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Cases · Risk, disputes & investigations · Sanctions, AML, security & terrorism-related risk

Urgent Needs qualified help first

We need a sanctions exposure review before an acquisition

Usually led by Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance, with Licences, permits and regulators and Banking and capital. WONE Global brings the areas of expertise and countries together, with a named professional in each market where one is published.

The situation

What is happening

Sanctions screening, anti-money-laundering controls, asset freezes and high-risk payments.

The first questions

  • Which person, entity or payment is flagged, and by whom?
  • Which sanctions regimes may apply?
  • Has anything been paid or shipped?
  • What do banks or regulators require now?

Who faces this

  • Banks
  • Enterprises
  • NGOs
  • Asset owners

Cross-border complications to check

  • Ultimate beneficial ownershipLayered ownership complicates identifying the persons behind a counterparty · Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity
  • Sanctions conflictsParties are subject to differing sanctions and licensing regimes · Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity
  • Public procurement integrityGovernment tender rules and anti-corruption rules may apply across parties · Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity
  • Foreign investment controlsA proposed ownership change may require sector or national security clearance · Government & Regulatory Affairs

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

Usually led by Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance, with Licences, permits and regulators and Banking and capital.

How WONE Global usually approaches sanctions, aml, security & terrorism-related risk

  1. 01Stop and assess before further transactions.
  2. 02Bring in sanctions and compliance counsel for each regime.
  3. 03Respond to banks and authorities, or seek licences.
  4. 04Strengthen screening and controls.

General guidance for this subject. The route for your case depends on the countries, the deadlines and what you already hold.

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The services involved

One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.

  1. Usually leadsAnti-bribery, sanctions and compliance3 markets with a named lead→
  2. Often involvedLicences, permits and regulators1 market with a named lead→
  3. Often involvedBanking and capitalArranged on request→

Who handles it

Anti-bribery, sanctions and compliance, market by market

The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.

  1. Cameroon WONE Global Partner Kelvin A. Egbe · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  2. China WONE Global Partner Roberto Gilardino · Regional Partner North Asia & additional countries Brief this Partner →
  3. Luxembourg WONE Global Partner Bruno Abbate · Owner - Managing Director Brief this Partner →
  4. India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  5. Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  6. Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  7. United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  8. United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  9. United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →

Other markets: WONE Global covers 100 countries. Name yours in the requirement →

Kelvin A. EgbeYaoundé · Cameroon

WONE Global Capability Partner · Cameroon

Kelvin A. Egbe

Managing Partner · Midas Law Group · Yaoundé

Attorney specialized in structuring, licensing, control, project permitting, patents, trademarks & Designs registration, venture financing, trade finance, regulatory intelligence & compliance, Financial markets, natural…

Roberto GilardinoShanghai · China

WONE Global Capability Partner · China

Roberto Gilardino

Regional Partner North Asia & additional countries · Horizons (Shanghai) Corporate Advisory Company · Shanghai

Roberto Gilardino is Regional Partner at Horizons, supervising the advisory’s activities in North Asia as well as additional countries (including Mongolia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, UAE, Cyprus and Malta).

Katherin Diaz VelillaBogotá · Colombia

WONE Global Capability Partner · Colombia

Katherin Diaz Velilla

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Co-Founder · V&V Associates · Bogotá

International tax attorney and strategic advisor with 12+ years across Colombia's DIAN, Ministry of Finance, Senate, Presidency, and EY. Co-founder of V&V Asociados. Specializes in cross-border tax structuring, transfer…

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