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Practical notes on documenting foreign capital, connecting the evidence, and preparing a useful handover for U.S. counsel.
By Vlad Gaon · Documentary preparation and analysis
Concepts
Source of Funds vs. Source of Wealth
A practical distinction between source of funds, source of wealth, and path of funds when organizing a foreign investor’s documentary record.
4 min readPractice guide
How to Organize a Cross-Border Source-of-Funds File
A step-by-step approach to organizing foreign investor records, ownership charts, fund-flow chronologies, and evidence gaps for U.S. counsel review.
5 min readDocument review
Common Gaps in a Foreign Investor’s Funds Trail
Five documentary gaps to check in a foreign investor’s funds trail: unexplained amounts, incomplete transfers, account ownership, missing periods, and unsupported explanations.
4 min readFrom reading to review
Explore the fictional sample report to see how a factual summary, transaction chronology, and open questions fit together.