If a company is not listed on a stock exchange (i.e. a private company), it can be more difficult to find information about it because it is not legally required to disclose as much financial information as publicly listed companies are.
That said, Library Services provides access to several databases with good coverage of private companies.
Comprehensive financial data, analytics, and insights for global markets, including real-time news, pricing, and specialist research tools. Includes data from Worldscope, I/B/E/S, Lipper and Asset 4.
Complete our request form to ask for a username and password. Alternatively, email businesslibrary@city.ac.uk.
A limited number of Eikon usernames are available for off-site access. They are issued Monday to Friday and expire at 8am UK time the following day or at 8am Monday for accounts issued on Friday.
Use the Excel Add-in to download data and access Datastream.
Global private company database. Real-time information on venture capital and angel investor-backed private start-ups. M&A and IPO news, private equity and industry analysis.
Limitation:
System Requirements: You have to be connected to the university network to register for and access this database.
Registration instructions: Students and staff should email the Business Library to request instructions for creating an account.
Your @city.ac.uk email address is only used for log-in, CB Information Services do not use this information for any other purpose.
For access to CB Insights, contact the Business Library at businesslibrary@citystgeorges.ac.uk
Company financials, stock prices, descriptions, history, property, subsidiaries officers and directors, long - term debt and capital stock.
User Guide available in Business Library Moodle 2024-2025. Non-Business School students and staff should email businesslibrary@city.ac.uk.
Profit and loss, balance sheet, ratios and trends, stock prices, credit score and rating information for major public and private British companies. Lists of companies can be created using any combination of 300 search items.
Limitation: Please note that Moody's resources may be used for educational research only, and may not be used for institutional business purposes.
Provides extensive debt capital structure for over 60,000 global public and private companies and equity capital structure data on over 80,000 active and inactive companies worldwide.
WRDS dataset listed under Compustat.
You need to create an account to use WRDS.
To learn to use WRDS, use the 'Support' tab in the top right hand corner.
You can see a list of the datasets we subscribe to from WRDS here.
Most resources use your usual City email address. Some resources need different login details. These are listed in Business Library Moodle 2024-2025. If you cannot access this page, please businesslibrary@citystgeorges.ac.uk for details. Some financial resources are only available on specific bookable PCs.
You can use this information for:
Information gathered from City Library databases must not be used for commercial purposes, including for placements.