OSINT
OSINT for Businesses: KYC and Due Diligence
Make an informed decision and comply with
For a company, having a precise understanding of its partners, customers, or target audiences is not only prudent—it is often a compliance requirement. KYC, due diligence prior to a transaction, verification of beneficial owners, and assessment of a third party’s reputation: these processes rely heavily on the rigorous analysis of information available from open sources.
OSINT investigations make it possible to systematically gather and verify this information: legal and financial status, the identities and backgrounds of executives, ownership structures, and red flags. The result is a reliable foundation for making an informed decision or documenting due diligence requirements.
The goal is twofold: to reduce economic risk by gaining a better understanding of your business partner, and to meet your compliance obligations through a documented and traceable process.
What’s Included
: Our Services
- Our services are designed to help you make informed decisions and ensure your compliance:
- KYC checks and due diligence on a company or an executive;
- Analysis of the legal and financial situation;
- Identification of beneficial owners and ownership relationships;
- Reputation assessment and detection of warning signs;
- Timestamped, documented, and traceable reporting.
Each element is cross-referenced and presented with nuance. This service extends our business intelligence.
How is the procedure performed?
It all starts with a confidential, free, and no-obligation consultation to assess the issue and provide a clear quote. Our investigators then conduct open-source verification throughout France and internationally, if necessary. Our digital investigations are led by Sarah Da Silva, who heads the OSINT division at the Aquila Group. You’ll receive a structured, traceable report that your teams can put to use.
Ensure Your Decisions and Compliance
A business decision based on incomplete information can be costly, and a lack of due diligence can result in liability for the company. OSINT addresses both of these risks: it informs decision-making and documents the due diligence performed. This dual function makes it a tool that is just as useful to your operational teams as it is to your compliance and legal departments.
We tailor the depth of our audits to the stakes involved in the transaction and the level of risk, ensuring that the process remains proportionate and costs are kept under control.
OSINT and field verifications
The reliability of due diligence depends on a combination of two approaches. Open-source research gathers and cross-checks a large volume of public information; on-the-ground verification confirms, when necessary, the reality of a situation. Bringing these capabilities together within the same team ensures a consistent and comprehensive analysis.
We also remain transparent about the limitations of this analysis: some information is available, while other information is not, and we clearly indicate what can be determined.
Legal Framework and Privacy
Our verifications are based exclusively on lawful sources and comply with personal data protection regulations, in accordance with the CNIL’s recommendations. This compliance is all the more important because it determines the value of the process in light of your own due diligence obligations.
We strictly prohibit any unauthorized access or irrelevant data collection: methodological rigor and compliance with the legal framework go hand in hand.
Why Choose the Aquila Group?
The Aquila Group is a private detective agency licensed by the CNAPS. Your investigations are conducted by our own investigators, and we operate throughout France—with particularly high demand in the Paris region—thanks to our network of twenty offices across five regions.
Rigor, traceability, and compliance with the legal framework are the hallmarks of our OSINT services for businesses. To discuss your needs with us, please contact our teams : the initial consultation is free and non-binding.
Committed to Compliance
For many companies, vetting a third party is no longer just a precaution, but a requirement: due diligence, anti-money laundering, and know-your-customer compliance. OSINT provides a concrete solution to these requirements by enabling companies to document, in a traceable manner, the background checks performed on a partner, client, or target.
This aspect is essential: in the event of an audit or a dispute, the company must be able to demonstrate that it has taken the expected precautions. A structured and documented OSINT approach provides precisely this evidence of due diligence.
Our services are therefore aimed as much at operational staff—who want to ensure that decisions are sound—as at compliance and legal departments—which are committed to adhering to an increasingly demanding regulatory framework.
A deliverable for your teams
We design our reports so that your teams can put them to immediate use. With a clear structure, prioritized information, a distinction between facts and clues, and cited sources, a well-organized report saves valuable time and integrates seamlessly into your decision-making process or compliance documentation.
We tailor the format and level of detail to the intended use, whether it is to inform a quick decision or to document a sensitive operation in depth.
Whether you need to support a strategic decision or document your due diligence obligations, our OSINT checks provide you with a reliable and traceable foundation, tailored to the stakes of each operation. You make informed decisions and ensure compliance with a partner who also has on-the-ground expertise when the case requires it, ensuring a comprehensive and consistent end-to-end process.
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Frequently Asked Questions
It gathers and verifies information from open sources about a company or an executive—including its financial situation, beneficial owners, and reputation—to support decision-making and document due diligence.
Yes, provided that the background checks are based on lawful sources and respect personal data. A firm accredited by the CNAPS operates within this framework.
Yes, to the extent that the information is lawfully available. We identify the ownership structures and beneficial owners that are relevant to your decision.
The estimate is free and non-binding. The cost depends on the scope of the inspection and the complexity of the issue; it will be clearly communicated to you before any work begins.
Yes, throughout France, and internationally through our network when the operation requires it.
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