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    Operation Atlas — OSINT due diligence of a strategic vendor prior to a multi-year contract

    Independent reputational assessment of a European vendor candidate to a multi-year technology services contract (€3.6M over 3 years) with access to production infrastructure and sensitive data. Eight-layer OSINT-only due diligence surfaced six undisclosed material signals: opaque UBO across two jurisdictions, undisclosed director track-record with four dissolved entities, nine-month-old corporate domain with inconsistent narrative, postal address shared with 47 entities and a civil claim in the same sector. Medium-high risk. The client halted signing; the vendor withdrew after documentary requirements.

    Analysis type
    Reputational Due Diligence · Pre-contract
    Sector
    Corporate Intelligence · Manufacturing
    Status
    Closed · Contracting halted
    Date
    2025
    Due DiligenceThird-party riskVendor assessmentProcurementUBO analysisAMLD5/6Sapin IIReputational intelligence
    01

    Context

    • ·EU industrial group (€50–200M revenue), procurement with formal processes for strategic vendors.
    • ·€1.2M/year contract over 36 months, with vendor access to internal systems and sensitive commercial data.
    • ·Mandate: surface reputational, regulatory and operational risk signals prior to signing, OSINT only.
    02

    Methodology

    • ·01 Corporate identity verification (BORME, Companies House, RCS, Handelsregister).
    • ·02 UBO analysis under AMLD5/6 thresholds and detection of jurisdiction interposition.
    • ·03 Sanctions screening (OFAC SDN/Consolidated, EU, UN, HM Treasury OFSI) and PEPs.
    • ·04 Litigation and regulatory exposure (CENDOJ, BAILII, InfoCuria).
    • ·05 Sector adverse media and reputation; 06 digital footprint (historical WHOIS, crt.sh, Wayback).
    • ·07 Director background and cross-directorships; 08 linked-entity network by address/domain/phone.
    03

    Findings

    01Opaque UBO across two low-transparency jurisdictions
    ALTO
    02Undisclosed director track-record · 4 dissolved/insolvent entities
    ALTO
    039-month-old corporate domain · inconsistent historical narrative
    MEDIO
    04Postal address shared with 47 entities · address of convenience
    MEDIO
    05Undisclosed archived civil claim · plaintiff in the same sector
    MEDIO
    06No matches in restrictive lists · control finding
    BAJO
    04

    Operational impact

    • ·Due diligence cost < 0.5% of the annual contract value evaluated.
    • ·Avoided exposure: €3.6M over 3 years with a vendor whose real profile diverged from the declared one.
    • ·Report archived as defensible documentary support for audit or future claims.
    05

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