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Company & Industry Research

Getting Started with Vetting

Vetting often involves:

  • Checking whether a company is a legitimate enterprise
  • Finding any negative stories about a company from news sources
  • Checking public records for any bankruptcy or criminal proceedings against a company
  • Determining whether there are any lawsuits pending against a business
  • Investigating whether there are any politically exposed persons within a firm

Depending on your company (private/public, big/small, foreign/domestic) you will have numerous results to sort through or nothing at all. For tips on how to limit or expand your search results check out our training videos.

Best Bets Vetting Databases

Other Vetting Resources

Training Webinars

Company Research: Vetting 101

Company Vetting on Nexis Diligence

D&B Hoovers Company & Industry Intelligence

Company & Industry Research on the Bloomberg Terminal