A system and method for identifying second degree connections between entities represented in different databases. The method includes: identifying a second participating entity that owns a subject entity, wherein identifying the second participating entity further comprises resolving the subject entity between a first database and a second database, wherein the subject entity is resolved such that respective instances of the subject entity in the first database and the second database are determined as each uniquely identifying the same subject entity, wherein resolving an entity further comprises applying resolution rules requiring at least matching a plurality of features between respective instances of the entity; determining a second degree connection between a first participating entity and the second participating entity, wherein the second degree connection includes a linking entity that is connected to each of the first participating entity and the second participating entity in at least one third database.