Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Data
See who actually controls a company, not just who's named on the contract. Business Radar traces ownership structures through layered holding companies and nominee arrangements to identify the individuals who ultimately own or control an entity.
Why ownership screening needs to go deeper
Control often hides behind structure
Shell companies, nominee directors and multi-layer holding structures can obscure who really benefits from a business relationship. A name on a registry doesn't always tell you who's in charge.
Sanctioned individuals don't always appear directly
A person on a sanctions list can still control a company through ownership stakes held elsewhere in the structure. Screening the entity alone misses them.
Ownership changes over time
A beneficial owner identified at onboarding may no longer hold that position a year later. Static checks go stale the moment a structure changes.
Regulators expect you to show your work
EDD and AML frameworks increasingly require documented UBO checks, not just a good-faith effort. What you found, and how, needs to be traceable.
How it works
Identify the entity
Add a company by name, corporate identifier or DUNS number.
Request UBO data
Submit a request to resolve the entity's ultimate beneficial owners. Because this traces real ownership structures rather than pulling from a static list, results typically take a few business days to arrive.
Receive the ownership chain
Once resolved, Business Radar delivers the full ownership structure: parent companies, subsidiaries, intermediate holding entities, and the individuals identified as ultimate beneficial owners including ownership percentages.
Screen owners alongside the entity
Beneficial owners can be added directly to your sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening, so control isn't a blind spot in your due diligence.
Monitor for change
Ownership structures are tracked over time, so a new beneficial owner or a shift in control triggers an alert rather than going unnoticed until the next manual review.
Built for real ownership structures
Global ultimate ownership visibility
Once resolved, see beyond direct shareholders to the individuals or entities at the top of the ownership chain, even across international structures.
Screening that extends to ownership
Once identified, beneficial owners are added to your sanctions, PEP and adverse media screening rather than handled as a separate, manual step.
Traceable by design
Every ownership link is documented and sourced, so findings hold up when a regulator or auditor asks how you got there.
Access through platform or API
Screen and review in the platform, or integrate via API with webhooks for real-time notifications when checks complete or new results arrive, a company match endpoint, and a Python SDK.
Screening capabilities for UBO information
Screen companies and individuals
Run checks on both companies and standalone individuals across sanctions lists, PEP data and enforcement records, extended with sources such as the Offshore Leaks database, court cases and adverse media.
Expand beyond a single company
Screening connects to broader corporate networks, so subsidiaries, parent companies and ultimate owners are covered, not just the name you enter. Screen entire portfolios in just a few clicks.
Accurate, verified and explained
Matches are validated and enriched with entity data. AI-rated false positives include visible reasoning and can be overridden, with every decision logged in the audit trail.
Learn more about Business Radar's Adverse Media and Due Diligence Screening
Facts
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90%
Over 90 percent of our users with continuous monitoring enabled have reported that Business Radar identified high-risk signals in the past 12 months, which would have otherwise gone unnoticed.
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32%
Auditors using Business Radar have reported a 32 percent average increase in efficiency during periodic reviews and screenings, compared to traditional software.
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