Corporate hierarchy data

Corporate hierarchy data maps how companies are connected through ownership and control: which entities are parents, subsidiaries, branches and ultimate owners. Compliance teams need it for KYB and sanctions screening, sales teams for account roll-ups, procurement for supplier risk, and credit teams for group exposure.

Typical fields:

• Entity identifier, legal name and registration number
• Direct parent and ultimate parent identifiers
• Ownership percentage and type of control
• Relationship start and end dates
• Hierarchy level
• Beneficial owner details where lawfully available
• Source document and verification date

Sources and collection

Hierarchies are built from registry filings, annual reports and consolidated accounts, securities filings, beneficial ownership registers, and the relationship records in the Global LEI System, where GLEIF publishes parent relationships reported by LEI holders. Providers link entities across countries and resolve name variations. Access to beneficial ownership registers varies by country and has been restricted in some jurisdictions, so coverage of individual owners is uneven.

Delivery and pricing

Delivered as bulk graph files, warehouse shares, or API lookups that return the full family tree. Pricing depends on the number of entities, countries covered, inclusion of beneficial owners and refresh frequency.

Before you buy

• Check how far hierarchies reach up, down and across borders.
• Ask how ownership thresholds and control without majority ownership are represented.
• Confirm how quickly mergers and acquisitions are reflected.
• Test known corporate groups from your own customer base.
• Review the legal basis and permitted uses for personal data on beneficial owners.