Orbis
ORBIS, by Bureau van Dijk, is a database of companies around the world with a focus on private companies. It contains company financials, detailed corporate and ownership structures and much more.
Amadeus
Subject:
Company data
Keywords:
Europe, financials, directors, corporate structure, private company
Accessible to:
Aalto users
Attention:
External account registration required; data reuse must comply with the WRDS Terms of Use.
Data source type
Third party data through data vendor
License
Academic and non-commercial research purposes only
Analysis unit
Company
Geographical coverage
Europe
Time period coverage
1991-present
Frequency
Annual
Format
CSV, DBF, GZ, HTM, SAV, ZIP, SAS7BDAT, DTA, TXT, XLSX
Encoding
UTF8
Description
Amadeus from Bureau Van Dijk contains financials, stock prices, ownership, and subsidiaries information for approximately 21 million public and private companies in across Europe. Amadeus is one of many databases that comprise the Orbis product which is also available at Aalto, please see the data profile provided under "Related data sources" below.
Unlike other kinds of databases, Amadeus is not a historical database and strives for recent information. Financial data for companies within Amadeus is retained for a rolling period of 8 years. When a new year of data is added, the oldest year is dropped, meaning only the most recent data for each company is available. Only the most recent ownership data for each company is available.
There are some limitations on the types of data available. Banks and insurance companies are excluded from Amadeus. These types of companies are part of the Bankscope and Isis datasets respectively, for which Aalto currently does not have a subscription. Additionally, stock data is available for publicly traded companies, all of which fall into the Very Large category, but it makes up a very small percentage of the entire database.
For a list of countries represented in the Amadeus database and more details, see the overview provided by WRDS, link is provided under "Supporting materials" below. Note that you need to be logged into the platform to access the data description.
Unlike other kinds of databases, Amadeus is not a historical database and strives for recent information. Financial data for companies within Amadeus is retained for a rolling period of 8 years. When a new year of data is added, the oldest year is dropped, meaning only the most recent data for each company is available. Only the most recent ownership data for each company is available.
There are some limitations on the types of data available. Banks and insurance companies are excluded from Amadeus. These types of companies are part of the Bankscope and Isis datasets respectively, for which Aalto currently does not have a subscription. Additionally, stock data is available for publicly traded companies, all of which fall into the Very Large category, but it makes up a very small percentage of the entire database.
For a list of countries represented in the Amadeus database and more details, see the overview provided by WRDS, link is provided under "Supporting materials" below. Note that you need to be logged into the platform to access the data description.
Distributor
Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS)
Acknowledgement
The Amadeus subscription is financed by the Department of Finance at Aalto University School of Business.
Cite as
Wharton Research Data Services. "WRDS" wrds.wharton.upenn.edu, accessed YYYY-MM-DD.
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'Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) was used in preparing [identify research piece]. This service and the data available thereon constitute valuable intellectual property and trade secrets of WRDS and/or its third-party suppliers.'
Contact
Access to WRDS is managed by Nikolas Breitkopf, contact via [email protected]
Supporting materials
Detailed overview of the database by WRDS: https://wrds-www.wharton.upenn.edu/pages/support/manuals-and-overviews/bureau-van-dijk/amadeus/wrds-overview-amadeus/
Related data sources
Zephyr
Zephyr, by Bureau van Dijk, is a comprehensive database of deal information for M&A, IPO, private equity and venture capital deals. News feeds, roumors and integrated company financials make it a great tool for corporate finance research.