# Company intelligence for private-market research

Research private companies, who owns them and the people behind them. Use available transaction and investor context to decide what your team should investigate next.

Last modified: 2026-09-21T21:31:04.501Z

## From a research question to a company worth reviewing

Illustrative example · fictional organizations, people, evidence and dates. Available ownership and transaction details vary by source; this is research context, not valuation or transaction execution.

Question: Which UK industrial automation companies fit our acquisition research?

Research scope — Research objective: Industrial automation · United Kingdom

Research scope — Review focus: Ownership, management and acquisition context

Illustrative subject: Example Automation Ltd

Company: Industrial automation · United Kingdom

Parent organization: Example Industrial Holdings — a separate organization

Relevant person: Jamie Chen · Chief Executive

Selected activity: Acquisition of Example Controls Ltd · 12 September 2026

Source & date: Example corporate filing · published 12 September 2026. This fictional source supports the parent and acquisition entries.

Research unknown: Ultimate beneficial ownership is not established by the example filing.

Next action: Review the company and its sources before adding it to your research list.

## Build a clearer view of the company

### Find companies worth a closer look

Start with your sector, geography and research objective. Use company discovery to build a market map or identify targets for private equity sourcing and corporate-development research.

### Understand ownership and people

Review available ownership records and relevant people alongside the company. Follow the source to understand which role or relationship is documented.

### Put transactions in context

Review available investment and acquisition activity, dates and participants. Disclosed values are source-dependent; transaction context is not a comprehensive valuation-comps product.

### Connect the private-markets context

Investigate relevant investors, firms and fund relationships alongside the company. Keep separate organizations distinct and follow the evidence behind a connection.

## Research support for your next decision

For deal sourcing, target-company research or an M&A research question, start with the facts you can establish and the questions that remain. A missing owner or undisclosed financing term stays unknown.

Altss supports research. Full Market does not provide M&A execution, a VDR, comprehensive valuation comps, complete financing terms or fund-performance benchmarks.

## Included in Full Market Intelligence

Company, ownership and transaction research is part of Full Market Intelligence ($25,000/year). This is the existing Intelligence subscription, with one named user included; additional users follow the published terms.

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### Is this a private company database or an origination workflow?

Full Market Intelligence includes private-company research with available ownership, people and transaction context. Company Intelligence is a research destination for that existing product; a dedicated Origination OS or autonomous sourcing workflow is not a live public offering.

### Does every company have ownership and transaction details?

No. Coverage and available fields depend on the source and record. Review the evidence and dates; an unknown beneficial owner or undisclosed deal amount is not evidence that none exists.

### Can I request research on one company?

Yes. The Agents request route supports scoped organization research and fit assessments. Scope, intended use and price require manual review before agreement, payment and accepted work.

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