A common sanctions evasion technique used by Iranian companies is to obscure corporate ownership ties behind a complex...
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PIF Investments in U.S. Companies Could Create Vulnerabilities to Potential Sanctions & Complicate Planned Strategic Projects
A recent report from the U.S. intelligence community concluded that Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS), the crown prince and de...
Trademark and Tax Records Tie Multi-ton Cocaine Seizure in Hamburg to Paraguayan Paint Company
A multi-ton cocaine seizure in the city of Hamburg, Germany conducted earlier this month is connected to a company...
Addition of Tranche 5 Military-Affiliated Companies Under Section 1237, E.O. 13959
We have updated our dataset of Chinese military companies identified under Section 1237 of the National Defense...
Corporate Records Provide Additional Insight into Companies and Individuals With Alleged Financial Ties to Mexico’s Jalisco Cartel
The freezing of nearly 2,000 bank accounts last year with alleged ties to Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation Cartel...
Sanctions and Stables: Public Records Show Recently Sanctioned Horse Trainer Controls Companies in the U.S. and UK
A recently sanctioned UAE-based horse trainer maintains a network of previously unreported companies within the U.S....
How Iran’s National Shipping Company Used Offshore Companies to Dodge U.S. Sanctions
Iran’s national maritime carrier used front companies in Cyprus, Hong Kong, China, and Turkey to hide its ownership...
How to Identify Military-Civil Fusion Companies in China Using Public Records
This is a follow-up to our previous posts on the highest risk entities owned by “Chinese Communist Military...
Inclusion of Tranche 4 Military-Affiliated Companies Under Section 1237
We have updated our previous dataset of Chinese military companies identified under Section 1237 of the National...
Emiratis for Hire: The Role of Nominee Shareholders in Sanctioned Iranian Networks
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned key players in Iran's oil industry in October...
Public Records Indicate Lebanese PEP May Have Used Corrupt Assets to Build Real Estate Empire
The Middle East can be a lucrative business environment due to the continued liberalization of foreign investment laws...
The World’s Largest Shareholders: Understanding China’s National and Regional SASACs
Anyone investigating China’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) will eventually come across their primary owner, one of...