Third-party due diligence

Finding out who a company or person really is before you do business with them.

What gets looked into

The checks follow the risk. A small supplier and a joint venture partner need very different depth.

Ownership: Who owns and controls the company, including owners hidden behind other companies.
People: The directors and managers, and what their past roles and ventures show.
Adverse media: Press coverage, court reports and local-language sources that a database screen can miss.
Sanctions and politics: Links to sanctioned parties or to politically exposed people.
Litigation: Court cases, judgments and regulatory actions in the countries where they operate.
Their claims: Whether the sites, licences, clients and record they describe match what can be seen from outside.
Local reputation: What customers, former staff and local sources say about them in public.

Checking the official story

Most third-party screening runs a name against databases. That finds the problems someone has already recorded. It does less well with a company whose filings look clean but whose story does not match what is happening on the ground.

Checking official accounts against public evidence is what Amos's open-source work is about. Plague News, which he runs, compares official disease reporting with sources on the ground, and Newsweek has featured him three times on global biosecurity events, once on an official account no outsider could verify.

How to start

The brief

Name the company or person, and say what you are about to sign with them.

Discretion

The checks are made without contacting the subject.

Who does the work

Amos Weiskopf founded Tevelis. He trained in geography at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and in computer science at the University of York, and has worked with government organizations including Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Questions buyers ask

What is third-party due diligence?

Checking a supplier, distributor, agent or partner before you take them on, so that their legal and reputational problems do not become yours.

What is enhanced due diligence?

A deeper check for higher-risk relationships, such as a partner in an unfamiliar country or one with links to public officials. It goes past database screening into original research.

What is adverse media screening?

Searching news and public records for negative coverage of a company or person, such as fraud, corruption or sanctions breaches. Local-language sources often matter most.

Is third-party due diligence legal?

Yes. Tevelis uses public and lawfully obtained sources only.

How long does a check take?

A basic check can be quick. Enhanced checks in difficult jurisdictions take longer, and the timetable is agreed in the brief.

What does third-party due diligence cost?

It depends on the number of subjects and how deep each check goes. The price is set after the brief.

Engagements by written brief.

Work begins from a documented problem statement, not a sales call.

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