Big picture analytics
March 18, 2025

Big picture analytics

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with PitchBook

We have a number of use cases.

1) To identify potential clients working in a particular industry (including understanding their financials), determine who their current counsel is, and assess what types of transactions they might be interested in.

2) Identify competitors to our existing clients so that we can do further analysis on those companies - are they moving into new technology or geographical areas, what are their financials like, etc.

3) Find potential investors for our clients based on previous investments that have been made within the industry.

Pros

  • Extensive and granular tagging of industries
  • Gathering transaction information even when some details are confidential
  • Flexible screening tools

Cons

  • Often the executive names are out of date and for contact information there is rarely a direct office phone number. I always end up using other sources to verify or add onto what information is present.
  • Would love to see more detailed employee data and especially the structure of the executive and legal departments.
  • High business value in determining whether a potential client has the financial backing to support work with a larger law firm
  • Profiles of companies make it very easy for attorneys and the business development team to quickly know about a business before meeting with them, formally or informally
I have not had much call for customer service, but have found that sometimes my flags of outdated executive information are not acted on.
Big picture data is great and often used as a basis for further research. Generating lists of companies to investigate further is a key feature.
Straightforward to search, customize data, and export.

Do you think PitchBook delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with PitchBook's feature set?

Yes

Did PitchBook live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of PitchBook go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy PitchBook again?

Yes

PitchBook is well suited to prospecting companies or investors, especially when working in emerging industries and areas like cleantech that would cross traditional industry categories. It is less appropriate when working with small companies that don't have new technologies. Size and importance are key elements of what makes a company record have useful data.

PitchBook Feature Ratings

Financial Research
6.6
Public Company Data
10
Private Company Data
7
Industry and Sector Research
9
Industry-Specific Information
8
Independent Research Access
5
M&A Analysis
8
Supply Chain Data
4
ESG Data
4
Credit Ratings Reports
3
Macroeconomic News
5
Search Tools
10

Comments

  • Sally Davis | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Sally Davis
    (Vendor Representative) commented a year ago
    Thank you for your review We're glad to hear PitchBook helps you identify potential clients competitors and investors. We appreciate your feedback regarding company data availability and accuracy. We have flagged this feedback in our system. Thanks for being a PitchBook customer

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