Global 5000 Database Update — February 2017
February begins the season of earnings reports and financial filings for the most recently closed financial year . . . and a busy time in the database world and we are no different. During the month of February we added 14 new companies, while removing 17 others maintaining the total active records in the database […]
Global 5000 database update – January 2017
During the month of January we added 19 new companies, while removing 26 others maintaining the total active records in the database at 5,000 for the Global 5000 database. We have raised the floor (lowest revenue for inclusion) to $520 million per year. As with any set of b2b data, the curation process of pruning […]
FinTech Activity — All Part of Big Financial Player’s Operations
Since embarking on building out a FinTech company database, we have discovered and started to profile over 725 firms in the FinTech space. In detail, we have researched, profiled (and estimated the revenue) for 110 of these. Along the way we have reviewed a number of lists, top 10’s and the never ending stream of […]
Amazon and the Retail Industry Woes
The retail industry segment represents just under 10% of the Global 5000 companies and with the holiday sales tallies being reported and earnings season beginning, we are hearing the not-so-jolly news from the retail sector. This is worth a closer look. It was not a particularly strong season plus the brick & mortar general stores […]
Global 5000 Database Update – Year End 2016
As we close out 2016, we are pleased to announce that we have reached the 5,000 mark of active records in the database !! During our final stretch in Q4, we added 147 new companies, while removing another 57 others which brings the total active records in the database to 5,000 for the Global 5000 […]
FinTech Market Segmentation
With the rush of funding into the dynamic startup world of FinTech, even more new companies and types of opportunities appear daily. With an eye towards securing funding, many types of companies claim to be a FinTech startup so the definition of ‘what is Fintech?’ becomes really broad. Trying to keep track of it all […]
Global 5000 database update — November 2016
During the month of November, we added 58 new companies, while removing 17 others which brings the total active records in the database to 4,981 for the Global 5000 database. To date this year, we have added 414 companies to the database and removed 143 due to mergers, acquisitions and lower revenue reported. As with […]
Global 5000 database update — October 2016
During the month of October, we added 36 new companies, while removing 11 others which brings the total active records in the database to 4,939 for the Global 5000 database. To date this year, we have added 356 companies to the database and removed 126 due to mergers, acquisitions and lower revenue reported. As with […]
AT&T Buys Time Warner and the Entertainment Industry Shifts Some More
The proposed AT&T / Time Warner merger is certainly a headline grabber with not only two iconic corporate names involved but an amazing $85 billion dollars on the table. It is the latest turn in the evolving picture of technology and distribution meet content. All the major players want access to the consumers across whatever […]
Global 5000 DB Updates – September 2016
During the month of September, we added another 20 new companies, removed 8 more bringing the total active records to 4,914. To date this year, we have added 320 companies to the database. For the quarter, we added 97 companies and removed another 35. As with any set of b2b data, pruning and constant attention […]