Before you sign, truly know who you are dealing with.
A new distributor, supplier, partner or customer is only as reliable as its commercial track record. Through registry, litigation, enforcement and reputation screening, we reveal the counterparty's true profile before signing, grounding your decision in data.
The cheapest dispute is the one that never arises
A significant share of commercial losses stems not from bad contracts but from the wrong counterparty: a customer with no ability to pay, a supplier with an extensive litigation history, a company whose true owner is unclear. This information is often held in publicly available records — as long as it is searched for systematically.
Our counterparty due diligence extends from the trade registry and shareholding structure to litigation and enforcement history, and from financial indicators to press and reputation screening. Local partner verification for German companies expanding into Türkiye, and screening of German records for Turkish companies expanding into Germany, are standard practice for us.
When Does This Apply?
Typical use cases for our counterparty due diligence service.
New Business Relationships
Pre-signing verification of prospective distributors, dealers, suppliers and partners.
Credit & Payment-Term Decisions
Analysis of solvency and enforcement history before working on open-account or deferred-payment terms.
KYC / KYB Verification
Checking beneficial owners, authority to represent, and sanctions lists.
How Does the Process Work?
The three-stage method we follow in every review.
01 · Identity & Structure
We verify registry records, shareholding structure, powers of representation, and affiliated companies.
02 · History & Risk
We screen litigation and enforcement records, bankruptcy and composition (concordat) history, and financial indicators.
03 · Report & Recommendation
We report findings with risk ratings and recommend safeguards to be reflected in the contract.
An approach that ties research to the contract
An intelligence report protects you only once it is reflected in your contract. We turn the findings into recommendations for collateral, advance payment, a personal guarantee, or walking away, building both the data and the legal sides of the decision from a single source.
- Screening across both Turkish and German records
- Lawful use of sources; KVKK/GDPR compliance
- Expert interpretation of litigation and enforcement history
- Turning findings into contractual safeguards
- A decision-focused report format with short turnaround
Other Investigation Services
When needed, the same team can seamlessly extend its work to our other solutions in this area.
Related Areas & Legislation
The focus areas, practice areas, desks and legislation connected with this service.
The Team Delivering This Service
With our multilingual team of lawyers, well-versed in Turkish and German law, we are by your side.
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Yes, where it is done from the right sources and by the right method. Trade registry and MERSİS records, announcements in the Trade Registry Gazette, court and enforcement records and publicly available financial data are open to anyone; gathering and interpreting them is legitimate due diligence, and the Turkish Commercial Code (No. 6102) proceeds on the publicity of the register.The line begins where personal data…
The report pulls scattered public information about the counterparty into a single decision document. It typically covers the company’s identity, its trade registry and MERSİS records and whether it is genuinely trading; the shareholding structure together with signature and representation powers; the litigation and enforcement history; bankruptcy, composition and attachment records; whatever financial indicators ar…
It depends on the scope of the review and on where the target company is. A standard counterparty review covering Türkiye alone — registry records, powers of representation, litigation and enforcement history and a basic reputational search — can usually be delivered within a few working days.Files with a German leg, or that need overseas registry searches, deeper financial analysis or verification on the ground, na…
Yes; verifying a prospective Turkish business partner for a German company is one of the reviews we carry out most often in cross-border trade. It typically covers whether the company is genuinely trading, its trade registry and MERSİS records, its shareholding and representation structure and its authorised signatories, its litigation and enforcement history, any bankruptcy or composition proceedings, and the publi…
A negative finding does not always mean “walk away”. More often there is a way to manage the risk rather than eliminate it. Depending on how serious the finding is, you can bring in payment up front or in advance, a bank letter of guarantee, a surety, a pledge or a mortgage, a letter of credit, or a staged delivery-and-payment model that breaks the work into phases.Some of these safeguards rest on contract law — the…
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