Context
A client from the agribusiness sector engaged TriTrace to investigate the environment and business ties of a politically exposed individual whose decisions directly affected the company's operations. The request was driven by suspicions of hidden lobbying mechanisms and unexplained administrative barriers hindering exports.
Objective
To map the business network, relatives, and associates of the politically exposed individual, track affiliated companies, uncover indirect ownership structures, identify conflicts of interest, and confirm the figure's involvement in covert lobbying that influenced sector-specific decisions and restrictions.
Methodology
Corporate analysis of entities and ownership stakes
Verification of familial connections
Network analysis and link mapping
Visualization of influence graphs
Semantic analysis of digital footprint across public and semi-restricted sources
Data Sources
Results
Reconstructed a complex web of relationships involving family members, business partners, nominee directors, and entities operating in Russia, the EU, and CIS states.
Identified hidden ownership structures behind offshore companies, with the individual's close circle as ultimate beneficiaries.
Exposed previously unknown "shadow actors" whose interests the subject was lobbying for.
Detected overlaps between the individual's business interests and those of the client.
The outcome was a clear power map demonstrating both formal and informal connections of the investigated figure.
Client Impact
The client received an analytical report with a power map, enabling them to to identify the root causes behind export restrictions and regulatory pressure, using the map to strategically reduce barriers and protect business operations.
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