Companies

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PLEASE NOTE: Pitchbook is experiencing technical issues with new user registration, with users getting stuck in a ‘password reset’ loop. 
 

• If you encounter this issue,  please contact support@pitchbook.com and ask for a login reset
• After you've reset your password, DO NOT USE THE LOGIN LINK PROVIDED
• Log out, access Pitchbook from the Library's A-Z Databases list, and log in with your new password 
• Pitchbook is aware that this issue is affecting UofA students and staff, and they are working to resolve it     

Restrictions on Use:

• Exporting and printing is limited to 10 daily / 25 monthly rows of company, deal, or fund data per authorized user
• One tabled search result of company, deal, or fund entities into Excel represents one row

Training Materials:

• When logged in to the PitchBook platform, the Help Center provides many short video ‘platform walkthroughs’, as well as an FAQ and a glossary
• PitchBook also has a YouTube channel, and the PitchBook 101 video series is helpful for new users

• EDGAR Filings are US SEC documents available for publicly quoted companies on US stock exchanges, banks, and insurance companies. Examples would be 8-K, 10-K, Proxy, and information statements.
• News Service aggregates news pieces from several sources, including Acquire Media, Dow Jones, and Thomson Reuters. Access includes full articles and tags for topics, industries, and countries.
• Zephyr is the most comprehensive database of deal information, and it is updated hourly, and is useful for corporate finance research. It contains information on M&A, IPO, private equity / venture capital deals, rumors, and other transaction-level details.