See what is established
Separate verified facts and supported findings from claims, repetition, inference and assumption.
Counterparty verification
Understand the public evidence behind a proposed partner, supplier, vendor or commercial counterparty.
A structured review designed to identify material ownership, management, litigation, regulatory, reputational and representation risks before reliance or commitment.
This service is one application of Aperture’s controlled evidence-assurance framework. Research is the process. Responsible reliance is the product.
See the work
See this standard in practice.
Review Selected Work and clearly labelled examples, then consider how a comparable evidence-assurance assignment could be scoped for your decision.
US and regulated-matter review
US-facing assignments are accepted only after jurisdictional, intended-use, data and professional-boundary review. Aperture does not provide consumer reports, employment or tenant screening, licensed private-investigator services, legal advice, regulated KYC or AML certification, or eligibility determinations. Restricted government, export-controlled, protected health and regulated financial-customer information is not accepted without separate written approval and suitable controls.
Read the US assignment acceptance policyTypical decisions supported
This product may assist before signing, appointing, onboarding, investing, partnering, extending credit or sharing material responsibility.
- Whether the counterparty appears to exist and operate as represented.
- Whether ownership, control and management claims are supported.
- Whether public records reveal material litigation, regulatory or insolvency concerns.
- Whether contradictions or evidence gaps require further documents or specialist verification.
What Aperture may examine
Scope is tailored to the transaction and lawful purpose.
- Corporate status, ownership and directorships.
- Related entities and declared commercial links.
- Public litigation, regulatory and adverse-media records.
- Public financial and operational representations.
- Independent corroboration, contradictions and unresolved risk indicators.
What the client may receive
The product is decision support, not a guarantee of future conduct or formal KYC, AML or sanctions certification.
- Counterparty profile and structured findings.
- Ownership or relationship map where supported.
- Red-flag, contradiction and material limitations records.
- Questions and documents to request before commitment.
- Recommended escalation to legal, compliance or other specialists where necessary.
Professional boundaries
Aperture does not certify compliance, obtain restricted data, conduct covert enquiries or replace regulated legal, compliance, credit or investigative services.
Start with the question, not a forced package.
Aperture will assess the decision, available material, intended use and evidence burden before recommending the smallest responsible scope.
Client responsibility
Aperture informs the decision. It does not make the decision.
Aperture identifies what the evidence supports, what remains uncertain and what should not yet be relied upon. The client retains responsibility for the final commercial, legal, investment, publication, governance or operational decision.
What the work involves
Human research and review are performed for the agreed scope.
The work may include locating public records, reviewing corporate and regulatory filings, testing representations, constructing timelines, comparing related entities, identifying inconsistencies and documenting unresolved matters.
Client outcome
How this helps you make the decision
Aperture is not adding research for its own sake. The work is scoped around the decision you need to make and the evidence that could materially change it.
See what could change the answer
Keep contradictions, missing evidence, alternative explanations and specialist dependencies visible before reliance.
Know the responsible next step
Understand what the evidence supports now, what it does not support and whether further work is proportionate.
See the capability in context
Tingo Mobile portfolio case
See how Aperture applies public-source due diligence, independent-corroboration testing, contradiction analysis and reliance discipline to a high-consequence counterparty decision.
Explore the Tingo Case Summary