Core practice

Corporate Due Diligence

Establishing who actually owns and controls a company, when the public record is incomplete, contradictory, or deliberately obscured.

The question underneath

We investigate who owns and controls a company, especially when public records are incomplete or conflicting. The registered owner may be only the first layer of the structure.

Ownership findings need evidence beyond a single filing.

We apply all-source analytic methods to complex ownership and control questions, focusing the assessment on the entity under review.

What we establish

  • Who ultimately owns and controls an entity, past the first registered layer
  • Whether foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) indicators are present
  • Whether an intermediary, distributor, or holding company is what it appears to be
  • What a corporate reorganization changed, and what it preserved
  • How an entity connects to others that matter to the customer

Analytic review

Screening tools help identify matches and relationships. Analysts then examine the records, resolve conflicting information where possible and assess what the ownership structure means for the customer.

Records disagree. Filings lag reality. Names repeat across unrelated entities and jurisdictions. Our analysts assess the reliability of each source and explain the confidence supporting their conclusions.

Commercial work

The same tradecraft serves commercial clients, who face versions of the same question when acquiring, investing, or taking on a supplier. The standards do not change. The reporting is written for a different reader.

Deliverables

What you receive

Our deliverables explain the findings and their implications for your decision.

  • Ownership assessments

    An explanation of who owns and controls the entity, supported by the available records and a clear account of any gaps.

  • Foreign ownership and control analysis

    An assessment of whether foreign ownership, control, or influence indicators are present, and what they rest on.

  • Mitigation and next-step recommendations

    What could be done about what was found, with the tradeoffs stated, including what further collection would resolve an open question.

Context

What drives the requirement

The obligations below are why federal buyers and their suppliers need this work. Each is public regulation or published federal guidance, summarized here in general terms.

Regulatory drivers

CFIUS The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States reviews certain transactions involving foreign persons for national security risk, which puts the burden on parties to understand ownership and control before a deal rather than after it.
Foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) Companies holding facility clearances under the National Industrial Security Program must identify and address foreign ownership, control, or influence, which requires establishing the real ownership position rather than the filed one.

Evidence

Why this firm

Relevant experience and credentials are listed below.

Analyst-owned and analyst-led
Founded in 2006 by career intelligence analysts and still owned by one. The president has worked in intelligence since 1984, served as a US Navy intelligence analyst, and is a certified PMP and certified ISSO.
Serving government and commercial customers
Work delivered for the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, national-level agencies, defense contractors, and commercial clients.
Works to published analytic standards
Analysts are experienced in ICD 203 and adhere to those and other standards when requested by customers.

Procurement

How to work with us

As an SBA-certified SDVOSB, the firm is eligible for sole-source and set-aside award under FAR Subpart 19.14 — no vehicle required — and it takes subcontracts on programs a prime already holds.

SDVOSB eligibility, NAICS and PSC codes, UEI, CAGE, and the independent verification routes are all on how to buy from us.

Next step

Discuss your requirements

Government

Tell us about the requirement so we can discuss the scope and expertise needed.

Government inquiry

Primes and platform vendors

We work with prime contractors and technology providers that need cleared analytic expertise.

Teaming information

Last reviewed 26 August 2026.