Records read where they sit.
Our own analysts cover the regions below directly. Elsewhere we work through vetted correspondents and name that reliance in the file, so you always know how a finding was obtained.
GCC & wider Middle East
UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Türkiye
Arabic sources · direct registry accessEurope & UK
EU member states, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Channel Islands, Cyprus, Malta, Gibraltar
Open registers · court retrievalCIS & Central Asia
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine
Russian sources · sanctions-sensitiveSouth & Southeast Asia
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam
Hindi & Urdu sources · court runnersAfrica
Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Tanzania, Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritius
French sources · local correspondentsAmericas & offshore
United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Panama, BVI, Cayman Islands, Bahamas
Federal & state dockets · offshore agentsLanguages in-house
English, Arabic, Russian, Farsi, Urdu, Hindi and French, records read in the original, with machine translation used only as a first pass.
Local partners, disclosed
Where a jurisdiction requires a licensed agent or a court runner, we use vetted correspondents and name that reliance in the scope note.
Not on the list?
We usually can cover it. If a record genuinely cannot be obtained lawfully, we tell you before you commission the work, not after.