The screening came back clean.That was the problem.
Registry, sanctions, politically-exposed-person and adverse-media checks describe the company in front of you. They do not show who stands behind it.
02 / 05 · Behind the file
Ownership is on paper.Control isn’t.
It sits in nominees, intermediaries and the money between them. We follow ownership, control and payments past the first tier and across jurisdictions.
03 / 05 · The question
Wouldyourdiligencehaveseenit,beforethemoneymoved?
04 / 05 · Who it answers to
D-Shield finds who really
D-Shield finds who really owns, controls, finances and benefits.
05 / 05 · The investigation
Technology finds the connections.Our expert analysts confirm the findings.
Our platform resolves names, filings and payments into one map. Analysts test each link against its sources and reject the coincidences.
The screening came back clean. That was the problem.
Registry, sanctions, politically-exposed-person and adverse-media checks describe the company in front of you. They do not show who stands behind it.
Counterparty file
Halden Maritime Holdings Ltd.
Registered
ROTTERDAM, NL · 2016
Registered owner
ARVO TRUST SERVICES · 100%
Registry
Sanctions screening
PEP screening
Adverse media
CP-0417
Cleared
VERIFIED
NO MATCH
NO MATCH
NONE FOUND
02 / 05 · Behind the file
Ownership is on paper. Control isn’t.
It sits in nominees, intermediaries and the money between them. We follow ownership, control and payments past the first tier and across jurisdictions.
03 / 05 · The question
Would your diligence have seen it, before the money moved?
04 / 05 · Who it answers to
D-Shield finds who really
Owns. Controls. Finances. Benefits.
05 / 05 · The investigation
Technology finds the connections. Our expert analysts confirm the findings.
Our platform resolves names, filings and payments into one map. Analysts test each link against its sources and reject the coincidences.
Each one referenced to the original source.
Who we work with
Before you invest, insure, fund or partner.
Investors, Lenders & Family Offices
Verify counterparties before you commit capital.
On a direct deal there is no fund manager’s diligence to lean on. We look at the sponsor, the co-investors and the people paid around the deal, before your capital moves.
Pre-investment due diligenceONE SPONSOR OR TARGET
Co-investment and JV reviewPARTNERS AND THEIR BACKERS
Transaction integrity reviewUSE OF PROCEEDS AND PAYEES
Portfolio counterparty reviewHOLDINGS YOU ALREADY OWN
A clean submission can still hide a controlling shareholder under sanctions, or a claim that ends up with a related party. We look at the insured, the obligor and the parties they pay, before you bind and again before a claim is paid.
Investigative depth for counsel, without adding headcount.
When the question is who really controls the other side, counsel needs evidence that holds up. We map the ownership, the money and the people around a transaction or a live matter, and tie every finding to its primary source.
Enhanced due diligenceAGENTS, PARTNERS, TARGETS
Transaction supportPRE-SIGNING AND PRE-CLOSING
External research capacityLIVE INVESTIGATIONS
Corporate network analysisGROUPS, TRUSTS AND NOMINEES
Vet the agents, contractors and partners your projects depend on.
Third parties carry most of the spend on a large project, and much of the risk. We look at your agents, contractors and JV partners, and at the companies they pay in turn.
Funding passes through several hands before it reaches a program. We check the grantee, the implementing partners and the people they pay, so you know where the money lands.
Grantee due diligenceBEFORE THE FIRST PAYMENT
Implementing partner vettingPARTNERS AND SUB-GRANTEES
Program-integrity assessmentDELIVERY AND BENEFICIARIES
Downstream relationship checkWHO YOUR PARTNERS PAY
Network mapping and research capacity for your mandates.
When a mandate outgrows your team, we add analysts, records and mapping to it. We work to your format and your deadline, and the client relationship stays with you.
Every source, link and finding in one place, with an analyst to answer your team’s questions.
The technology behind the work
Our platform sorts the records. Experienced analysts confirm the findings.
Our analysts work in two platforms built by VALOP Group, D-Shield’s parent company.
EmBrain
Investigative workspace
Collect. Connect. Conclude.
EmBrain is the workspace our analysts use on every engagement. It takes in registry filings, court records, archives and open sources, resolves the people and companies in them, and keeps each connection tied to the record it came from.
Profiles of people and companiesAliases, roles, addresses, ownership and filings in one profile per entity.
A connection graphWho owns, directs, pays or shares an address with whom, each link tied to its source.
Timelines and locationsEvents and places laid out so patterns across years and borders show up.
Questions with cited answersAsk the case file a question and get an answer that points to its evidence.
Vetrix is a casefile for one organization or one person. Your team picks the modules, Vetrix assembles the record, and the report comes back with a risk tier, the main findings up front and a numbered source behind every line.
Modules you chooseCore profile, structure and people, financial and legal, connections.
A risk tier with reasonsLow, medium or high, with the reasoning written out beside it.
A source for every lineNumbered citations in the report and in the PDF your committee reads.