Six complementary offerings — from ready-to-order reports to bespoke investigations — built on three decades of verified information.
Business information solutions that give you timely, accurate financial intelligence on counterparts, suppliers and targets — wherever they operate.
Payment history, financial records, banking information, possible bankruptcy filings, business relationships, and overall commercial risk exposure.
Key incorporation and registration details of the targeted company, including legal status, registration data, directors, shareholders, and corporate information.
Risk assessment and recommended credit exposure.
Verified identification and registration details of the entity.
Verification of the company's declared business activities.
Feedback and testimonials from business partners and suppliers.
Identification of directors, shareholders, and ownership structure.
General banking and financial relationship information.
Available legal filings, financial data, and litigation records.
Executive summary of key findings and risk indicators.
Supporting documents, source material, and interview feedback.
Geopolitical and economic overview of the entity's jurisdiction.
Local and international media review in English and native languages.
Compliance checks that keep your organization aligned with regulators and free of third-party risk — from KYC onboarding to ongoing monitoring.
Identification of past and ongoing litigation, court records, legal disputes, enforcement actions, and potential legal exposure involving the targeted entity or individual.
Verification of current and former directorships, corporate affiliations, shareholdings, and business interests linked to the targeted individual or entity.
Assessment of the entity's regulatory standing, including licenses, compliance status, regulatory actions, and potential exposure to compliance-related risks.
Review of local and international media sources to identify adverse information, reputational concerns, controversies, and potential red flags.
Screening against major international sanctions, watchlists, enforcement databases, and politically exposed persons (PEP) databases to identify restricted-party exposure.
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Formal, on-the-record intelligence — ideal for routine counterparty checks.
Everything from Level 1, plus off-the-record intelligence from our human network.
"High-value actionable intelligence for informed decision-making."
Identify hidden risks, uncover critical information, and bring clarity to complex business relationships — supporting informed decisions and protecting our clients' interests. Our cross-functional research methodology is built on a strong international presence and a trusted network of correspondents worldwide. Combined with the expertise of our multidisciplinary analyst teams, this approach ensures responsiveness, adaptability, and the ability to address complex business, compliance and reputational challenges.
A selection of representative engagements — anonymised to protect client confidentiality.
A North American hotel management group in negotiations to acquire a multi-island boutique resort company in the South Pacific retained CMS to conduct an in-depth due diligence investigation on the European founder and owner — covering inheritance disputes, land ownership issues, environmental concerns and local political exposure.
A leading European company in a niche segment of the food industry, facing a restructuring of shareholders within its Russian subsidiary, requested detailed background research on proposed investors — with particular focus on political exposure, business affiliations and compliance-related risks.
During the acquisition of a Californian subcontractor, a Hong Kong-based video game developer mandated CMS to identify and verify all patents, trademarks and intellectual property assets registered in the United States as part of the transaction process.
A UK-based corporation planning to acquire a controlling stake in a Caribbean mining venture commissioned CMS to assess the company's ownership history, operating practices and political exposure — covering corruption risks, government interference, environmental concerns and activism-related risks in the local mining sector.
Defend your brand against counterfeiting, grey-market distribution, trademark infringement and online abuse. Our teams combine open-source monitoring, field investigations and enforcement support.
End-to-end supplier verification to keep your supply chain transparent, ethical and resilient — aligned with the latest regulatory expectations across jurisdictions.
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