Why not publish it if you publish the article? It's not as though someone else would be unable to pull the very same data. She isn't explicitly calling any of t

Why not publish it if you publish the article? It's not as though someone else would be unable to pull the very same data. She isn't explicitly calling any of those VCs zombies, just noting that they meet one of her core criteria. You're implying that information which may not be used wisely by the reader is unprofessional to publish. Furthermore if those firms are healthy they have nothing to fear.