Corporate Due Diligence & Background Check — 6 Services (KYC · Individual · Litigation · Sanctions · Asset · Pre-employment)
Enterprise-grade due diligence and background check for pre-transaction (M&A, JV, vendor onboarding), pre-hire (executive/finance/IT) and pre-enforcement (asset tracing before seizure). Every service runs under a documented PDPA lawful basis, keeps a full audit trail, and produces reports usable in Thai courts and by international banks.
Quick Answer
6 services: (1) Corporate KYC+UBO quoted after document review (2) Individual check quoted after document review (3) Litigation search quoted after document review (4) Sanctions/PEP quoted per name (5) Asset tracing quoted after document review (6) Pre-employment quoted after document review — pick by purpose: due-diligence, hiring, or enforcement.
6 Due-Diligence & Background-Check Services
Enhanced Corporate KYC + UBO
DBD 3-tier · 25% UBO · 3-5 days
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Individual Background Check
Criminal · civil · adverse media · PDPA
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Litigation History Search
All Thai courts · 15 years · CIOS + SC
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Sanctions & PEP Screening
OFAC · UN · EU · UK-OFSI · AMLO
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Pre-Enforcement Asset Tracing
Land 77 prov · vehicles · shareholdings
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Pre-Employment Vetting
Education · employer · criminal · credit
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Frequently Asked Questions
How long does Corporate Due Diligence take and what does it cover?
Enhanced KYC + UBO Tracing takes 3–5 business days at enterprise level. Coverage: DBD 3-tier (target → corporate shareholders → 25%+ UBOs), AMLO/OFAC/UN sanctions screen, 15-year adverse-media sweep, and court records from CIOS + Supreme Court. with fees quoted after document review with full audit trail and PDPA lawful-basis memo attached to every report.
Is pre-employment background check PDPA-compliant?
Yes — requires written consent from the candidate + documented lawful basis with clear purpose. 4 vetting streams: (1) Education verification from university (2) Employment history from last 2 employers (3) Criminal record from Royal Thai Police (4) Credit report for finance/executive roles. From quoted per candidate, 5–7 business days.
What does pre-enforcement Asset Tracing cover?
5 asset classes: (1) Land + buildings across all 77 provinces via Land Department (2) Vehicles from Land Transport (3) Company shares from TSD + DBD (4) Bank accounts via court order (5) Intellectual property from DIP. quoted after document review 7–14 days — report ready for court seizure/attachment motion.
Which companies need Sanctions & PEP Screening?
Required for financial institutions (bank/securities/insurance), fintechs with e-Money license, importers/exporters trading with high-risk countries, and companies with US SEC / UK FCA parent compliance obligations. We screen against OFAC + UN + EU + UK-OFSI + AMLO watchlists — quoted per name, 15-minute turnaround, audit-ready PDF.
Are Due Diligence reports admissible in Thai court?
Yes — every report supervised by licensed attorneys + Notary Public, with documented chain of custody, methodology, and government-source citations. Reports accepted in 200+ M&A disputes, employment fraud cases, and AMLO matters at the Criminal Court for Corruption Cases since 2014.
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Documents you need
- Registration documents and historical shareholding
- Audited financial statements and tax filings
- Material customer, supplier and employment contracts
- Business licences and IP records
- The due-diligence pack: financials, material contracts and pending litigation
- The transaction structure and conditions precedent to closing
Step-by-step procedure
- Case assessment: define the end purpose and confirm that Due diligence, share purchase agreements and closing is what the receiving party actually requires.
- Collect and pre-check every document so names, dates and spelling match before filing with Department of Business Development and sector regulators.
- Prepare translations or supporting papers in the prescribed format, then have a second reviewer verify them.
- File with Department of Business Development and sector regulators through the channel currently open, keeping proof of every submission.
- Track status, answer officer queries and correct documents immediately if anything is challenged.
- Collect the result, verify it before forwarding, and archive a complete set for future reference.
Common pitfalls to avoid
- Skipping labour and tax liability review
- Conditions precedent without clear deadlines
- Structures that conflict with foreign-investor restrictions
- Closing before the due-diligence findings are resolved in writing
- Overlooking regulator approvals or change-of-control consents in existing contracts
We advise, not just file
We do not simply process paperwork — we advise throughout the case. With more than 15 years of experience we review your documents before anything is filed, flag where rejection risk sits, and sequence the full chain end to end. If you would rather not run the process yourself, send the documents for a no-obligation review first.
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