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Coach
Either:
A) identify the change in "naming convention" and adjust your data accordingly
B) use a heuristic tool to match the slightly different names (the less the characters change, the better).
I'd use B) - it sounds complicated, but you can just use Fuzzy lookup (an official Microsoft Add-in that match similar strings)
Thanks will try this!
We deal with this a lot in real estate as landlord restructure constantly. We assign them a “customer number” that’s irrespective of the name, often the first few letters and zip code of their corp office. Then as entities change we log that with the same customer number. It’s very much not automated though
Mentor
Could you use their respective EINs as a unique identifier?
Not possible unfortunately
Are these public companies? If so, you can try using the ticket symbol. If not, all companies should have a unique filer ID if they file EDGAR on the SEC website or a separate state registration ID with where they formed the entity.