TargetEuroTech Solutions GmbH
    Transaction€45M acquisition
    StatusScreening in progress
    RiskAssessing
    ScreenVeritAI · M&A Deal Roomclassification: demo · deal #2024-DEU-047
    M&A agus Comhpháirtíochtaí

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    Is féidir le comhpháirtí a bhfuil nochtadh smachtbhannaí i bhfolach aige do bheart straitéiseach a iompú ina ghníomh forfheidhmithe.

    §01Deal-room dashboard

    p. 01 / 09

    Deal #2024-DEU-047 — a €45M acquisition, mid due diligence. Financial and legal are done. Compliance is where deals die.

    Entity — acquisition target
    NameEuroTech Solutions GmbH
    CountryGermany (DE)
    IndustryTechnology
    Employees~340
    Transaction — deal parameters
    TypeFull acquisition
    Value€45,000,000
    TimelineQ2 2026
    Ref#2024-DEU-047
    Due diligence — status
    40%
    Financial DDDone
    Legal reviewDone
    Sanctions screenPending
    UBO / PEP checkPending
    Adverse mediaPending
    Risk assessment
    Pending
    Assessment running

    Compliance screen in progress

    §02Compliance — Layer 1 sanctions

    p. 02 / 09

    The surface check clears. The entity name is on no active list. That is the easy part — and the part that lulls buyers into signing.

    Compliance check — Layer 1
    Passed
    🇺🇸OFAC SDNPass
    🇪🇺EU ConsolidatedPass
    🇺🇳UN Security CouncilPass
    🇬🇧UK HM TreasuryPass
    🇦🇺Australia DFATPass
    🇨🇭Switzerland SECOPass

    6 of 6 lists clear · no direct sanctions matches on entity name

    Note: surface-level check only · ownership layer analysis pending

    §03Ownership — Layer 2 tracing

    p. 03 / 09

    Corporate layers exist to obscure control. Four jurisdictions later, the person behind the target comes into view.

    Ownership analysis — Layer 2
    Flagged
    🇩🇪EuroTech Solutions GmbH

    Germany

    Acquisition target
    🇨🇭TechHold AG

    Switzerland

    80% owner
    🇨🇾Meridian Investments Ltd

    Cyprus

    100% owner
    🇻🇬Eastern Capital BVI

    British Virgin Islands

    100% owner
    V. Sorokin

    UBO — PEP + connected to sanctioned entity

    100% beneficial owner

    PEP designation + indirect link to OFAC-designated entity

    Ownership graph — interactive view

    Exhibit — Ownership: EuroTech Solutions GmbH · M&A deep-dive
    PEP + Sanctions
    OWNS 60%OWNS 40%DIRECTORSUBSIDIARYUBO 100%EuroTech Solutions GmbHHolding A (Cyprus)Holding B (BVI)H. BeckerCEOMeridian Capital LtdFLAGGEDV. SorokinUBO · PEP + Sanctions linkCompanyPersonPEP / Sanctioned

    Key finding

    The beneficial owner, V. Sorokin, is identified as a Politically Exposed Person (PEP) and has an indirect connection to an entity designated under OFAC SDN. This finding does not appear in the surface-level entity check.

    §04PEP alert & enforcement precedent

    p. 04 / 09

    A politically exposed beneficial owner, indirectly linked to a sanctioned counterparty — the exact fact pattern behind the largest M&A compliance penalties on record.

    Alert — Layer 4Ownership chain — BVI entity

    PEP connection identified in ownership chain — V. Sorokin, Layer 4, BVI entity. Indirect exposure to OFAC SDN designated counterparty.

    Risk classification: Enhanced Due Diligence required before transaction proceeds.

    Comparable enforcement actions

    Ericsson AB

    DOJ / FCPA · 2022

    $1.06B

    Third-party due diligence failure

    Bribery through intermediaries with sanctioned-linked entities in Iraq. Compliance failures traceable to inadequate UBO screening of third-party agents.

    Airbus SE

    DOJ / SFO / PNF · 2020

    €3.6B

    Intermediary screening failure

    Systematic use of business partners and intermediaries without adequate screening across multiple jurisdictions including Middle East and Asia.

    Ericsson

    $1.06B

    2022

    Failed to conduct adequate due diligence on third-party agents used in M&A-adjacent supply chain acquisitions. FCPA violations traced to partners in Djibouti, China, and Vietnam.

    Inadequate partner due diligence

    Airbus

    $4B

    2020

    Paid bribes through business partners and third-party consultants across 20 countries. Due diligence on intermediaries was either absent or deliberately circumvented during deal execution.

    Inadequate partner due diligence

    §05Risk assessment — RAG matrix

    p. 05 / 09

    Every risk dimension, scored and cited. Green where it clears, red where it does not.

    Risk assessment — RAG matrix
    High risk
    G

    Direct sanctions exposure

    Entity not on any active list

    No direct matches
    R

    PEP exposure

    V. Sorokin — Layer 4 beneficial owner

    UBO is PEP
    R

    Indirect sanctions linkage

    UBO linked to SDN-designated entity

    OFAC connection
    A

    Corporate structure opacity

    BVI / Cyprus holding structure

    4 offshore layers
    A

    Adverse media

    UBO association findings

    3 relevant hits
    R

    Overall deal risk

    Enhanced Due Diligence required

    High risk

    §06Deal recommendation

    p. 06 / 09

    Not a verdict machine — a recommendation for the human who signs. Proceed, but only with enhanced due diligence and the conditions below resolved.

    Deal recommendation
    Proceed w/ EDD
    human review · hitl

    Transaction must not proceed without resolving the following conditions.

    Risk analysis identified PEP exposure and indirect sanctions linkage at the UBO level. Financial and legal DD are complete. Compliance DD requires escalation.

    01

    Obtain full disclosure on V. Sorokin's current PEP status and designations

    02

    Conduct enhanced background on the BVI holding entity Eastern Capital

    03

    Verify the nature of the connection to the OFAC-designated counterparty

    04

    Consider restructuring the deal to exclude or ring-fence problematic ownership layers

    05

    Obtain a legal opinion on regulatory implications for the acquiring jurisdiction

    Full report generated in 6 min 12 sec · sources cited · deal-room ready

    §07Ón mbileog téarmaí go glanadh riosca

    p. 07 / 09

    Críochnaíonn formhór na scagtha faoi bhun deich nóiméad.

    1

    Faightear tairiscint comhpháirtíochta

    Cuir isteach ainm an eintitis, dlínse, agus aon phríomhoifigigh aitheanta — glacann an t-ardán le hainmneacha in aon script.

    2

    Scagadh taighde domhain

    Seiceálann an AI liostaí smachtbhannaí, bunachair sonraí PEP, droch-mheáin i 50+ teanga, agus cláir chorparáideacha fad a rianaíonn sé slabhraí úinéireachta go huathoibríoch.

    3

    Athbhreithniú ar ghraf UBO

    Athbhreithnigh an léarscáil úinéireachta — gach eintiteas agus duine aonair scagtha, le naisc fholaithe agus nochtadh indíreach aibhsithe.

    4

    Láithreoireacht do choiste riosca

    Easpórtáil pacáiste fianaise réidh don bhord le fionnachtana, luanna foinse, graif úinéireachta, agus aicme riosca molta.

    5

    Monatóireacht leanúnach

    Iar-dhúnadh, cuireann monatóireacht leanúnach d'fhoireann ar an eolas nuair a athraíonn stádas smachtbhannaí, naisc PEP, nó struchtúr úinéireachta an chomhpháirtí.

    §08By the numbers

    p. 08 / 09

    Gach

    Foinse oifigiúil scagtha in aghaidh gach comhpháirtí

    Clúdach ScreenVeritAI

    50+

    Teangacha clúdaithe ag taighde domhain droch-mheán AI

    Inneall ilteangach ScreenVeritAI

    <10 nóim

    Meánam chuig próifíl riosca comhpháirtí iomlán le graf UBO

    Tagarmharcanna ScreenVeritAI

    §09Ceisteanna coitianta faoi dhícheall cuí comhpháirtithe

    p. 09 / 09
    01Cathain ar cheart dúinn scagadh dícheall cuí comhpháirtithe a rith?
    Roimh aon chomhaontú ceangailteach a shíniú. Spreagann fionnachtain iar-dhúnta ar nochtadh smachtbhannaí imscrúduithe agus oibleagáidí díscaoilte a chosc scagadh réamhbheart.
    02Cén fhaisnéis atá ag teastáil uainn chun sprioc M&A nó comhpháirtí comhfhiontair a scagadh?
    Ar a laghad, ainm cláraithe agus dlínse an eintitis. Feabhsaíonn cur le príomhoifigigh aitheanta, baill boird, nó uimhreacha clárúcháin cruinneas.
    03Conas a rianaíonn ScreenVeritAI úinéireacht trí struchtúir chorparáideacha chasta?
    Mapálann an AI úinéireacht trí chuideachtaí sealbhaíochta, ainmnithigh, iontaobhais, agus struchtúir thrasteorann — ag scagadh gach eintitis agus duine aonair sa slabhra i gcoinne bunachair sonraí smachtbhannaí, PEP, agus droch-mheán.
    04An gclúdaíonn an scagadh fochuideachtaí agus eintitis chleamhnaithe?
    Sea. Clúdaíonn an scagadh an mháthairchuideachta, fochuideachtaí, cleamhnaithe, agus eintitis a roinneann úinéirí tairbhiúla coiteanna.
    05Conas a fhormáidítear an pacáiste fianaise do sheomraí margaidh agus boird?
    Tuarascáil le stampa ama le fionnachtana riosca, scóir mhuiníne, luanna foinse, graf UBO, sonraí PEP, achoimrí droch-mheán, agus aicme riosca molta — réidh do sheomraí margaidh agus comhdaithe rialála.
    06Cad a tharlaíonn tar éis don bheart dúnadh?
    Rianaíonn monatóireacht leanúnach athruithe i stádas smachtbhannaí, naisc PEP, droch-mheáin, agus struchtúr úinéireachta. Faigheann d'fhoireann foláirimh uathoibrithe nuair a athraíonn an phróifíl riosca.
    07An féidir linn spriocanna nó comhpháirtithe M&A iolracha a scagadh ag an am céanna?
    Is féidir. Uaslódáil CSV agus scagann an t-ardán gach sprioc in aon rith baisce amháin le tuarascálacha aonair nó achoimre chomhdhlúite.
    08Conas a bhaineann sé seo le comhlíonadh FCPA agus Acht Bhreabaireacht na RA?
    Coinníonn an dá dhlí dliteanach thú as iompar éillitheach do chomhpháirtithe gnó. Sainaithníonn ScreenVeritAI nochtadh PEP, droch-mheáin bhainteach le breabaireacht, agus riosca dlínse — na comharthaí a bhfuil na cláir chomhlíonta seo ann chun iad a bhrath.
    Príomhthéarmaí
    Dícheall Cuí M&A
    An t-imscrúdú agus an measúnú riosca a dhéantar roimh chumasc nó éadáil a chríochnú, lena n-áirítear seiceálacha smachtbhannaí, PEP, droch-mheáin, agus úinéireachta tairbhiúla.
    Comhlíonadh Comhfhiontair
    An oibleagáid comhpháirtithe comhfhiontair a scagadh le haghaidh nochtadh smachtbhannaí, naisc pholaitiúla, agus riosca clúmhillte — is féidir le comhpháirtithe comhfhiontair dliteanas díreach smachtbhannaí a chruthú do d'eagraíocht.
    Riosca Tríú Páirtí
    Riosca comhlíonta, airgeadais, agus clúmhillte ag eascairt as caidrimh ghnó le páirtithe seachtracha — coinníonn rialálaithe thú freagrach níos mó as iompar do chomhpháirtithe.
    Úinéireacht Thairbhiúil
    Na daoine nádúrtha a bhfuil úinéireacht nó rialú deiridh acu ar eintiteas dlíthiúil a shainaithint, de ghnáth ag sealbhú 25%+ de scaireanna nó de chearta vótála.
    PEP (Politically Exposed Person)
    Duine a shealbhaíonn feidhm phoiblí shuntasach — leathnaíonn sé chuig baill teaghlaigh agus dlúthchomhlaigh, ag spreagadh grinnscrúdú feabhsaithe faoi rialacháin frithbhreabaireachta.
    Nochtadh Smachtbhannaí
    An riosca go gcruthaíonn caidreamh gnó nasc díreach nó indíreach le duine, eintiteas, nó dlínse faoi smachtbhannaí — fiú nuair nach bhfuil an comhpháirtí díreach ainmnithe.
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