Research Guides: Consulting Resources: Company Research

Company Research

We have a variety of resources to help you research companies. In general, public companies are much easier to research than private companies; this is because public companies are required to share financial information by the government. Please review the resources below, depending on the status (public or private) of the company you are interested in.

Public Companies

Hoovers
Details on US and international companies, executives, market research reports, and trade publications. Includes financials, subsidiaries, and trade and business news.
Mergent Online
Corporate financial histories (including capital changes) and operational histories for international public companies. Customizable reports on companies.

User Limit: 3. Vendor Tutorials: Mergent Online Quick Tips - http://management.library.vanderbilt.edu/sites/default/files/quick_user_guide.pdf
Eikon
Provides access to real-time financial data including current and historical equity, fixed income, commodities and foreign exchange markets. Additionally, Eikon provides access to analyst reports, call transcripts, and company profiles.
Capital IQ (Owen and Law)
Available for members of the Owen and Law community. Financial data for public & private companies worldwide; private capital firms; M&A transactions. Financial analysis tools to generate reports: comparable analysis, market analysis, financial modeling, etc. First-time users must register for a personal account using their vanderbilt.edu email address.

Vendor Tutorials: Capital IQ Shortcuts: http://researchguides.library.vanderbilt.edu/loader.php?type=d&id=889145

Private Companies

PitchBook
Private equity and venture capital database with in-depth information and statistics on a wide range of companies including startups. Establish benchmarks, find real time data on deals, identify and analyze comparables, and search investor details. Users are limited to 10 downloads per day and 25 downloads per month.
Capital IQ (Owen and Law)
Available for members of the Owen and Law community. Financial data for public & private companies worldwide; private capital firms; M&A transactions. Financial analysis tools to generate reports: comparable analysis, market analysis, financial modeling, etc. First-time users must register for a personal account using their vanderbilt.edu email address.

Vendor Tutorials: Capital IQ Shortcuts: http://researchguides.library.vanderbilt.edu/loader.php?type=d&id=889145
PrivCo
Business and financial data on major, non-publicly traded corporations: family owned, private equity owned, venture backed, and international unlisted companies. Company financials, M&A deals, valuations, venture capital funding, private equity deals, etc.

Access Note: Users must create individual accounts. PrivCo limits Excel downloads.