Clik here to view.
Announcing open corporate network data: not just good, but better
We’ve often heard company hierarchies and networks referred to as the Holy Grail of business information. That’s not just a recognition of the value and importance of this data. It’s also that it’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Open data: Not just good, but better too
Here’s our keynote presentation we gave a couple of days ago at this year’s Open Knowledge Conference, in Geneva (CC-licensed, of course): The event was really excellent, and we met so many good people...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Help uncover corporate networks!
As we’ve written about elsewhere, when people think of a company like Starbucks, they think of it as a single entity. Yet Starbucks is at least 30 legal entities in over 20 countries. It’s this group...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Understanding corporate networks. Part 1: Control via equity
What is a corporate network? Is it the same as a corporate hierarchy, company tree, or a conglomerate? What do we really mean when we talk about ‘Barclays‘, ‘IBM‘ or ‘BP‘? As we’ve explained...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Understanding corporate networks. Part 2: Control without voting
In Part 1 of this series, I examined how companies can be controlled using the voting rights attached to shares. For example, this corporate network graph of Pearson New Zealand Limited is underpinned...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Understanding corporate networks. Part 3: where’s the data?
What is a subsidiary? What do we mean by control? In Part 2 of this series on understanding corporate networks, I explored these questions and how they are answered by regulatory regimes around the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Understanding corporate networks. Part 4: how we record the data
In parts 1, 2 and 3 of this series, we explored the complex world of corporate control, and how it is described in various regulations. We found that a company may control other companies in many...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New API version released: corporate networks, accounts, and more
We’re proud to announce that version 0.3 of the OpenCorporates API is now live, with many, many new features, improvements (and even a few bug fixes). Along the way, we’ve also given it a visual...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Announcing Who Controls It: a proof-of-concept beneficial ownership register
Beneficial Ownership is a terrible expression. Outside of the NGO and anti-money-laundering community, nobody knows what it means, or why it’s important. In fact the UK now refers to this information...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A new kind of #FlashHacks event: Mapping corporate networks
The #FlashHacks event in London on is going to be different than the other ones you’ve attended. We’ve noticed a lot of you are very interested in mapping corporate networks. However, because we...
View Article
