Satisfied with Fortune 1000 – or looking globally?
Every year, among the various lists published by Fortune magazine is the Fortune 500 and a supplementary list of the next 500. Collectively they are called the Fortune 1000 and have become such a brand that many companies have focused their attention on this group of firms and declared that this is their target market. […]
Global 5000 Companies – New Additions plus M&A Activity
As part of our ongoing research activities, we added the following 14 companies to The Global 5000 list and also made changes to the database related to the corporate activity shown below In August, we added the following companies: Asatsu-dk Inc. Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI) Iliad SA Intermec, Inc. Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) […]
Vertical Market Summary of the Largest Companies in the World
Each of the companies in The Global 5000 database has an industry/vertical market code. When we run a summary of the companies in the database, the financial industry has the most companies of any vertical market followed by the industrials. Here’s a tally of all the Global 5000 companies and how many are in each […]
New Companies Added to The Global 5000 – July 2014
We are continually researching publications, web sites and various government data to discover the largest companies in the world. At times, there could be a new public listing or a spin-off from an existing firm or a low profile private company that just became more public. It is a continual challenge and a quest. In […]
Global 5000 Companies — Searching for Top Line Growth
As we have been updating Global 5000 company revenue numbers for 2013, we are struck but the tail off in growth between 2012 and 2013. These big firms were reporting strong growth in the couple of years leading up to the recession, clipping along at 13% and then 7%. The recession hit and revenue dropped […]
M&A Activities & New Companies Added The Global 5000 – May 2014
Each 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 […]
The Global 5000 Activities for April 2014 – M&A and New Companies Added
Each 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 […]
The Global 5000 Activities for March 2014 – M&A and New Companies Added
Each 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 […]
Following the Leaders – because size matters
From a market planning perspective, keeping track of the big players in any market segment will provide a pretty good picture of the size, shape and direction of a market. One can see that using The Global 5000 database and looking at each industry/vertical segment compared to all the companies in that industry. We wanted […]
The Global 5000 Activities for February 2014 – M&A and New Companies Added
Each 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 […]