What this source helps you find
Find an entity with an LEI and examine its legal identity, registration status and reported relationships.
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GLEIF — Global LEI Index
Find an entity with an LEI and examine its legal identity, registration status and reported relationships.
Provenance and evidence type
- Operator or reference institution
- Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)
- Result type
- Registry record
Retain the identifier, competent authority and state at consultation. Interpret the record within the registry’s remit and coverage.
Limit to retain in your conclusion
LEIs do not cover every business. LAPSED concerns renewal of the LEI registration; it does not establish dissolution of the entity.
Useful search anchors
- Entity identifier
- Exact name
- Country / jurisdiction
Fields to record when citing a result
- Entity identifier
- Application / registration number
- Observed status
- Access date and time zone
Evidence record to retain
Retain LEI, legal name, registration authority and number, ENTITY_STATUS, REGISTRATION_STATUS, last update and renewal date.
Check before drawing a conclusion
Match the national registry identifier to the LEI record. Read reporting exceptions before inferring that there is no parent entity.
Access, download and API conditions depend on the service. Consult the official documentation and the resource terms.
Cross-check this source in a research route
Reconcile an international identity
Match LEI to national registry, registration authority and number before examining relationships.
LEI status, entity status and reported relationship are separate; a reporting exception does not mean no parent exists.
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- Verify a company’s identity and status
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Before export or reuse
- Coverage
- INT
- Identifiers to retain
- Entity identifier · Application / registration number · Observed status · Access date and time zone
Licence and rights
Inspect the exact resource and its terms. Being viewable does not authorise redistribution; retain the resource licence and restrictions instead of inferring them from the portal.
Date and version
Record consultation date, covered period, last update and version separately. For revised data, retain the file or exact extraction reference.