Use Case : Capital Markets
Better Data. Sharper Positions. Analyze private companies just like public.
BQ Differentiators: ABC
Accuracy
Derived from government filings: IRS, Dept. of Labor, and 100K+ federal, state & local agencies — not surveys or estimates.
Breadth
360-degree view: firmographics, ownership, legal status, KYC checks, financials, executives, contacts, branches & locations.
Coverage
All U.S. companies & owners tracked — 102M organizations, 114M legal entities, 449M locations, 295M people.
Current Limitations for Capital Markets Firms
- Private markets lack the regulatory disclosure infrastructure of public markets: No mandatory SEC filings, no standardized reporting, no analyst ecosystem.
- Disparate data sources and lagging filings force analysts to build models on incomplete information and untested assumptions.
- Ownership opacity slows due diligence and undermines the confidence of investment decisions.
Who Benefits
Screening and diligence of private targets with financial performance data, employment trends, and full ownership hierarchies for portfolio monitoring.
Screening candidates on financial benchmarks, validating corporate family trees, and confirming beneficial ownership transparency before deals close.
Building accurate valuations with real-time financials, cross-industry benchmarks, and detailed private company financial statements and debt analysis.
Key BQ Data for Capital Markets
Private Company Financials & Employment
Quarterly Financials
- Income Statement items like: Revenue, Gross Profit, EBITDA, EBIT, Net Income.
- Balance sheet items like: AR, debt, cash etc tracked to 2017.
- All private companies tracked along with subsidiaries of public companies.
- All private companies tracked using Industry aggregates like NAICS, SIC etc.
- Funding details: venture, PE & debt financing across the private universe.
Employment & Payroll
- Monthly employment data with a 2–3 week lag after month-end.
- All private and public companies monitored monthly enabling intra-quarter revenue forecasting.
- Employment and payroll data can be used for KYB verification.
- Company growth trajectory & financial stress signals identified earlier.
- High-frequency pulse on company health before it appears in financials.
Additional BQ Data Elements
Ownership & Corporate Hierarchy
Full subsidiary maps, UBO identification.
Firmographics
Legal status, entity type, active/inactive, NAICS/SIC classification and other indicators.
Executive & Contact Data
Officers, directors, decision-makers with verified contact information.
Identity & Verification
EIN, CIK, LEI cross-referenced and verified for KYC and audit-ready documentation.
Funding Details
Venture, PE & debt financing across the private universe.
Historical Coverage
Company financial history from 2010 to present.