Another reason the company may be evading you is that all of the
information appears under its parent/sister or subsidiary company--and
not itself. Since the quality of indexing does vary from publication
to publication, it may simply be that the directory you have been using
lists all details on the company under the entry for the holding company
or larger corporate family of which it is a part or is connected to.
Use the following titles to help you unravel the business links and
organizational ties.
America's Corporate Families and International Affiliates
(*R-HG4057.A146)
Another Dun and Bradstreet directory covering both private and public companies
worth over $500,000, 250+ employees, $25 million+ sales, and 2+ locations.
Over 10,000 parent US companies and over 76,000 subsidiaries/divisions/branches
are included.
Directory of Corporate Affiliations
(near McGraw Desk; *R-HG4057 .A217)
This 5 volume set includes a separate volume for US public companies and
another for private ones. These are extremely useful for figuring out the "family
tree of every major corporation in America". Along with information on the
parent company is provided details about subsidiaries, divisions and affiliates.
It is very useful for figuring out who owns whom.
Global Access (EIC)
Locate company financial information including SEC filings, tear sheets,
and earnings estimates about U.S. and international companies. Because
it permits full-text searching, you can search for subsidiaries and affiliates
by name.
