On The Official Board, every company appears under its current commercial name — the name most people know (e.g., Apple rather than Apple Inc.).
To make your search effortless, we also index:
• Alternative names (GE for General Electric for GE)
• Historical names (The former Facebook for Meta Platforms)
• Historical names (The former Facebook for Meta Platforms)
• Stock tickers (MSFT)
• Corporate websites (nike.com)
• Corporate websites (nike.com)
All of these work with our powerful search, so you find the right company.
Once found, you can filter your results by country, industry, curated lists (like the Fortune 500), or parent/child level in the hierarchy.
Once found, you can filter your results by country, industry, curated lists (like the Fortune 500), or parent/child level in the hierarchy.
The challenge? Company names can vary
• Brand vs. legal name (Adidas vs. Adidas AG)
• Abbreviations (PwC for PricewaterhouseCoopers)
• Legal suffixes (Ltd., Inc., SA)
• Country codes (Shell USA vs. Shell U.S.)
• Activity descriptors (Blackstone REIT)
• Special characters (L’Oréal)
• Abbreviations (PwC for PricewaterhouseCoopers)
• Legal suffixes (Ltd., Inc., SA)
• Country codes (Shell USA vs. Shell U.S.)
• Activity descriptors (Blackstone REIT)
• Special characters (L’Oréal)
We solve this with clear naming rules, consistent formatting and constant updating.
The result: cleaner data, faster matches, and no dead ends.
To learn more, please contact us [email protected]
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