PRACTICE AREA 03 · DUE DILIGENCE
Due Diligence & Background Screening
Ensure commercial integrity before significant investments, joint ventures, or executive appointments. We conduct consent-based inquiries and corporate structure reviews across East Africa.
Due diligence is the checking of people and companies before you commit to them. It includes seven services: identity, academic and employment verification, criminal record checks, corporate and integrity due diligence, and global sanctions checks.
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Seven Screening & Due Diligence Services
Corporate Due Diligence
Verifying corporate entities, shareholding structures, and beneficial ownership (UBO).
Integrity Due Diligence
Evaluating executive background, reputation, adverse media, and undisclosed business conflicts for major transactions.
Global Sanctions Check
Screening individuals and corporate entities against UN, AU, EU and OFAC sanctions lists, with PEP screening.
Identity Verification
Checking identity documents for consistency and signs of alteration, with the candidate's consent.
Academic Verification
Confirming degrees, diplomas and professional qualifications with the institutions that issued them.
Employment Verification
Confirming past tenures, professional job titles and dates of service directly with past employers.
Criminal Record Check
Consent-based PCC and litigation-history checks through official channels.
Checks on individuals require their consent where the law requires it, and follow the Kenya Data Protection Act 2019. We can sign a non-disclosure agreement on request.
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View Park Towers, 20th Floor, Nairobi
Monday–Friday 08:30–17:00 · Saturday 10:00–14:00
Remote consultations available on request.
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