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EDGAR - Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis & Retrieval

Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (EDGAR)

Company Information via SEC website

  • Hover over Search Filings tab
  • Click on Search Filings
  • For an explanation of what a CIK number (SEC Central Index number) is, click on CIK Lookup

Advanced EDGAR Search via Bloomberg Law

  • Sign into Bloomberg Law
  • Under Transactional tab:
    • Click on EDGAR Search OR
    • Click on Transactional Intelligence Center Home; AND 
  • Within the Securities Filings box > Click on EDGAR Advanced Search

Note: There are many more resources available within the Transactional Research Center on Bloomberg Law. One example is Search Transactional Precedent Search, located in the Drafting Tools box. 

For transactional lawyers a "precedent" is a transactional document (e.g., a purchase or loan agreement) that has been used in a previous deal. Often firms or companies have their own "in-house" databases which contain "in-house precedents." Understanding how to access various in-house work-product retrieval systems will be important if one is working in transactional practice. These in-house systems will likely differ from one employer to another.