Corporate Due Diligence
We investigate who owns and controls a company, including when public records are incomplete or conflicting.
Study X — Through line
A knot of threads, and one pulled straight through it.
Deliverables
What you receive
Depending on the assignment, our support includes:
Ownership assessments
An explanation of who owns and controls the company, supported by the available records and a clear account of any gaps.Foreign ownership and control analysis
An assessment of any indicators of foreign ownership, control or influence, with the supporting evidence explained.Recommended next steps
Options for addressing identified risks and gathering the information needed to resolve outstanding questions.
Context
What drives the requirement
The following regulations and federal guidance inform supply chain risk requirements. These are general summaries.
Regulatory drivers
| CFIUS | The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States reviews certain transactions involving foreign persons for national security risk, which puts the burden on parties to understand ownership and control before a deal rather than after it. |
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| Foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) | Companies holding facility clearances under the National Industrial Security Program must identify and address foreign ownership, control, or influence, which requires establishing the real ownership position rather than the filed one. |
Evidence
Our experience
The experience and credentials behind our work.
- Analyst-owned and analyst-led
- Founded in 2006 by career intelligence analysts. President Carl McDonald has worked in intelligence since 1984, served as a US Navy intelligence analyst and holds PMP and ISSO certifications.
- Serving government and commercial customers
- Work delivered for the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, national-level agencies, defense contractors, and commercial clients.
- Experienced in analytic standards
- Analysts are experienced in ICD 203 and adhere to those and other standards when requested by customers.
Procurement
How to work with us
IAI is an SBA-certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), eligible for sole-source and set-aside awards under FAR Subpart 19.14. We also work with prime contractors through subcontracting arrangements.
Find our business identifiers, industry codes, verification sources and contracting information on our contracting page.
Next step
Discuss your requirements
Government
Tell us about your goals and the support your team needs.Prime contractors and technology providers
We work with prime contractors and technology providers that need cleared analytic expertise.
Last reviewed 26 August 2026.