Service · CORPORATE & BUSINESS

Ukrainian Company Due Diligence

Before you buy into, lend to, or sign with a Ukrainian company, the Kyiv desk verifies what stands behind the name: USR history, owners and beneficial owners, directors, court disputes, enforcement proceedings, and tax flags. You receive a plain-language report that states what was verified, what each finding means, and where the records could not be checked. The report covers what the registries show; it gives you the grounds for your own decision.

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This service is for you if…

You are buying a Ukrainian company or its shares
A new counterparty asks for prepayment or a long contract
You are returning to a company you left and want to know what happened since
A Canadian bank or buyer asked you to prove your own company's clean record

What LexRoota coordinates

Full USR extract with history: founders, directors, capital, address trail

Court registry and enforcement-proceedings checks on the company and key persons

Tax debt and single-tax status checks against public registers

Sanctions and PEP screening across Ukrainian and international lists

Document consistency review: charter, decisions, and appointment orders

A written report with findings graded by risk and stated in plain language

Typical route

Ukrainian Company Due Diligence

Day 1

Target and purpose

We fix the company's identifiers and what the check must answer for your transaction.

Scope

Day 2–4

Registry pulls

USR history, ownership records, and archived filings are collected by the Kyiv desk.

Day 5–7

Adverse checks

Courts, enforcement, tax, and sanctions registers are checked for the company and its key people.

Day 8–10

Report

You receive the written report: findings, grades, and an honest list of what could not be verified.

Report

Documents typically required

Company name and EDRPOU code (we find it from a website or invoice if needed)

Names of the people you are dealing with

Draft contract or deal terms, where the check serves a transaction

Any documents the counterparty already gave you, for cross-verification

What the route depends on

Depth: counterparty screen versus full acquisition review
Age of the company and volume of history to read
Number of connected persons and entities to check
Whether site visits or archive requests are needed

What can slow or block this

Transliteration variants that produce false matches — resolved by ID and record cross-checks
Some registry data carries restricted access under martial law; the report states plainly what could and could not be verified
Gaps in 1990s-era privatization and re-registration files that need archive requests
Recent director or owner changes timed just before your deal — flagged for closer review

TIMING

A standard counterparty screen typically takes 5–10 business days; full acquisition-grade reviews run 2–4 weeks with archive requests.

FEES

Fixed fee per agreed depth, quoted after we see the target; registry and archive fees are listed as separate third-party costs.

WHO ELSE IS INVOLVED

Kyiv desk analysts and corporate lawyer · Ukrainian state registries and archives · Translation support for the final report where needed

Common questions

Is this a legal opinion on whether to do the deal?

The report gives you verified registry facts and graded findings in plain language. For a formal legal opinion on the transaction itself, we engage a licensed Ukrainian lawyer on the file and coordinate their work into the same report flow.

Can you check a company that gave me only a name and a website?

Yes in most cases. We start from open identifiers, find the EDRPOU code, and confirm with you that the found company matches your counterparty before the paid work begins.

What does the war mean for these checks?

Some registers carry restricted access under martial law, and courts run unevenly by region. We use every register that operates, and the report lists exactly which sources were reachable and which were verified by alternative routes.