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Company verification

You cannot verify a Moldovan company from a spreadsheet. We do it standing on their factory floor.

Independent, on-the-ground verification of Moldovan suppliers and acquisition targets, written for Western procurement and investment teams. Your dossier arrives in 10 business days.

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On-Site Dossier, verdict pageSample, fictional company

SRL “Agroprim-Nord”

Fruit processing and packing. Bălți. Prospective supplier.

ProceedProceed with conditionsDo not proceed

Proceed with conditions

  • Ownership chain traced to beneficial ownersVerified
  • Sanctions, PEP and watchlistsClear
  • ISO 9001 checked with the issuing bodyVerified
  • Claimed export-ready food-safety certification; audit scheduled, not yet grantedGap
  • One of six packaging suppliers is registered in the Transnistrian regionWatch
Conditions. Make certification a condition of the first export order. Replace or document the Transnistria-registered supplier. Pre-shipment inspection on the first order.

Every finding separates what we verified from what the company told us.

What you can't see from a distance

Moldova is close to the EU, open for business, and on more sourcing shortlists every year. Like any emerging market, it has companies you can build on and companies you can't, and from a distance they look the same.

Ownership can be layered, some supply chains cross the Transnistrian line, and a polished website can front a two-room operation. We find out which company you're dealing with before you commit.

Questions no registry answers:

  • Who really owns this company, and where does the chain end?
  • Does anything touch the Transnistrian region: registration, assets, suppliers, or trucks?
  • Will its paperwork hold up at an EU border?

What you receive

A structured dossier on any Moldovan company you're considering buying from, or buying. It is written the way a Western procurement or investment team wants to read it: clear, evidenced, and ending with a call we're willing to put our name to.

Section 1

Legal

Registration and status, ownership chain to the beneficial owners, tax standing, litigation, and sanctions and watchlist screening.

Section 2

Operational

A physical site visit: real equipment, real workforce, real capacity, and the current order book.

Section 3

Commercial

Export history, certifications checked at the source, existing customers, and payment behavior.

Section 4

Risk read

Transnistria exposure, ownership and sanctions exposure, EU readiness, energy and logistics resilience, and red-flag indicators.

Section 5

Evidence

Timestamped photos, registry extracts, management interview notes, and the verdict.

Proceed

No significant red flags. Any minor issues come with clear mitigations.

Proceed with conditions

Manageable risks, with the protections we recommend: staged payments, pre-shipment inspection, a follow-up visit.

Do not proceed

A hard stop, and exactly why. Every verdict also says what would change our view.

Why us

We don't verify from Google Maps. Destination Moldova is a working operation on the ground, with staff, vehicles, and legal counsel on call.

Every dossier is reviewed and signed by a named senior reviewer and written to a Western standard of reporting.

One accountable local team checks the records, walks the site, challenges the claims and explains what the evidence means for your decision.

Pricing

Three levels, fixed prices, no hourly billing. Choose by what's at stake.

Desk Verification

For shortlisting suppliers, screening a small first order, or deciding whether a visit is worth it.

$1,250

5 business days

  • Registration, legal status, and history of changes
  • Ownership chain to the ultimate beneficial owners
  • Company, owners and directors screened against EU, UK, US and UN sanctions lists, plus PEP and watchlists
  • Tax standing, VAT status, and tax debt
  • Litigation, enforcement, and bankruptcy
  • Certifications checked with the issuing bodies
  • Export history and public tender record, where available
  • Adverse media in Romanian, Russian and English
  • Preliminary verdict, and whether we recommend a visit

An 8–12 page report with registry extracts.

On-Site Dossier

Most requested. For first significant orders, long-term supply agreements, and anyone about to pay in advance.

$3,900

10 business days

  • Everything in Desk Verification
  • Two-person visit to the production site
  • Equipment, workforce and capacity checked against the company's claims
  • Order book review and two customer reference calls
  • Management interview
  • Transnistria exposure: registration, assets, suppliers or logistics that touch the region
  • EU readiness: CE and food-safety compliance, and origin documentation for trade with the EU
  • Energy and logistics resilience: supply dependence, backup power, and routes to EU markets
  • Timestamped photo record of site, equipment and operations
  • Final verdict, reviewed by our legal counsel

A 20–30 page dossier, evidence annex, and a 30-minute debrief call.

Acquisition-Grade Diligence

For investors, acquirers, and joint-venture partners. Scoped per deal.

from $12,000

Typically 3–4 weeks. Staged options from $2,500

  • Everything in the On-Site Dossier
  • Three years of financial statements, revenue quality, and customer concentration
  • Real estate, land and assets, with liens and encumbrances
  • Permits and licences, environmental and labor flags
  • Background checks on key people and related parties
  • Multiple management interviews and 5–8 reference calls
  • Valuation inputs for your advisers
  • Red-flag memo for your lawyers and investment committee

A full report, red-flag memo, and a debrief with your deal team.

Add-ons

Add-onWhat it doesPrice
Ongoing monitoringAlerts on ownership, director, court, tax-debt and sanctions changes, plus a quarterly summary$200 per month per company, 6-month minimum, or $2,000 per year
Follow-up site checkA return visit to a company we've already verified, for example before a large order ships$1,500
Additional siteA second production site of the same company$1,500
Rush deliveryOn-Site Dossier in 7 business days+30%
Multiple suppliersVerifying several companies at once10% off 3–4, 15% off 5+
Certified translationKey documents translated and certifiedQuoted per document

How it works

An On-Site Dossier, day by day.

Day 0

Start

Scoping call, engagement letter, visit date confirmed.

Days 1–4

Desk check

Registries, sanctions, courts, certifications, and media. We finish the paperwork before the visit, so the visit tests specific claims.

Days 5–7

Site visit

Our team on the floor: equipment, workforce, capacity, order book, and a management interview.

Days 8–9

Legal review

Drafting, red-flag register, and counsel's review of the verdict.

Day 10

Delivery

Dossier and debrief call.

The 10-day clock starts once the engagement is signed and the company has confirmed a visit date. The free scoping call takes 30 minutes.

Coverage

Standard coverage
All of Moldova on the right bank of the Dniester. Every site is a day trip from Chișinău, so there are no travel surcharges.
Transnistrian region
We do not visit as standard. Any company with registration, assets or operations there is flagged.

We work openly

The company knows it's being verified. We ask it to host the visit and show us documents. A supplier who refuses has already told you something important.

If the company refuses or cancels access, you receive the desk findings and a documented record of the refusal. We refund the difference between your tier and Desk Verification, less any travel costs already incurred.

We also verify who we work for. Every client is identity-checked and sanctions-screened before we start.

What a dossier is, and isn't

It is independent, evidence-based verification at a point in time. It is not a legal opinion, a financial audit, a certification audit, or a guarantee of future performance. It is prepared for you, and may not be relied on by third parties without our written consent.

Questions buyers ask

Will the company know we're checking them?+

Yes. We don't do covert investigations. Being open is what makes a site visit and a management interview possible.

Can you verify ISO, CE, IATF or food-safety certificates?+

Yes. We check each certificate against the certification body or scheme directory that issued it, not the PDF the supplier sent you.

How is this different from a factory inspection?+

An inspection checks the floor. We check the floor, the owners, the courts, the tax record and the sanctions lists, then give you a verdict and the contract protections we'd use in your position.

What if the company refuses the visit?+

You receive the desk findings and a documented refusal, and we refund the difference between your tier and Desk Verification, less travel costs already incurred.

Can you verify a company that operates in Transnistria?+

We don't visit the region as standard. We verify what can be verified from the right bank and from records, and we flag the exposure clearly so you can decide.

Do you verify companies in every sector?+

Most. Companies in regulated or security-sensitive sectors go through a separate review before we accept the engagement, and some we decline.

Can you keep watching a supplier after we sign?+

Yes. Ongoing monitoring alerts you to ownership, director, court, tax and sanctions changes as they happen, with a quarterly summary.

Do you work in Ukraine too?+

Yes, through Destination Ukraine. Comparing suppliers in both countries? Verify one company in each and take 10% off both.

Request a verification

Tell us about the company and the deal. We'll reply within one business day to book your free 30-minute scoping call.

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