In Factiva type the company name into the main search bar to load the company overview page. Then, select the "Reports" tab and go to the "Company Profile" section and find by Year Started field. Also, click on "Switch to Factiva" and go to the previous interface. Then, click on use the Companies/Markets tab, click on company and search by company name or ticker. In the Snapshot scroll screen and click on General Information > Year started.
In Sabi or Orbis, you have the date of incorporation in the Company report. Also, to search by dates of incorporation: Select Year of Incorporation and enter dates to modify the search criteria.
In Capital IQ, go to the company profile page - "Year Founded" is the top left corner. Screen for companies founded in a specific year or range of years by selecting Screening, then Company Screening then:
- Company Statistics from the Company Details box.
- Year Founded from the list.
PitchBook: Search for a company by name, select the correct result, and open its profile page. Go to the "Profile" tab, then scroll down to the "General Information" section to find the "Year Founded" field.
Access these resources via A-Z Databases.
Also, go to Datastream (available in the Financial Room of IESE’s Barcelona Library as well as at the Madrid Library, through LSEG Workspace). Select the Datastream Formula option in Excel (Add-in), then enter the company name in the Series/Lists box. In the Datatypes box, click on Find datatype and type: name, wc18272 (=Date Company Founded) or WC18273 (=Date of Incorporation), then add it in the search bar. Finally, select As for: Default Value and click Insert.
