Surface Hidden Ownership or Control
Establish who is behind the entity, how it is connected, and where control or conflicts may sit.
Services · Business Due Diligence
Investigative business due diligence that brings ownership, litigation, financial, regulatory, sanctions, and reputational risk into view—before an important decision is made.
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A business can look established on the surface. Public records and source-level research can tell a more complete story.
Establish who is behind the entity, how it is connected, and where control or conflicts may sit.
Identify disputes, judgments, liens, bankruptcies, and other records that may affect the relationship.
Bring together distress indicators, government actions, restricted-party exposure, and reputational signals.
What Research Covers
We combine public records, corporate filings, regulatory sources, financial records, media, and other investigative sources relevant to your decision.
Verify registrations, principals, affiliates, and the structure behind the business.
Research civil, criminal, and administrative cases, judgments, and court records.
Look for bankruptcies, liens, UCC filings, collections, and other pressure indicators.
Review licensing, enforcement, disciplinary, complaint, and government records.
Screen relevant entities and parties against sanctions, debarment, and watchlist sources.
Search reporting for allegations, controversies, misconduct, and reputational concerns.
Company Due Diligence
Three standard packages for the company. Each one includes the package below it. Social media, an extra name, or a principal check can be added without changing the package.
Baseline stays on the name you give us. Deep Dive opens the other company names. High-Stakes is the long lookback, with the people included.
The starting package. Primary name only.
A fit whenYou want a first look before a process, or a routine check on a counterparty.
Includes everything in Baseline, plus:
A fit whenThe deal is live and the other company names and the credit picture matter.
Includes everything in Deep Dive, plus:
A fit whenControl, regulation, or the people behind the company raise the stakes.
Any package can take an add-on: social media, another company name, or a principal check. On Baseline, if another company name or DBA turns up during the investigation, we flag it. You decide whether to open it. That name is not charged up front.
Core Services
Meaningful due diligence requires more than a database search. We verify sources, connect the dots, and shape the scope to your risk priorities.
Confirm legal existence, status, jurisdiction, formation date, and standing.
Identify owners, shareholders, members, managers, and controlling parties.
Map company structures and identify related or affiliated entities.
Search civil, criminal, and administrative cases, judgments, and dockets.
Identify bankruptcies, filings, and related proceedings.
Uncover tax liens, judgments, UCCs, and other encumbrances.
Review credit reports, payment history, and collections activity.
Identify license issues, enforcement actions, complaints, and violations.
Screen against OFAC, international sanctions, and watchlists.
Find negative news, complaints, and other relevant public reporting.
When It Matters
Business relationships can create financial, legal, regulatory, operational, and reputational exposure at every stage.
Evaluate legal status, ownership, risk indicators, and reputation before establishing a relationship.
Research the company, principals, related entities, and potential transaction risks.
Build visibility before sharing information, committing resources, or signing a long-term agreement.
Gain additional insight before a significant financial or operational commitment.
Expand the review when concerns, ownership changes, litigation, or adverse media surface.
Reassess higher-risk third parties as their circumstances or risk profile changes.
Tell us what you are evaluating. We can help shape an investigative approach around your timeline and risk priorities.
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