What is corporate due diligence in Taiwan? What it covers, how long it takes, and how it is priced
Basics ·
Corporate due diligence verifies a company's registration, principals, finances, litigation and reputation before you deal with it, in one report. A typical case takes five to ten working days and is quoted item by item
In one sentence
Corporate due diligence compares what a company says about itself with what the public record actually shows, before you sign, ship, invest or hire. Brochures, business cards and quotations are what it says. Registration data, court records and regulatory sanctions are what can be verified. Where the two match, the risk is low. Where they diverge, that gap is the point of the report.
What the report answers
- Whether the company exists, how old it is, how much capital it has, and who is responsible for it
- What other companies its principal and directors hold, and how those connect
- Whether it has changed principals, addresses or names unusually often
- Whether it has been sued, by whom, and whether the matter is still running
- Whether it has been sanctioned by a regulator, and whether it is still trading
- Whether the registered address and plant actually exist, and whether their scale matches the claimed capacity
- How peers, suppliers and customers talk about it
Some things cannot be obtained
A company's bank relationships, dishonoured-cheque records and its principal's personal credit are available only to the data subject or to a creditor holding an enforcement title. They are outside the scope of the report. Our reports state clearly which findings are verified and which come from enquiries.
How long it takes
A typical case takes five to ten working days. Urgent matters can have preliminary findings first, with site work and cross-county follow-up added afterwards.
How it is priced
Item by item, not as a bundle. You can commission the company alone, or add the principal's related companies, affiliates abroad, or a site visit. Scope and price are confirmed before we start, and the price does not change unless the scope does.
What the report looks like
Three parts: verified findings with sources and dates, a comparison of what the company claimed against what we found, and risk notes with suggested adjustments to your terms. The report is written for decisions, so every item carries its source.
FAQ
- The counterparty is a company limited by shares. Can you see all its shareholders?
- Usually not. For a company limited by shares, the public record shows directors and supervisors with their holdings; ordinary shareholders are not published. Only a limited company's members and their contributions appear in the registry. To identify the real controller we usually work outward from the directors' other companies.
- Can you obtain its dishonoured-cheque record or a credit rating?
- Cheque-clearing data is a paid enquiry, and the clearing house states that results are for reference only and cannot serve as proof. Corporate credit reports require the subject's authorisation. The report marks which items are public and which would need the counterparty's cooperation.
- Can the report be used in court?
- The report itself is analysis. The registration extracts, judgments and notices attached to it come from public sources and can support litigation or negotiation. Once a matter is in dispute, we prepare a separate evidence schedule to counsel's requirements.