A distributor or agent sells to your market in your name. Their pitch describes coverage, customers and experience; this review tests those statements against what can be seen from public sources. It looks at the partner as a commercial entity and stays on publicly registered company roles.
A channel partner's pitch rests on claims that are hard to see from outside: customers in the region, relationships with buyers, a team on the ground. The review turns each claim into something checkable: where the partner is recorded, where it trades, which brands it carries, whom it names as customers, and whether independent mentions place it in the territory. What cannot be seen is listed as such, so your own reference calls know what to ask.
An agent may be a small entity or a sole trader. The review uses only what is publicly registered for the business and does not profile the person.
Stated regions are compared with registered locations, visible branches and where events, listings and customer mentions place the partner. A claim with no trace is marked unavailable, not false.
The partner's own range is read for overlap or conflict with your category, so overlap with your category is visible before any exclusivity discussion.
Named customers are checked for whether the relationship appears on the customer's side as well. Client-provided references stay labelled as such.
Staffing signals, premises and product handling are set against the volume you hope the partner will move.
Which legal entity would sign, and whether it is the one that appears in the partner's marketing and on its listings.
Premises and warehousing signals matter, as does the partner's declared customer mix, because it will hold your product and invoice in its own name.
The recorded form of the business and its other principals matter most, since the relationship depends on attention and on no conflicting lines.
The report looks for the visible tier below: whether named sub-partners exist in public view and whether they describe the same arrangement.
Where a point can only be confirmed by speaking to the partner's customers, the report writes the question and leaves the call to you.
The partner's name and country, the pitch deck or claims you want tested, the territory and the type of arrangement under discussion.
A report that pairs each claim with what public sources show, a list of conflicts in the partner's portfolio, and open points with suggested questions.
Use the open points in your reference calls and in drafting the territory and performance terms with your own adviser.
Research reports what can be established from public and provided sources. It is not a guarantee about a counterparty's future conduct and not legal advice.
The review works from public sources. Speaking to references is a step you take, using questions the report suggests.
Only the publicly registered business and its recorded company roles are reviewed, not the individual's personal background.
No. It reviews a partner you already have in view. Finding candidates is a separate research service.
No obligation. We read your request and reply with a straight answer.
Tell us what you need to find out and by when. We confirm scope before any work starts.
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