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Entity Graph

Trace ownership chains.
Expose hidden control.

Visualise and query corporate ownership graphs, UBO chains, and entity relationship networks. Detect sanctioned controllers, PEP shareholders, and shell structures, automatically, via API.

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Depth layers
450+
Lists screened
UBO
Beneficial owner
JSON
Graph response
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Ownership graphExample
  • Alpha Capital (51% example, HOLDING) is holder of 51% of Example Ltd.
  • Beta Corp (49% example, HOLDING) is holder of 49% of Example Ltd.
  • Nominee Svc (Shell example, SHELL) is holder of 100% of Alpha Capital.
  • Director A (Nominee director, DIRECTOR) is appointed director of Alpha Capital.
  • Person X (OFAC SDN example, SANCTIONED) is holder of 67% of Beta Corp.
  • Person Y (PEP associate, PEP) is a known associate of Beta Corp.
Illustrative ownership graph for Example LtdAn illustrative 7-node beneficial ownership chain, drawn from fictional entities down to the individuals behind them, including an example sanctioned beneficial owner. The same chain is listed in text immediately before this diagram. Example data, not a live query.Example LtdIllustrative ·…TARGETAlpha Capital51% exampleHOLDINGBeta Corp49% exampleHOLDINGNominee SvcShell exampleSHELLDirector ANominee direct…DIRECTORPerson XOFAC SDN examp…SANCTIONEDPerson YPEP associatePEP
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↑ Illustrative example - fictional entities, not a live query

6-Step Pipeline

From company name to full ownership graph.

01

Entity Identification

Root entity resolved to a company id with POST /screening/kyb/lookup (name, company number, or LEI). Jurisdiction, registration date, and legal form confirmed from the registry match.

02

Shareholder Graph Traversal

All direct shareholders and their ownership percentages retrieved. Each shareholder becomes a new traversal node, down to the depth the request asks for.

03

Nominee & Shell Detection

Signal flags applied per node: thin capitalisation, nominee director, BVI/Seychelles/Panama incorporation, missing trading activity.

04

Sanctions & PEP Screening

Every node, corporate and individual, screened against 450+ watchlists and PEP data. Match scores returned per node.

05

UBO Resolution

True economic beneficial owners identified at the ownership threshold the request sets (a percentage, 10 or 25). Sanctioned UBOs flagged with their evidence path.

06

Graph API Response

The full graph returned as JSON: the resolved beneficial owners and the entity tree (companyId, ubos, tree). Pair with kyb/sanctioned-control for an OFAC 50%-rule verdict.

Capabilities

See through every corporate layer.

Configurable Depth Traversal

POST /screening/kyb/ubo follows the chain 1 to 6 layers deep, 3 by default, through holding companies, trusts, and nominees to reach the true UBO.

  • Depth 1–6, default 3
  • Circular ownership detection
  • Cross-jurisdiction tracing

Sanctioned Control (OFAC 50%)

POST /screening/kyb/sanctioned-control aggregates a sanctioned owner's effective stake up the ownership chain and returns an OFAC 50%-rule verdict.

  • OFAC 50% aggregation
  • CONFIRMED / POSSIBLE / MINORITY
  • Effective stake per owner

Nominee & Shell Signals

Per-node signal flags, not a single score: offshore incorporation, nominee directors, no trading history, thin-capitalisation signals.

  • Offshore jurisdiction flags
  • Nominee director detection
  • Trading activity signals

PEP Network Mapping

PEP relatives, associates, and business partners surfaced across the ownership graph, not just the named individual.

  • Associates & family
  • Business partner links
  • PEP level per node

Corporate Structure Map

The full legal entity tree returned by kyb/ubo: subsidiary chains, holding companies, and cross-jurisdiction links.

  • Subsidiary chains
  • Ownership tree (nodes + edges)
  • Cross-jurisdiction links

Officers & Directors

Registry officers and directors per company node via kyb/officers, exposing nominee and shared-director patterns across the structure.

  • Registry officer list
  • Shared-director links
  • Nominee director flags

API Reference

Full ownership graph. One API call.

Entity Graph APIPOST /api/v1/screening/kyb/ubo

Request

{
  "companyId": "gb-coh-00000001",
  "threshold": 25,
  "depth": 3
}

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "companyId": "gb-coh-00000001",
    "ubos": [{
      "id": "ofac-12345",
      "name": "Person X",
      "entity_type": "person",
      "datasets": ["us_ofac_sdn"],
      "topics": ["sanction"]
    }],
    "tree": {
      "id": "gb-coh-00000001",
      "entity_type": "company",
      "properties": { "name": ["Example Ltd"] }
    }
  }
}

Two-step call. Resolve the company first with POST /screening/kyb/lookup to get its companyId, then pass that id here. threshold is a percentage (0-100); depth is 1-6. For an OFAC 50%-rule verdict on a sanctioned owner, call POST /screening/kyb/sanctioned-control.

See through every ownership structure.

From simple KYB to 6-layer ownership graphs, one API, configurable depth, real-time sanctions and PEP screening at every node.

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