How do I find out which bank a publicly traded company uses?
March 10, 2009 12:57 PM Subscribe
How do I find out which bank a publicly traded company uses (without asking them)? They have headquarters in Canada, but mostly operate in America. They've filed reports with the SEC.
Response by poster: Unfortunately, I don't think so. (This was one of my first tactics.) Thanks for the advice anyway!
posted by Damn That Television at 1:09 PM on March 10, 2009
posted by Damn That Television at 1:09 PM on March 10, 2009
You would assume they have accounts with multiple banks - all of which I assume would be members of their lending facilities. Check the appendices to their 10-K - which you can find at sec.gov
That won't tell you for sure - but I'd be shocked if it wasn't at least in that group - and probably the arranger.
posted by JPD at 1:28 PM on March 10, 2009
That won't tell you for sure - but I'd be shocked if it wasn't at least in that group - and probably the arranger.
posted by JPD at 1:28 PM on March 10, 2009
Best answer: You might want to try the boolean and advanced searching feature of EDGAR to cut down on search time. Check it out here. Or just click into the filings you think are most likely to contain your info (Ks and Qs) and search by keyword ('bank', 'lending', 'loan', 'facility', etc.)...brute force fun. Check out the company web site as well for relevant press releases and/or filings. Finally, here's the Canadian version of EDGAR, SEDAR, which I have never had the pleasure of using.
posted by xiaolongbao at 1:57 PM on March 10, 2009
posted by xiaolongbao at 1:57 PM on March 10, 2009
Response by poster: Knew about and have been using EDGAR with the tactics you've mentioned already, but didn't know anything about SEDAR. Thanks -- hopefully it'll lead to something!
posted by Damn That Television at 2:26 PM on March 10, 2009
posted by Damn That Television at 2:26 PM on March 10, 2009
A pretty good tactic would be to Ask Metafilter.
You kind of did, but you asked the abstract question and we're much better at answering the concrete one. If you provide the company name, there is probably someone here in the group of "anyone who works there or has done business with them".
posted by smackfu at 4:40 PM on March 10, 2009
You kind of did, but you asked the abstract question and we're much better at answering the concrete one. If you provide the company name, there is probably someone here in the group of "anyone who works there or has done business with them".
posted by smackfu at 4:40 PM on March 10, 2009
A lot of public companies, especially ones with cross-border operations, would use multiple banks for different things.
posted by iknowizbirfmark at 6:35 PM on March 10, 2009
posted by iknowizbirfmark at 6:35 PM on March 10, 2009
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posted by phoenixy at 1:06 PM on March 10, 2009