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Mergent Intellect
Geography: Global
Public and private company information (as available) for companies worldwide.  Advanced Search allows for creating a custom Excel spreadsheet of companies based on criteria like industry, location, size, etc. Mergent Intellect replaces Hoovers Pro.  Data for both Mergent & Hoovers comes from Dun & Bradstreet (D&B).

• Learn this search!  << sample search for "medical device" manufacturers in Orange County

​PitchBook *(Current UCI students, faculty, & staff) 
Geography: US & Global
Especially useful for finding up-and-coming companies in emerging industries.  Data and research covering the private investment market, including venture capital, private equity, and M&A transactions. Information on companies, deals, investors, and funds.
Users must create an account with their UCI email address. Download limits apply.

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Uniworld
​Geography: Global
A global directory in which every company within the database has at least one foreign subsidiary.  Finds both US firms operating in foreign countries, and foreign firms operating in the US.  Searchable on criteria including: industry, employee count, revenue, etc.  Uniworld also features a "career postings" search option, which is a yes/no indicator that the company has a link on its own website for its own career opportunities.  

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S&P Capital IQ  *(Current UCI students, faculty, & staff)
Geography: Global
An advanced and comprehensive company intelligence database, offering granular financial and capital structure information on millions of companies worldwide.

• Screening [tab] >> Companies >> Select or Search for Criteria.  
  Under the top Help menu, you'll find a phone number, and a representative (available 24/7) can walk you through screening for a list of companies.  

GuideStar
GuideStar specializes in nonprofit company intelligence.  Its covers 2.7 million nonprofits and it features: Current financial data, IRS forms, and visualizations of financial trends for nonprofits.  A directory to search for nonprofits by size, cause, and location.  A directory to search for people in leadership roles at nonprofits.