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Subsidiaries in another country

How can I find subsidiaries of companies headquartered in a different country, for example, Chinese subsidiaries of UK based companies?
Last Updated: Aug 31, 2011  |  374 Views
Topics: International business, Subsidiaries, Companies
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  • In Orbis
    1. Select Location and World/ Region/ Country.
    2. Choose your country.
    3. Click on ownership data and select Companies owned by an Ultimate Owner and Characteristics of their Ultimate Owner.
    4. Choose the country or region of the ultimate owner and click on OK.
    5. Click on View list of results
    6. Add columns to view the branch locations or subsidiaries.   At this point you will have to view them all.  You can export to a spreadsheet and do some filtering and sorting.
    7. You can add columns or change the list format.



  • In Capital IQ
    1. Mouse over Screening & Analytics, Screening and click on Companies
    2. Under Company Details click on Geographic Locations
    3. Search for "United Kingdom" and click on selection. Make sure the box for "Headquarters only" is checked.
    4. Click on Add Criteria
    5. Scroll up and click again on Geographic Locations and select "China". Make sure the boxes for "United Kingdom" and "Headquarters only" are NOT checked. Click on Add Criteria.
    6. View results.
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