Service
Business Due Diligence Investigations
Structured open-source due diligence on companies, counterparties and the people behind them — for investments, partnerships, acquisitions and high-value supply relationships.
Source verification — illustrative
- Public corporate registryCorroborated
- Archived web contentCorroborated
- Public social profilePartially consistent
- Claimed employer websiteNot corroborated
The problem this service solves
Deals are usually assessed on documents supplied by the other side. Due diligence adds an independent layer: what the public record, the corporate history and the digital trail say when nobody is curating them for you.
Research examines ownership and management, entities connected to the same people, the company's visible history, publicly available litigation, regulatory and insolvency material, sanctions information where it exists, and adverse media in the relevant languages.
Findings are then reviewed by a person: contradictions are examined rather than listed, and each conclusion carries an explicit confidence level so you know which parts of the picture are solid and which are indicative.
When clients use this service
- An investment, funding round or equity purchase
- A joint venture or long-term partnership
- An acquisition or asset purchase
- Onboarding a high-value supplier or distributor
- International trade with a new counterparty
- Assessing executives, directors or beneficial owners
- Supporting a legal or advisory mandate with independent research
Step one
What information you can provide
Better starting information usually means a broader and faster investigation, but a case can often begin with very little.
- Company name, jurisdiction and registration details
- Names of directors, owners and key executives
- Any group or parent company structure you are aware of
- Websites, brands and trading names used
- Documents already supplied to you by the counterparty
- The decision the research needs to support
- Deadlines and any confidentiality constraints
Research scope
What may be researched
Research is limited to lawful, publicly available information and is confirmed with you before work begins.
- Ownership and publicly recorded beneficial interests
- Management, directors and their other appointments
- Connected entities and group structure on public record
- Corporate history, status changes and name changes
- Publicly available litigation records where accessible
- Publicly available regulatory information
- Public sanctions and watchlist information
- Public insolvency and enforcement information
- Adverse media in relevant languages
- Digital footprint, domains and website history
- Geographic connections and cross-border structure
- Inconsistencies between claims and public record
Deliverable
What you receive
Every case ends in a written report you can read, keep and act on.
- An executive summary aimed at the decision at hand
- Corporate structure and ownership findings
- Profiles of directors and key individuals from public sources
- Connected-entity mapping
- Litigation, regulatory, sanctions and insolvency findings where available
- Adverse media summary, risk indicators and confidence assessment
Pricing and turnaround
This service starts from $1,500. Price reflects the number of entities and individuals in scope, the jurisdictions and languages involved, the depth of media and litigation research agreed, and the deadline.
- What affects price
- Price reflects the number of entities and individuals in scope, the jurisdictions and languages involved, the depth of media and litigation research agreed, and the deadline.
- What affects turnaround
- Scope is agreed in writing before research begins. Multi-jurisdiction structures and non-English media research take longer. Phased delivery is possible where a deal timeline requires early findings.
- Honest limitations
- This is open-source research, not an audit or a legal opinion. Beneficial ownership is opaque in some jurisdictions and is reported as such. No access to confidential financial records or restricted databases.
Frequently asked questions
How does this differ from company verification?
Company verification answers whether a company exists as presented and who is on record. Due diligence examines the wider picture: ownership structure, connected entities, corporate history, publicly available litigation and regulatory material, adverse media and the people behind the business.
Is this a financial audit?
No. This is open-source intelligence and public-records research, not an audit or an accounting opinion. It complements financial and legal advice rather than replacing it.
Can you research the individuals as well as the company?
Yes, where lawful public information exists. Directors, shareholders and key executives are frequently the most informative part of a due diligence report, particularly through their other company connections.
Do you work for law firms and advisers?
Yes. Reports are written to be readable by a client and usable by an adviser: findings, sources reviewed and explicit confidence levels rather than unsourced assertions.
Continue reading
- Company VerificationA faster, narrower check before payment.
- OSINT InvestigationStructured open-source research for professional clients.
- Guide: due diligence checklistA practical checklist before a deal.
- Verify a business partnerWhat to establish before signing.
- MethodologySources, corroboration and confidence.
- PricingStarting points for each investigation.
Submit your case for an initial assessment
Tell us what you already know and what you need to establish. You will receive an assessment of what can realistically be researched, along with scope and pricing, before any work begins.