Briefed Atlas
The global ownership graph. Mathematically exact.
Atlas maps the corporate structure of the global economy. Bitemporal UBO calculation through unlimited ownership layers. Every data point tied to its source filing. 75M+ entities across six jurisdictions, deduplicated into one graph.
Mathematical UBO
Exact direct and indirect ownership calculated through unlimited corporate layers. No approximations, no manual inference, no opaque editorial guesswork.
Absolute provenance
Every relationship, edge, and ownership percentage is tied to a specific source filing with a confidence score and a legal timestamp. Auditors see the exact regulatory receipt.
75M+ entities, six jurisdictions
UK, US, France, Brazil, Australia, and global entities. Cross-referenced and deduplicated into a single coherent graph, not six siloed datasets.
Commercial access
Three ways
to use Atlas.
Atlas is enterprise data infrastructure. Pricing is bespoke, based on volume, jurisdiction coverage, and deployment model. All three products draw from the same underlying graph, updated continuously from source registries. Contact sales@briefedmedia.com to discuss access.
01
Machine-to-Machine API
For engineering teams
A high-performance REST API for embedding UBO checks into KYC pipelines, Salesforce and Pega onboarding workflows, and automated sanctions screening. Returns a full ownership chain with confidence scores and source citations in milliseconds. Designed for enterprise integration, not point-and-click research.
02
Bulk Data
For quant and data teams
The complete Atlas graph exported as a structured dataset and delivered on a cadence you set. For hedge funds, quant desks, and corporate intelligence teams who want the entire ownership graph in-house to run proprietary ML models, alternative data pipelines, or cross-asset research.
03
Visual Investigator Terminal
Seat-based, for investigators
A premium UI for compliance officers, fraud investigators, and investigative journalists to visually explore and audit complex corporate structures. Renders the full ownership graph interactively, surfaces UBO calculations with their underlying source filings, and exports audit trails in formats accepted by regulators and legal counsel.
Category
The modern
successor to
Orbis.
Corporate ownership data has a monopoly problem. Bureau van Dijk's Orbis has dominated the space for decades. The product is clunky, the interface is slow, and most critically, the ownership calculations are a black box: you receive a UBO percentage with no visibility into which specific filing established it or how the number was derived.
For compliance teams operating under AML and KYC regulation, that opacity is not an inconvenience. It is a liability. Regulators increasingly expect firms to demonstrate the provenance of their due-diligence data, not merely to hold a number on file. A UBO figure you cannot trace to a source document is a figure you cannot defend.
Atlas is built on the opposite principle. Provenance is the architecture, not an afterthought. Every relationship in the graph carries a pointer to its source filing, a confidence score, and a legal timestamp. The UBO calculation is performed by a defined mathematical method, not editorial inference, and the methodology is auditable. When an auditor or regulator asks why Atlas assigns a particular ownership stake, the answer is a link to the source document and a readable formula.
The engine
Technical
capabilities.
Built for compliance, fraud, and quant engineering workloads, not for occasional point-and-click research.
01
Bitemporal graph
Atlas stores ownership relationships as they existed at every point in time, not just as they exist today. You can query the ownership structure of an entity as it stood on any historical date, which is essential for AML investigations, regulatory audits, and litigation.
02
Unlimited-depth UBO engine
True UBO calculation through multi-layered corporate chains requires institutional-grade computation, not reading a single filing. Atlas calculates exact indirect ownership percentages through unlimited corporate layers automatically, including chains that span multiple jurisdictions.
03
Source-level provenance
Every single data point in Atlas carries a pointer to the specific regulatory filing that established it, with a confidence score and the date the fact became legally valid stored alongside. When an auditor asks why Atlas assigns a particular ownership percentage, the answer is a direct link to the source document.
04
Cross-border entity matching
Multinational conglomerates appear under different names, identifiers, and legal forms across national registries. Atlas deduplicates and links entities across jurisdictions, so a conglomerate's UK subsidiary, French entity, and US holding company resolve to one node in the graph.
How it compares
Where Atlas
fits.
Atlas is a direct successor to legacy corporate ownership databases, not a supplement to them. It replaces the incumbent for teams that need defensible, auditable data.
Bureau van Dijk Orbis
Legacy incumbentThe dominant product in the category, with a $1bn+ market position and decades of data. Clunky interface, opaque methodology, and ownership percentages with no visible source filings. When Orbis assigns a UBO, it rarely shows you exactly which document proved it. For compliance teams who need to be able to defend their data to regulators, that opacity is an AML and audit risk.
Refinitiv / D&B
Adjacent productsStrong in financial instrument data and credit risk respectively. Corporate ownership is a secondary data layer for both, not the core product. Depth of entity coverage and UBO calculation methodology lag specialist providers.
Manual registry research
Common workaroundPulling directly from national registries is accurate but slow, expensive, and impossible to scale. Multi-layered shell structures spanning five jurisdictions cannot be resolved manually against audit deadlines.
Briefed Atlas
BriefedBuilt from the ground up as mathematically rigorous, fully auditable ownership infrastructure. Every ownership edge carries its source document. UBO is calculated precisely, not approximated. The graph is bitemporal, queryable at any historical date, and updated continuously from source registries.
Enterprise access
Talk to
the team.
Atlas is sold into enterprise risk, compliance, and data engineering budgets. Pricing is bespoke. All three commercial products draw from the same underlying graph.
For API documentation, data samples, and technical specification, email sales@briefedmedia.com. Briefed Atlas is not available on a self-service basis. Enterprise pricing covers API access, bulk data licensing, and the Visual Investigator Terminal.
What is Briefed Atlas?
Briefed Atlas is a global corporate ownership graph: a database that maps who owns what across 75M+ entities in six jurisdictions, updated continuously from national registries. It calculates Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) mathematically through unlimited corporate layers and provides full provenance on every data point, tied to the specific regulatory filing that established it.
What is Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO)?
UBO is the natural person or persons who ultimately own or control a legal entity, after tracing through any number of intermediate holding companies, trusts, and corporate layers. Calculating UBO is a legal requirement under AML (Anti-Money Laundering) and KYC (Know Your Customer) regulations in most jurisdictions. Atlas calculates it automatically through unlimited ownership layers rather than manual chain-tracing.
How does Atlas handle deep, multi-layered corporate structures?
Atlas calculates indirect ownership through corporate chains of arbitrary depth. If Company A owns 50% of Company B, and Company B owns 50% of Company C, Atlas resolves Company A's 25% indirect stake in Company C automatically, regardless of how many intermediate layers are involved. The same approach handles circular ownership structures and chains spanning multiple jurisdictions.
What does "absolute provenance" mean in practice?
Every ownership relationship in Atlas is linked to the specific regulatory filing that established it. Alongside the filing, Atlas stores a confidence score and the exact date the fact became legally valid. When a compliance officer or auditor asks why Atlas assigns a particular ownership stake, the system provides the exact document, not a black-box percentage.
Which jurisdictions does Atlas cover?
Atlas currently covers the United Kingdom, France, Brazil, Australia, the United States, and global entities via Legal Entity Identifier coverage. The 75M+ entity foundation spans these six jurisdictions, cross-referenced and deduplicated into a single graph.
How is Atlas different from Bureau van Dijk Orbis?
The core difference is transparency and rigour. Orbis is an established product with broad coverage, but its ownership calculations are opaque: you receive a percentage with limited visibility into which source document established it or how the calculation was made. Atlas is built on the opposite principle. Every edge in the graph carries its source filing and a confidence score, and UBO is calculated precisely rather than inferred editorially. For compliance teams subject to regulatory audit, that difference matters.
How do I access Atlas?
Atlas is an enterprise data product sold into risk, compliance, and quant engineering budgets. It is not available on a self-service basis. To discuss API access, bulk data licensing, or the Visual Investigator Terminal, contact the team at sales@briefedmedia.com.