-backed companies.
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Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis)Search for private and company information. Private company information is very limited. Includes reports from Hoover's and D&B as well as many others.
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Mergent OnlineMergent includes some limited information on select private companies.
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Mergent IntellectMergent Intellect includes reports on private as well as public companies.
Financial Information
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OSIRISProvided by the D'Amore-McKim School of Business. Works best with Firefox.
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WRDS: Wharton Research Data ServicesCourtesy of the D'Amore-McKim School of Business.
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EDGARFrom the Securities and Exchange Commissions (SEC).
Public Companies
These databases provide information about public companies, as well as news and research articles.
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FactivaClick on the Companies/Markets link at the top of the home page. Choose the Company link from the Companies/Markets page to search for public companies. Jointly funded by the University Libraries and the D'Amore-McKim School of Business
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MarketLine AdvantageProvides company, industry, country and financial data. Includes company SWOTs, industry profiles, case studies.
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S&P NetAdvantageSearch for company profiles, annual reports/statements, executives.
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International Directory of Company HistoriesBackground & history of a company, merger & acquisition history over time, impact of particular sales & marketing campaigns, and more.
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Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis)Search for company information, which may include information on intellectual property and legal cases. Very limited private company information.
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Mergent Archives (Formerly Mergent Web Reports)Archive of corporate and industry related documents from Mergent. Includes Digital Corporate Manuals and the Digital Municipal & Government Manuals.
Web Resources
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Business Dynamics StatisticsFrom the Census Bureau. The BDS series provides annual statistics for 1977-2017 by firm age and firm size.
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Business Plans and Profiles IndexA great selection of links from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.