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Private Company Data, Fact or Fiction? Presented by: Jon Carlos Territory Manager. Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Private Companies. Listed Companies: 65k = Approx. 98% worlds market capitalization Globally, almost all companies are private
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Private Company Data, Fact or Fiction? Presented by: Jon Carlos Territory Manager
Private Companies • Listed Companies: 65k = Approx. 98% worlds market capitalization • Globally, almost all companies are private • 99.9999% of the companies in the world are private. Currently, BvD alone has 100 million private companies profiles
Question: Why is this important? I’m glad you asked!
Question: Wow, that’s a lot of private companies, how can I find information on them?
How has private company data changed the way organizations operate?
Reduced exposure from both a supplier and client prospective Ability to source and value potential acquisition opportunities globally Research and detect potential fraudulent and/or compliance issues Robust and up to date tax compliance initiatives
Practical Applications Academics: • Student Body • Traditional research projects • Job prospecting • Global scope for increasingly international student body • Faculty Research • Foreign direct investment • Executive compensation: internationally listed and private companies • Capital flow across nations
Practical Applications Law Firms
BvD’s Processes • BvD is a global business intelligence provider • Strategic partnerships with the “best of breed” information providers • Access to over 100+ million private and public companies profiles
Strategic Partnerships A sample of BvD’s information partners:
BvD’s Private Company Data • International and private globally formatted data from financials, ownership and legal status data points • Most complete international M&A database • International ownership database • Depth and accuracy of BvD’s data allows for organizations to reduce time spend of research requests, source comprehensive and hard to find company data
Data Collection Methods The three pillars of valuable data • Coverage & timeliness • Quality & accuracy • Usability & relevance
Data Collection Methods Coverage & Timeliness Concerted effort between BvD and our strategic partners • Identification of the best strategic partnerships: • Regular evaluation of our partners: 1. Monthly evaluation in the IPs data, timeliness of update, evolution of database & quality of data 2. Regularly evaluate of other IPs
Data Collection Methods Quality and Accuracy: • Quality control automation • Quality checks • Accuracy checks • Client feedback
Data Collection Methods Usability and relevancy 1. Creation of own vertical specific databases • Matching Data from different sources & adding additional value through BvD’s proprietary data • Standardization of the data • Use of official or well-known references
Data Collection Methods Transparency: • Original documents 2. Links to IPs websites 3. Information sources cited within reports 4. Help guide
Continued Growth & Improvement • Data improvements • Detailed trade overview descriptions • Continued development of strategic partnerships - Patents - Enhanced code classifications, etcetera. • Software improvements • Workflow tools for specific functions such as transfer pricing, credit, compliance, procurement • Continued developments of current platforms i.e. the new Mint Global