SEASON 2 · EPISODE 2 · 22:54
Laundromats and Legal Entities - part one: Limited Companies
Ray Blake & Graham Barrow · 28 April 2019
Episode notes
We begin our analysis of how legal entities, in locations which have transparent corporate registers can still be used to mask ultimate ownership and control while still providing a veneer of respectability.
In this first part we look at Limited Companies and their Directors, Shareholders and Persons with Significant Control, to see how each of these can look plausible but still need further investigation.
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