UK Publicly Traded Firms
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- 01. Basic Information
- 02. Products/Services
- 03. Facilities
- 04. Workforce
- 05. Financial Information
- 06. Company History
- 07. Corporate Strategy
- 08. Management
- 09. Stockholders
- 10. Board of Directors
- 11. Lenders
- 12. Parent Company
- 13. Subsidiaries
- 14. Industry
- 15. Competitors
- 16. Raw Materials/ Suppliers
- 17. Transportation/ Distribution/ Dissemination
- 18. Utilities
- 19. Customers/ Clients
- 20. Safety and Health
- 21. Environmental
- 22. Other Regulatory /Legal
- 23. Community
- 24. Political
12.1 Is the company a parent or a subsidiary company?
12.2 Is the parent a U.K. or foreign-owned?
If your target firm is owned by a larger parent company, it is often a game-changer. What you may initially think is a local or regional firm may in fact be part of a global firm. In many instances parent companies often have representatives on the Board of Directors. These global firms may be much more difficult to organize or bargain with. At the same time, being part of a larger parent may provide other opportunities.
Most publicly traded firms are parent companies. If your target firm does have a parent company, you will find that information in the Annual Return available from Companies House WebCHeck and the company web site. Parent companies typically own a significant amount of stock and/or have representatives on the Board of Directors.
Dunn and Bradstreet Million Dollar Directory (fee-based) provides excellent corporate trees that include the parent company and subsidiaries.
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Dunn and Bradstreet Million Dollar Directory accessible through Mergent Intellect provide excellent corporate trees than include the parent company and subsidiaries.