VENDOR & THIRD-PARTY DUE DILIGENCE

Vendor & Third-Party Due Diligence

Add investigative due diligence to your vendor and third-party risk process with public-record research, commercial business data, reputational intelligence, and principal screening.

BEYOND THE VENDOR QUESTIONNAIRE

Third-party risk goes beyond what a company tells you about itself.

Vendor questionnaires, insurance certificates, cybersecurity reviews, and procurement checks all serve an important purpose. But they may not reveal the full public-record, financial, regulatory, or reputational picture.

True Court Screening Solutions helps organizations independently evaluate third parties using commercial data, public records, and investigative research.

A MORE COMPLETE VIEW

Multiple risk signals. One consolidated review.

Different sources answer different questions. We bring them together to help you better understand the organization you may be relying on.

 

Business Identity & Ownership

Entity verification, registrations, ownership information, key principals, and related business information.

Litigation & Public Records

Civil litigation, bankruptcy, adversary proceedings, judgments, liens, UCC filings, and related records.

Business Credit

Commercial business credit data can provide insight into payment patterns, financial stress indicators, collections, and overall credit risk.

Sanctions & Regulatory Risk

Global sanctions, watchlists, regulatory actions, enforcement activity, and other compliance-related risk indicators.

Adverse Media & Online Research

Targeted research for reputational concerns, negative media, significant controversies, and other relevant public information.

Principal & Social Media Review

When appropriate, extend the review to owners and key principals, including public records, sanctions, adverse media, OSINT, and social media research.

LOOK BEYOND THE ENTITY

A company can look strong on paper. The people behind it may tell a different story.

For higher-risk relationships, screening the business
alone may not provide enough context. True Court can
extend due diligence to owners, executives, and other
key principals where appropriate.

Identity & Address History

Criminal Court Research

Civil Litigation

Bankruptcy & Liens

Sanctions & PEP

Adverse Media

Professional Licenses

Social Media / OSINT

A RISK-BASED APPROACH

Not every third party requires the same level of review.

Screening can be tailored based on the size of the relationship, access to sensitive information, geographic exposure, reputational risk, and overall importance to your organization.

LEVEL 01

Essential Vendor Review

Core entity verification, public-record research, sanctions, bankruptcy, liens, and adverse media.

 

LEVEL 02

Enhanced Vendor Review

Adds deeper litigation research, regulatory review, business credit, ownership analysis, and expanded reputational research.

 

LEVEL 03

Comprehensive Due Diligence

Designed for higher-risk relationships and can include extensive principal screening, social media, OSINT, and expanded investigative research.

WHEN TO SCREEN

Build due diligence into the third-party lifecycle.

01

Before Onboarding

Evaluate a prospective vendor before entering the relationship.

02

Before Major Contracts

Apply deeper diligence when exposure or dependency increases.

 

03

Periodic Rescreening

Refresh risk information on key or higher-risk relationships.

04

When Concerns Arise

Investigate ownership changes, litigation, media issues, or other warning signs.

 

WHO WE SUPPORT

Designed for organizations that need to know who they're doing business with.

✓ Procurement Teams

✓ Compliance & Risk

✓ Private Equity

✓ Financial Institutions

✓ Healthcare Organizations

✓ Manufacturers

✓ Franchisors

✓ Professional Services

✓ Insurance & Risk Management Teams

✓ M&A Advisors & Investment Firms

✓ Supply Chain & Vendor Management Teams

✓ Healthcare Organizations

Vendor & Third-Party Due Diligence FAQs

Vendor and third-party due diligence can look different depending on the relationship, level of risk, and type of organization being reviewed. Below are answers to some of the most common questions about how True Court approaches vendor and third-party risk screening.

Vendor and third-party due diligence is the process of evaluating a company, organization, or business partner before or during a commercial relationship. Depending on the scope, it may include business verification, public-record research, commercial data, litigation history, sanctions screening, regulatory research, adverse media, and review of key principals.

True Court can conduct due diligence on vendors, suppliers, contractors, consultants, professional service providers, franchisees, distributors, strategic partners, acquisition targets, and other third parties involved in a business relationship.

A review may include business identity and registration, ownership and key principals, civil litigation, bankruptcy, judgments and liens, UCC filings, business credit, regulatory and enforcement activity, sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, and other relevant public or commercial information.

Yes. When appropriate, due diligence can be expanded beyond the business entity to include owners, executives, and other key principals. This may include identity research, criminal and civil court records, bankruptcies, judgments and liens, sanctions, PEP screening, adverse media, professional licenses, social media, and other open-source research.

Yes. These components can be included based on the scope of the engagement. Business credit can provide additional financial risk indicators, while sanctions, adverse media, social media, and other open-source research can help identify regulatory, reputational, or integrity-related concerns.

Yes. Not every third party requires the same level of review. True Court can tailor the scope based on factors such as the size and importance of the relationship, access to sensitive information, geographic exposure, reputational risk, regulatory considerations, and other relevant risk factors.

Periodic reviews may be appropriate for higher-risk or important third-party relationships. Additional due diligence may also be considered when there are ownership changes, significant litigation, regulatory activity, financial concerns, negative media, or other developments that may affect the relationship.

Designed for organizations that need to know who they're doing business with.

Whether you’re evaluating a new vendor, reviewing an existing third party, or conducting
enhanced due diligence on a higher-risk relationship, True Court can build a review around the
level of risk you need to understand.