Third Bridge
Analyst-led expert calls and the Forum transcript library
4.4Enterprise / CustomBest for Teams that want transcripts before booking calls
Expert Network Transcripts Commercial DD
Overview
Third Bridge is a primary-research firm ($287M revenue in 2025) whose Forum library holds roughly 90,000 analyst-led expert call transcripts alongside live custom expert access. In 2026 its content is distributed inside Bloomberg, FactSet, Capital IQ and via an MCP server for AI workflows — letting diligence teams read before they book calls.
Key features
- ~90,000 analyst-led Forum transcripts
- Live expert calls and custom sourcing
- Analyst-moderated interview format
- Distribution inside Bloomberg, FactSet, Capital IQ
- MCP server for AI/LLM access to transcripts
Pros
- Analyst-led transcripts are structured and comparable
- Reading transcripts first cuts wasted call spend
- Forward-leaning AI/data distribution strategy
Cons
- Expert bench for live calls is smaller than GLG's
- Transcript coverage skews to frequently-traded sectors