What are the best industry research platforms?

by a searcher from Babson College - F.W. Olin Graduate School

4 years ago

I recently spoke to a fellow searcher, and he is in contact with a family office manager interested in investing in small business deals.

The catch is this guy is keen on industry focused searches, and would require a term-paper sized analysis on what industries would be in the scope of the search, fundamentals of companies operating in the industries, and that these industries would be large enough (given any geographic constraints) to reasonably identify an opportunity.

My friend suggested the AtoZdatabases platform for some initial research, but it doesn't have great filters overall to find relevant info.

Are there any other good resources which may provide company and industry details, given a many direct (not broker assisted) search?

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searcher from Arizona State University

I think that the resources here (IBIS World, data axle, and BVR) are fantastic for 30k foot, wide net industry filtering. Once I have a more specific target industry, the useful reports become boutique and industry specific very quickly.

1 year ago | like reply | 0 likes

searcher from Columbia University - Columbia Business School

IBIS and S-1s from companies that have gone public in the relevant space

1 year ago | like reply | 0 likes

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