Ultimate beneficial owner discovery

Reveal hidden ownership. Enhance regulatory confidence

How to reveal ultimate beneficial owners (UBO).

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Expose ultimate beneficial owners and ownership networks

Complex and opaque ownership structures remain a significant challenge in maritime trade compliance. Entities often use multi-layered corporate networks to conceal ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs), increasing the risk of sanctions breaches, financial crime, and reputational damage.

Our advanced ownership intelligence reveals multi-level ownership networks, identifies UBOs, and screens ownership chains against global sanctions lists.

Uncover hidden risks, streamline due diligence, and maintain robust audit trails—ensuring regulatory confidence and mitigating exposure.

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“UBO due diligence is the holy grail in counterparty screening. We want to deal with people who are reputable, and Lloyd’s List Intelligence’s ownership intelligence gives us the confidence and clarity to do that.”

Compliance Manager
Leading Global Shipping Firm
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7+

levels of ownership

198k+

maritime entities

50%

Full support for OFAC 50% rule

7

major regulatory bodies screening alignment

Ownership visibility

Unlock complex ownership networks

Gain multi-level ownership visibility:

  • Navigate complex ownership networks up to seven levels deep to uncover the true control behind maritime entities.
  • Access detailed entity and shareholder profiles, including natural persons who ultimately own or control companies.

Access complete transparency to identify hidden risks and strengthen due diligence.

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Counterparty screening

Identify ultimate beneficial owners with precision

Reveal UBO identification:

  • Identify individuals who hold ultimate ownership or control, even through layered or opaque structures.
  • Support compliance with global regulatory frameworks requiring UBO transparency.

Build confidence in counterparty screening by clearly pinpointing ultimate owners.

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OFAC 50% rule

Automate ownership threshold calculations

Automatically calculate aggregate ownership percentages to identify entities meeting or exceeding the OFAC 50% ownership threshold under various regulatory regimes.

  • Simplify compliance with complex ownership rules and regulatory expectations.

Achieve regulatory compliance with confidence by clearly identifying ultimate owners and controlling parties.

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Ownership screening

Screen ownership networks against sanctions risks

Automatically screen ownership networks against major sanctions lists, including aggregated ownership flagged under the 50% rule across seven regulatory bodies.

  • Detect sanctioned entities and flag ownership structures that pose compliance risks.

Minimise sanctions exposure by identifying high-risk ownership links early.

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Ownership risk screening

Enhance vessel risk assessments

Integrate ownership intelligence into vessel risk screening for robust due diligence.

  • Seamlessly incorporate ownership intelligence into existing vessel risk assessments and compliance workflows.
  • Combine ownership data with vessel tracking and behavioural insights for a comprehensive risk picture.

Deliver a holistic risk picture that supports operational and compliance decision-making.

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Ownership documentation

Maintain audit-ready records

Ensure full regulatory confidence with comprehensive audit reporting:

  • Maintain detailed, auditable records of ownership investigations and risk assessments.
  • Generate defensible reports to support regulatory reviews and internal governance.

Strengthen audit readiness and governance with comprehensive ownership documentation.

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Impact

Driving compliance confidence by revealing ownership risks

Reveal hidden ownership risks

Uncover complex, multi-layered ownership structures that obscure true control and sanction exposure.

Enhance regulatory compliance

Meet stringent UBO disclosure requirements and sanctions screening obligations with confidence.

Streamline due diligence workflows

Automate ownership analysis and screening to reduce manual effort and improve accuracy.

Maintain transparent, audit-ready compliance records

Support regulatory audits and internal governance with comprehensive, audit-ready documentation.

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Reveal true ownership and strengthen your due diligence confidence.