FinTech’s foot in the Financial Services Industry – – What’s at Stake ?
Recognize any of these companies? Venmo Moven Lendio Betterment Kraken You should and there are 100’s others just like them. They are the new breed of FinTech companies and they have their eyes on the rich & lucrative financial markets of all types services and applications serving this industry segment. A technology play into existing […]
Oil and Commodities – – the Drag on the Global Economy
So far this year we seem to be in a news cycle hearing of an economy going sideways with continuing questions of growth along with an oil industry constantly in the news. It is easy to see how this has developed by digging into the details of the Global 5000 database. Take a look at […]
update – Global 5000 companies growth
As the 2015 results are being announced during this earnings season, we have been updating records as filings have come in and took a look at the first batch of 670 companies. The chart tells the story that has been the focus of Wall Street recently – i.e. the markets are worried about global growth. […]
When Global Industry Growth Slows
In the current global market environment as we begin 2016, there is concern over the slumping price of oil, a slower growth rate in China and the end of the stock market ‘bull’ cycle — among other concerns. The corporate markets have seen a flood of money fueling new companies (primarily tech and health care) […]
Volkswagen with so much to lose – Why?
The news this week that Volkswagen has been up to no good in order to evade US emissions rules has many scratching their head. Why? With so much to lose in terms of brand value, stock market valuation, most likely some jobs and their reputation among buyers . . . it really begs the question: […]
Benchmarks for Global Sales Teams
One of the common uses for The Global 5000 database is in planning resources for global sales account teams. A recent client study helped show the way by planning resources to match the industry and geographic benchmarks of the overall market. To do this, we simply too the revenue of The Global 5000 – over […]
Global 5000 Companies in Switzerland
We have recently compiled and updated the list of the largest companies in Switzerland and have developed the following summary Country Snapshot _ Switzerland 12 Aug 2015
An Update on Health Care Market Segmentation
As Health Care market spending has been booming in the past few years, we have seen a comparable growth in the number of health care related companies that are in The Global 5000. Currently, there are 214 health care companies that are part of The Global 5000 representing over $2.5 trillion in revenue. We have […]
Is This the Year of the Big Merger ?
By the looks of things so far in 2015 could turn out to be the year of the big merger. A few examples of note include: Kraft & Heinz Safeway and Albertsons Ahold merging with Delhaize And last week Aetna and Humana announced they will get together It is mergers of this size that make […]
Alberston’s & Safeway Will Become One of the Industry’s Largest
With the merger announcement that Albertson’s & Safeway will become one under a new publicly traded entity, now is a good time to see where they will rank among the world’s largest. These store chains (and others like them) fall into a broader category that includes drug stores and some wholesalers in the food distribution […]