Corporate Due Diligence & Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)
Understand the background, ownership, affiliations, reputation and potential risk indicators of companies and individuals.
What this service covers
Understand the businesses and individuals behind important commercial relationships. Research may cover companies, shareholders, directors, beneficial ownership indicators, business activities, corporate affiliations, litigation history, regulatory matters and reputation. Depending on the assignment, sources may include official corporate records, publicly available financial information, adverse media, court records and authorized source enquiries. EDD may involve broader research and deeper examination where circumstances warrant additional scrutiny.
How we conduct this check
Each step is visible to you in the client portal, from scoping to delivery.
Define the decision
We confirm the company, its identifiers, the jurisdictions involved and the decision the findings will support.
Agree scope and depth
Standard or enhanced scope is agreed, with the checks, sources, timing and price confirmed in a quotation.
Research the company
Registry status, ownership, directors, affiliations, litigation, regulatory matters and media are researched.
Verify and analyse
Findings are matched to the right entity, tested for consistency and separated from unconfirmed information.
Report and clarify
You receive a structured report with risk indicators, sources and limitations, and can raise follow-up questions.
Our methodology
We start from official corporate records in the jurisdiction of incorporation and build outwards: shareholders and officers of record, related entities, court and insolvency sources, regulatory notices and media in relevant languages.
Enhanced due diligence adds depth where risk warrants it, such as beneficial ownership indicators through layered structures, wider affiliation mapping and discreet, lawful source enquiries. Every material finding is attributed to its source, and anything we could not establish is stated plainly.
How we help you conduct the check
A scope matched to your risk
We recommend standard or enhanced depth so you do not pay for research the decision does not need.
One report, every jurisdiction
Multi-country structures are researched and reported in one consistent format.
Clear risk indicators
Each area is rated with a short note, so decision-makers can see what matters at a glance.
Tracked in the portal
Order, follow progress, answer questions and download the report through the client portal.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between due diligence and enhanced due diligence?
Enhanced due diligence applies broader research and deeper examination, typically for complex ownership, higher-risk relationships or significant information gaps. The scope is agreed with you before work starts.
Can you identify the ultimate beneficial owner?
We research beneficial ownership indicators from available records and disclosures. Where ownership sits behind structures that are not publicly disclosed, we report that limitation clearly rather than speculate.
How long does corporate due diligence take?
Timing depends on the jurisdictions, record access and depth. We confirm an estimated turnaround in the quotation before you commit.
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Start a corporate due diligence & enhanced due diligence (edd) enquiry
Share the subject, jurisdiction and what you need to establish. We will confirm scope, sources, timing and price.