Answered By: Ash Faulkner
Last Updated: Nov 22, 2022     Views: 35

It is very difficult to research private companies and/or subsidiaries.  Most of our information on public companies comes from filings with the SEC.  Private companies and subsidiaries do not generally have to report in this way.  (There is some variation in what private companies must report in different nations, but in the U.S. private companies have to publicly report very little.)  We can sometimes find very sparse information in a handful of our databases (especially if it's a large, U.S. company), but generally this is a question you probably want to discuss with the Business Librarian.  The NetAdvantage database or the PrivCo database are best bet starting points for limited private company profiles.  The CB Insights database can provide limited information on startups.