Need to find a list of companies, either public and/or private, within a specific geographic location? How about a list of companies in a specific industry, or of a certain size? Or what about a list of executives? You can create lists of companies and executives by using the Advanced Search and Executive Search features. Both are similar. To use them:

1. Choose either Advanced Search (for companies) or Executive Search.
2. Use the Company Information, Industry Codes, and other tabs to see the different criteria you can select.
3. Start building your list by selecting relevant criteria in each section of the list builder. Industry, city, and zip codes are common criteria. 
4. Each criterion selected will be added to the list. Click Submit to search. 
5. This is where Mergent is a little unique when compared to other information databases in the PG Library, especially when compared to EBSCO. Click the Save or View links to view the list of companies or executives you've created. The results are stacked in each row so you can see the widest results list to the most refined. This lets you preview whether your criteria selected were may too wide or narrow. Click the Save or View link for the results list that looks the most appealing to your information needs. 

Once you have the results up, you can typically download the list to a spreadsheet or click on specific companies or names to view their profiles and information available from Mergent.