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This page links to a series of helpful guides and video tutorials demonstrating how to start your library research.

Full Research@UWW Search Box

Research@UWW

Finding Articles

Developing a company list using Reference Solutions

Finding Company Profiles

Accessing IMF's Economic Data

Finding Trade Data

Researching Companies Using Privco

UW-Whitewater libraries' guide to researching companies using privco

Researching Companies using PrivCo

Use the small black arrows on the left and right to navigate between the slides. 

Privco sign-in page with direct access option and red arrows pointing to the sign in and create an account options

Access Privco from the Library databases A-Z list or using the following link: https://libproxy.uww.edu:9443/login?url=https://system.privco.com/academic

1: From the landing page Create an Account if you don't already have one and

2: Sign In to Privco

Privco homepage with read arrow pointing at search bar at the top

The search bar located at the top can be used to search for companies, investors, funding sources and information on any acquisition or merger deals.

Privco home page with red arrow pointing to the search term general motors in the search bar and a red box highligthing the auto-populated general motors company search result

Type in the company name in the search bar. If it is a publicly traded or benchmark company, it will usually auto-populate as the search term is being typed.

General Motors company profile page with red arrows pointing to the company classification, year founded and latest valuation in Privco

Choose the required result.

The company Overview page has basic company information such the location of its head quarters, whether it is a publicly traded company or privately owned, the year the company was founded, its latest valuation, etc.

General Motors Company Financial page with a red box highlighting the Financials tab and red arrows pointing to the rows containing the Revenues and non-operating income information in Privco

The Financials page contains information about the company's revenues and operational expenses.

General Motors Company funding page in Privco

The Funding page usually contains investor information if the company has raised capital through soliciting investors

General motors company deals page in Privco

The Deals page has information on the acquisitions and mergers in which the company was involved in.

General Motors company signals page in Privco

The Signals page contains the employee growth and revenue growth percentages for 1 and 3 years.

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