Global 5000 M&A Activity — November 2012
Every month we track the corporate activity for the Global 5000 companies as they acquire new businesses or divest of various operations. These ‘comings and goings’ are interesting and shape markets over time. In the short run, there are real implications for companies serving these large organizations and national account programs where various teams are […]
IT Spending for Large Corporations
As part of the Global 5000 database, we have built estimates for the amount of IT spending on the part of each company. It is a function of the revenue of each company and that percentage of revenue varies by industry. Some of the more data intensive industries will spend more while some of the […]
Top 25 Countries for B2B Revenue
*** Data for this article has been updated on 12 Aug 2018 *** see this post If your business requires a look at sizing or forecasting your market on a country basis, there are a number of ways to derive those estimates. We can suggest one method that uses the Global 5000 company revenue […]
Global 5000 Database M&A Updates for October 2012
Every month we track the corporate activity for the Global 5000 companies as they acquire new businesses or divest of various operations. These ‘comings and goings’ are interesting and shape markets over time. In the short run, there are real implications for companies serving these large organizations and national account programs where various teams are […]
Why Watching Vertical Markets and Industry Growth Trends Matter
For market planning, an examination and tracking of specific industry sectors are a necessary input and part of the process. Not all business sectors grow at the same rate, act the same, have the same needs or can be approached the same way. If your business is focused on a specific industry group or two, […]
Global 5000 Database M&A Activities for September 2012
Every month we track the corporate activity for the Global 5000 companies as they acquire new businesses or divest of various operations. These ‘comings and goings’ are interesting and shape markets over time. In the short run, there are real implications for companies serving these large organizations and national account programs where various teams are […]
Q3 2012 – Companies Added to The Global 5000 Database
****** —- More current additions to the database can be found in this post ******* We are constantly doing research on companies that come to our attention – -scouring lists, IPO filings, M&A activity are all part of the ever-changing landscape. In order to achieve & maintain a set of 5,000 companies, as […]
Global 5000 Retailers Strong Showing
During the global economic crisis in 2008 and 2009, one of the most challenging industry segments particularly in the US, was the retail industry as so much of the economy is driven off of retail sales. Fast forward to 2012 as the economy has been on the mend and we look back at the progress […]
Global 5000 M&A Activity for August 2012
Every month we track the corporate activity for the Global 5000 companies as they acquire new businesses or divest of various operations. These ‘comings and goings’ are interesting and shape markets over time. In the short run, there are real implications for companies serving these large organizations and national account programs where various teams are […]
A Look at IT Spending by Industry
As part of The Global 5000 company records, we added an estimate for % of revenue spent on IT after digging into various secondary research sources. Taking that estimated % and applying it to all the records in the database by vertical market, yields some interesting results. We have recently had a new look at […]