What does a corporate search reveal?

The process of incorporating a business requires that the details of the corporation be recorded with the appropriate governing authorities. These details are usually organized on the Articles of Incorporation, Articles of Association, Deed, or other documents and then submitted and approved, after which point the corporation can conduct its business.

These documents become a matter of public record, and the information included in them is available to any person, agency or entity that submits a search request. This information can include the corporation’s name, when it was incorporated, by whom, the company’s bylaws, and the names and details of the corporation’s board of directors and other named officers.

Offshore jurisdictions, in their commitment to privacy, allow a great deal of this information to be kept confidential.