Triple
T19398242
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | PetSmart |
E485247
|
entity |
| Predicate | acquiredBy |
P347
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
BC Partners
BC Partners is a leading international private equity firm known for acquiring and managing large companies across various industries.
|
E1373709
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: BC Partners | Statement: [PetSmart, acquiredBy, BC Partners]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BC Partners Context triple: [PetSmart, acquiredBy, BC Partners]
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A.
Blair Partners
Blair Partners is an architectural firm known for designing the Milton Keynes Theatre in Milton Keynes, England.
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B.
BGC Partners
BGC Partners is a global brokerage and financial services firm specializing in the trading of fixed income, foreign exchange, derivatives, and other financial instruments.
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C.
Sycamore Partners
Sycamore Partners is a private equity firm known for acquiring and restructuring retail and consumer brands in the United States.
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D.
Arbor Partners
Arbor Partners is a private equity and venture capital investment firm co-founded and led by businessman and former Michigan governor Rick Snyder.
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E.
Berkshire Partners
Berkshire Partners is a Boston-based private equity firm known for investing in and acquiring middle-market companies across a range of industries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: BC Partners Triple: [PetSmart, acquiredBy, BC Partners]
Generated description
BC Partners is a leading international private equity firm known for acquiring and managing large companies across various industries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BC Partners Target entity description: BC Partners is a leading international private equity firm known for acquiring and managing large companies across various industries.
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A.
Blair Partners
Blair Partners is an architectural firm known for designing the Milton Keynes Theatre in Milton Keynes, England.
-
B.
BGC Partners
BGC Partners is a global brokerage and financial services firm specializing in the trading of fixed income, foreign exchange, derivatives, and other financial instruments.
-
C.
Sycamore Partners
Sycamore Partners is a private equity firm known for acquiring and restructuring retail and consumer brands in the United States.
-
D.
Arbor Partners
Arbor Partners is a private equity and venture capital investment firm co-founded and led by businessman and former Michigan governor Rick Snyder.
-
E.
Berkshire Partners
Berkshire Partners is a Boston-based private equity firm known for investing in and acquiring middle-market companies across a range of industries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8e8d5162481909db12435d9535c1a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 12:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e62574edd08190b5456108d5e3907e |
completed | April 20, 2026, 1:09 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a072b8dd70c8190870a8478a111b887 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 2:19 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a072e41ca0c8190a6d85eaa76d00de8 |
completed | May 15, 2026, 2:31 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a072eb872b88190904f9947228066fb |
completed | May 15, 2026, 2:33 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:36 p.m.