A complete ownership table with each holder's nationality, the corporate documents that create those holdings, and the agreement clauses that confer management authority on the investor.
Trace the ownership up to individuals
Start with a table: every holder, the percentage held, the nationality relied on, and the document proving it, whether a passport or a certificate of incorporation for a corporate holder. Where a company holds shares, the table has to continue upward until it reaches individuals, because nationality is traced through to them. Then produce the instruments: articles, share certificates, the share register, subscription agreements and any shareholders' or operating agreement. Highlight the clauses giving the investor authority over hiring, purchasing, pricing and borrowing, since those support the control finding where ownership alone does not. Add the minutes or resolutions appointing the investor to a managerial position. Keep this file consistent with the purchase agreement, because inconsistencies between a deal document and a corporate register are noticed quickly.
Hypothetical example: a commercial greenhouse-lighting installer is purchasing an existing U.S. business through an escrow arrangement. The first review should reconcile every dollar from its lawful source to the purchase agreement, escrow instructions, bank transfers, and paid business expenses. The ownership register and passport settle treaty nationality; the signed agreement and escrow record show commitment; the operating plan addresses future activity. Organize evidence in date order so a reviewer can follow the money without guessing. A recurring problem is an unexplained gap between a personal account balance and the amount paid. Resolve gifts, loans, sales proceeds, and currency transfers with their own source records before the main narrative is drafted. Do not call unspent, withdrawable funds an investment merely because they are sitting in the business account.