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Family office · Enhanced due diligence

Undisclosed political ties in a proposed investment

A clearer assessment of the proposed partner informed the decision not to invest.

Family office · Enhanced due diligence

What changed for the client

A clearer assessment of the proposed partner informed the decision not to invest.

01 / The decision

A family office was considering a joint venture in Central Asia. Ownership and political exposure remained unclear.

The published account

The decision

A family office was considering a joint venture in Central Asia. Ownership and political exposure remained unclear.

The enquiries

Registry analysis, local reporting and human-source enquiries examined the proposed partner.

The finding

Undisclosed political connections and a pending regulatory matter changed the risk assessment.

The outcome

The client elected not to proceed with the investment.

An anonymised engagement from our previously published case studies. Identifying details and timelines have been changed.

A confidential first conversation

What would an investigation need to change for you?

Discuss the unanswered question, the decision ahead and the material already available.

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