LibGuides: BUS 301 : Company Lists

Company List - Customer Discovery

Reference Solutions This link opens in a new window
This resource connects users to over 60 million individual business records and over 298 million consumer records and 329 million historical business records. A variety of demographic factors can be used to create custom lists that can be downloaded directly to Excel or rendered within graphs, charts and heat maps. This database is ideal for entrepreneurial planning, market research, GIS mapping projects, job-seeking activities, gauging economic trends and more.
Hoover's Academic Pro This link opens in a new window
If you get an error message when trying to connect to Hoover's off campus, please try an incognito window. Delivers company, executive officer, and industry information in a searchable database. Includes parent, subsidiary, branch and competitor information.
Pitchbook This link opens in a new window
Search Pitchbook for information on venture capital and private equity companies, funds, limited partners, service providers, founders, investors and buyers. In many cases, Pitchbook provides information about deals and funding.

U of I users must create an account to use Pitchbook. Please click on the "Log In" button on the top right of the screen and then click on the "Log In with SSO" link below the gray log in button on the next screen.

Not available for non-U of I students, faculty, or staff.
PrivCo This link opens in a new window
Database of financial data on major privately-held companies. Includes private financials and revenues; private M&A deals and deal multiples, private firm valuations, VC funding, private equity deal history; and private and family ownership data.
Note that all users must create an account using their University of Illinois email address to access this database.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Provides access to statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.

Capital IQ

In-depth financial/valuation data resource, including information on equities, credit ratings, transactions, customer relationships and more. Many data points to generate lists of companies, markets, executives.

Available only for currently enrolled students in Gies courses. Students can contact BIS for how to register for an account.