Global New Companies (LEI) – Entities & Parent Companies

Find entities all over the world that just received a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) – by country, founding date and name – straight from the official Global LEI Index (GLEIF). Every row has the legal name, legal form, local registration number, legal and headquarters addresses, and the direct and ultimate parent company when known.

An LEI is required for trading securities, many banking and payment relationships and cross-border business. A new LEI means a company is setting up financial relationships right now.

No API key, no scraping, live data.

What you get

• ~25,000 new LEIs per month worldwide, newest first, in 200+ jurisdictions
• Country filter (ISO codes) and founding-date filter – use foundedFrom to get genuinely new companies (e.g. 380+ companies founded since June in Germany and France got an LEI in September 2026)
• Parent companies: direct and ultimate parent LEI, name and country; when the parent is not disclosed, the official reason (e.g. owned by natural persons)
• Legal form in readable form (ISO 20275), local registration number and registration authority – ready for KYB matching
• Legal address and headquarters address, LEI renewal date and corroboration level

Typical uses

• Financial services sales: banks, brokers, payment and FX providers targeting companies that are just opening accounts
• KYB / onboarding: verify legal name, registration number and parent company from the official index
• Group mapping: find new subsidiaries of foreign groups entering your country (onlyWithParent)
• Market entry signals: new funds, SPVs and branches per country
• AI agents: call it as a tool through the Apify MCP server ("new German companies with an LEI this month and their parents")

Input example

{
  "countries": ["GB", "DE"],
  "foundedFrom": "2026-06-01",
  "entityCategories": ["company"],
  "maxResults": 200
}

Output example

{
  "lei": "00000000000000000000",
  "legalName": "EXAMPLE HOLDINGS LIMITED",
  "previousNames": null,
  "category": "GENERAL",
  "legalFormCode": "H0PO",
  "legalForm": "Private Limited Company",
  "jurisdiction": "GB",
  "localRegistrationNumber": "00000000",
  "registrationAuthorityCode": "RA000585",
  "foundedOn": "2026-07-01",
  "leiIssuedOn": "2026-09-25",
  "leiStatus": "ISSUED",
  "nextRenewalOn": "2027-09-25",
  "corroboration": "FULLY_CORROBORATED",
  "legalAddress": {"lines": ["1 Example Street"], "city": "London", "region": "GB-LND", "postalCode": "EC1A 1AA", "country": "GB"},
  "headquartersAddress": {"lines": ["1 Example Street"], "city": "London", "region": "GB-LND", "postalCode": "EC1A 1AA", "country": "GB"},
  "directParent": {"lei": "11111111111111111111", "name": "EXAMPLE GROUP PLC", "country": "GB", "exception": null},
  "ultimateParent": {"lei": "11111111111111111111", "name": "EXAMPLE GROUP PLC", "country": "GB", "exception": null},
  "gleifUrl": "https://search.gleif.org/#/record/00000000000000000000",
  "checkedAt": "2026-09-28T03:00:00Z",
  "source": "GLEIF Global LEI Index via api.gleif.org (CC0 1.0)"
}

(Fictional example showing the format.)

Pricing

$0.003 per entity returned ($3 per 1,000). No start fee. You only pay for results you receive; set maxResults to cap your spend.

Data notes

• Live: every run queries the GLEIF API, so results are as fresh as the Global LEI Index (updated several times a day).
• LEI issue date vs. founding date: an older company may receive its first LEI today. Use foundedFrom if you only want new companies.
• No personal data: sole proprietors are excluded, and GLEIF never discloses individuals who own a company – you only see the reason code (e.g. "Owned by natural person(s) – not disclosed").
• Up to 10,000 entities per run (to respect the GLEIF API limit); split larger pulls by country or date.

Data sources & license

• GLEIF – Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation, Global LEI Index via the public LEI API. LEI data is published under CC0 1.0 (no rights reserved).
• Legal form names: ISO 20275 Entity Legal Forms code list published by GLEIF.
• Every row includes source and checkedAt.

Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent product. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or operated by GLEIF or any LEI issuer. Data is provided as published by the source, without warranty.

FAQ

Which countries are covered? All countries in the Global LEI Index (200+ jurisdictions). Use 2-letter ISO codes.

How fast is it? Usually a few seconds; runs with onlyWithParent scan more records and take longer.