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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.

Illustrative reconstruction. Client details are anonymised.

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.

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