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Defensible research on sanctions, ownership and integrity in Eastern Europe.

Defensible research on sanctions, ownership and integrity in Eastern Europe.

Defensible research on sanctions, ownership and integrity in Eastern Europe.

Manual match resolution, ownership and integrity research for research primes, law firms, tax advisers, auditors and compliance teams. Every finding remains traceable to its source, date and research trail.

Manual match resolution, ownership and integrity research for research primes, law firms, tax advisers, auditors and compliance teams. Every finding remains traceable to its source, date and research trail.

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SOURCE-LANGUAGE · DOCUMENTED · ENGAGEMENT-FOCUSED

SOURCE-LANGUAGE · DOCUMENTED · ENGAGEMENT-FOCUSED

Abstract source map with connected research points

ILLUSTRATIVE SAMPLE

illustrative

Ownership structure and sanctions exposure

01 Registry source reviewed

Control link assessed

03 Research trail documented

Abstract source map with connected research points

ILLUSTRATIVE SAMPLE

illustrative

Ownership structure and sanctions exposure

01 Registry source reviewed

Control link assessed

03 Research trail documented

01 / WEHRON REVIEW STANDARD

01 / WEHRON REVIEW STANDARD

Every review step remains traceable through its source, date and research trail.

Every review step remains traceable through its source, date and research trail.

Every review step remains traceable through its source, date and research trail.

Researched in the source language

Researched in the source language

Independent · documented · engagement-focused

Independent · documented · engagement-focused

For research primes →

For research primes →

For research primes →

For law firms →

For law firms →

For advisory & compliance →

For advisory & compliance →

YOUR STARTING POINT

Three situations. One clear next step.

Three situations. One clear next step.

Three situations. One clear next step.

Does one of these sound familiar? Wehron can help you establish the facts.

Does one of these sound familiar? Wehron can help you establish the facts.

01

The inconclusive match.

The inconclusive match.

Your screening software flags a potential match. Payment approval is on hold, and the database offers no further detail.

Your screening software flags a potential match. Payment approval is on hold, and the database offers no further detail.

02

The new partner in Eastern Europe.

The new partner in Eastern Europe.

The registry extract is in Cyrillic, and the transparency register stops at the border. You need to know who is behind the entity before signing.

The registry extract is in Cyrillic, and the transparency register stops at the border. You need to know who is behind the entity before signing.

03

The gap in the AML file.

The gap in the AML file.

The beneficial owner of a client with an international structure cannot be documented. The file remains incomplete.

The beneficial owner of a client with an international structure cannot be documented. The file remains incomplete.

SAMPLE REPORT · ILLUSTRATIVE PRESENTATION

What a Wehron finding looks like.

Change of shareholder documented across the registry history

confirmed · 2 sources

Indirect interest through a holding company

Indicator · unresolved

EU list screening with no match

No match · documented

Every finding includes its source, date and research trail.

SAMPLE REPORT · ILLUSTRATIVE PRESENTATION

What a Wehron finding looks like.

Change of shareholder documented across the registry history

confirmed · 2 sources

Indirect interest through a holding company

Indicator · unresolved

EU list screening with no match

No match · documented

Every finding includes its source, date and research trail.

RESPONSE · PERSONAL SCOPE REVIEW

RESPONSE · PERSONAL SCOPE REVIEW

An initial assessment of your case

An initial assessment of your case

01 Initial assessment of the facts

02 Recommended depth of review

03 Scope and timeframe defined in writing

Personally reviewed by Nicolas Thiery.

HOW WE WORK WITH YOU

One enquiry. A clear scope. An appropriate data route.

One enquiry. A clear scope. An appropriate data route.

One enquiry. A clear scope. An appropriate data route.

No document overload and no uncertainty about the process. The route to a robust finding begins with a brief enquiry through the contact form.

No document overload and no uncertainty about the process. The route to a robust finding begins with a brief enquiry through the contact form.

01

Briefly describe the case in the contact form.

Briefly describe the case in the contact form.

Service type, jurisdiction and decision context are sufficient for an initial assessment. Please do not submit names, documents or case files yet.

Service type, jurisdiction and decision context are sufficient for an initial assessment. Please do not submit names, documents or case files yet.

02

You will receive a personal assessment of fit and the appropriate next step.

Personally reviewed by Nicolas Thiery.

Personally reviewed by Nicolas Thiery.

03

The scope is agreed in writing before the engagement begins.

The scope is agreed in writing before the engagement begins.

Scope, deliverable format, data route and timing are defined in writing before an engagement begins.

Scope, deliverable format, data route and timing are defined in writing before an engagement begins.

SERVICES

Screening, research and robust documentation.

Screening, research and robust documentation.

We establish a reviewable factual basis. Legal assessment remains with our clients’ advisers.

We establish a reviewable factual basis. Legal assessment remains with our clients’ advisers.

SERVICE REGISTER / WEHRON

RESEARCH · SCREENING · RESOLUTION

RESEARCH · SCREENING · RESOLUTION

01 / LEAD SERVICE

Manual sanctions review after a database alert

Manual sanctions review after a database alert

Manual sanctions review after a database alert

Assessment of specific screening alerts using name variants, identity attributes, source-script spellings and a documented search trail.

Assessment of specific screening alerts using name variants, identity attributes, source-script spellings and a documented search trail.

Assessment of specific screening alerts using name variants, identity attributes, source-script spellings and a documented search trail.

SCREENING

SCREENING

List screening

List screening

METHOD

METHOD

Name variants

Name variants

OUTCOME

Research trail

OUTCOME

Research trail

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02 / OWNERSHIP TRAIL

Third-party due diligence and UBO research

Third-party due diligence and UBO research

Clarification of cross-border ownership and control structures using primary registers and open sources.

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03 / MATCH RESOLUTION

Case-specific resolution of inconclusive matches

Case-specific resolution of inconclusive matches

When screening produces an inconclusive result, our work begins: establishing the facts until the finding is robust and supported by evidence.

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04 / INTEGRITY DUE DILIGENCE

Integrity Due Diligence and Integrity Research

Integrity Due Diligence and Integrity Research

Regional registries, official notices and media are assessed as a documented factual basis. Sources, dates and evidential status remain traceable.

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The depth of research depends on the case.

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ANONYMISED ENGAGEMENT ACCOUNT

ANONYMISED ENGAGEMENT ACCOUNT

What a former client valued about our work.

What a former client valued about our work.

What a former client valued about our work.

An engagement account approved by a former client. The outcome is paraphrased; case details are anonymised and editorially condensed.

An engagement account approved by a former client. The outcome is paraphrased; case details are anonymised and editorially condensed.

ENGAGEMENT 01 · MATCH RESOLUTION

ENGAGEMENT 01 · MATCH RESOLUTION

ANONYMISED

ANONYMISED

An inconclusive match became decision-ready.

An inconclusive match became decision-ready.

An inconclusive match became decision-ready.

PARAPHRASED OUTCOME · FORMER CLIENT · ANONYMISED

PARAPHRASED OUTCOME · FORMER CLIENT · ANONYMISED

STARTING POINT

Shortly before a transaction was due for approval, a potential sanctions connection emerged for one of the individuals involved.

Shortly before a transaction was due for approval, a potential sanctions connection emerged for one of the individuals involved.

RESEARCH

Name variants, identity attributes, registry data and connected entities were compared across documented sources.

Name variants, identity attributes, registry data and connected entities were compared across documented sources.

OUTCOME

The potential connection was assessed on a robust evidential basis, allowing the client to decide before entering into the contract.

The potential connection was assessed on a robust evidential basis, allowing the client to decide before entering into the contract.

BUSINESS IMPACT

BUSINESS IMPACT

Further review and transaction costs were committed only after the risk had been clarified.

Further review and transaction costs were committed only after the risk had been clarified.

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METHOD

Traceable from research to finding.

Traceable from research to finding.

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No black box: our research can be traced from the outcome back to each individual source.

No black box: our research can be traced from the outcome back to each individual source.

Screen

Systematically search lists, name variants, registers and open sources.

Verify

Support material findings with independent sources wherever substantively possible.

Document

Record the source, date and research trail, including robust findings of no match.

Abstract representation of a documented research process

SOURCE LOG

08.08.2026

Finding with a documented research trail

● Registry extract and ownership trail

● Name variants and original script

● Evidence status and access date

Abstract representation of a documented research process

SOURCE LOG

08.08.2026

Finding with a documented research trail

● Registry extract and ownership trail

● Name variants and original script

● Evidence status and access date

WEHRON INSIGHTS

Regional research, made traceable.

Three expert articles on Cyrillic name variants, primary registers and neutrally integrable research workstreams.

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Abstrakte Recherchegrafik zu kyrillischen Namensvarianten

Sanctions screening · Cyrillic name variants

10–12 min read

Resolving sanctions-screening alerts: from a Cyrillic name alert to a documented factual basis

How source script, transliteration variants, EIK, INN and OGRN help turn an unclear sanctions alert into a documented factual basis.

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Abstrakte Recherchegrafik zu Originalregistern und Kontrollketten

Ownership and control · primary registers

10–12 min read

UBO research involving Bulgaria and Russia: source script, registry history and control chains

How source script, transliteration variants, EIK, OGRN, INN and registry history support defensible ownership and control research.

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Abstrakte Recherchegrafik zu einem vertraulichen Research-Workstream

Research partnerships · Eastern Europe and Russia

12–14 min read

A regional IDD research workstream for primes with Eastern Europe and Russia exposure

How primes can neutrally integrate regional IDD research involving Eastern Europe and Russia: source script, registry evidence, identifiers, delivery format and clear governance.

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ABOUT WEHRON

At Wehron, responsibility is personal.

At Wehron, responsibility is personal.

Source-language research requires judgement, a rigorous method and clearly assigned responsibility. Wehron delivers findings that advisers can use directly in their work.

Source-language research requires judgement, a rigorous method and clearly assigned responsibility. Wehron delivers findings that advisers can use directly in their work.

Nicolas Thiery, managing director of Wehron GmbH

MANAGING DIRECTOR

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Nicolas Thiery

Nicolas Thiery

Political scientist (MA, New Bulgarian University, Sofia). Experience at the Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute and the Center for the Study of Democracy, Sofia.

Political scientist (MA, New Bulgarian University, Sofia). Experience at the Bulgarian Diplomatic Institute and the Center for the Study of Democracy, Sofia.

German · English · Bulgarian

Independent

Documented

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WEHRON BRIEFING

Research updates. Concise and relevant.

Research updates. Concise and relevant.

Updates on sanctions lists, registers and research practice for advisers and compliance teams.

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We review your enquiry personally and align fit, scope and an appropriate data route with you. Confidentiality is fundamental; where requested, we work under a confidentiality agreement from the initial discussion.

CONTACT

Let’s discuss your case.

Let’s discuss your case.

For an initial assessment, the service type, jurisdiction and preferred timing are sufficient. Please do not submit names, documents or case details at this stage.

For an initial assessment, the service type, jurisdiction and preferred timing are sufficient. Please do not submit names, documents or case details at this stage.

Nicolas Thiery personally assesses whether the question, scope and data route are a fit for Wehron.

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