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Unlocking critical information.
Corporate level information and tools are readily available to analyze companies and markets. But much of the risk and opportunity stems from relationships within and across companies that are far more difficult to research. For instance:
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Financial counterparties may transact through multiple entities and complex chains. |
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Intercompany lending and joint ventures can mask hidden assets and liabilities as well as conflicts of interest. |
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Large groups may have multiple issuers and guarantors, as well as cross-company receivables and payables. |
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Complex transaction can conceal critical ownership, counterparty risk and off-balance sheet exposure. |
Traditional methods of representing corporate relationship and transaction data fall
short in their ability to analyze the complex world of corporate interaction. Much of
this process is still manual or unautomated. Analysts must comb through documents and often force complex network relationships into hierarchical structures. Along the way, errors are introduced and nuances are lost.
In today's financial environment, the consequences of not adequately identifying interdependencies are higher than ever. |
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