Corporify strengthens compliance with reliable global company information
Corporify is a leading Belgian platform for legal entity management and shareholder administration. Created through a collaboration between former business lawyers and software specialists, Corporify offers organizations a single, controlled location where ownership structures, management information, and company documentation come together. With more than 33,000 entities under management in 85 jurisdictions, the platform helps companies keep control of their legal reality, from day-to-day compliance to strategic transactions.
Since 2024, Corporify has been working with Altares Dun & Bradstreet to strengthen compliance data with globally verifiable company information. The integration of D&B data blocks for entity and management data gives users faster, complete, and accurate insight into shareholder and management structures.
Corporify
2017
Since
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Active in 85 jurisdictions
+33.000
Entities under management
Our clients must be able to demonstrate that their information is accurate and traceable. A financing round or transaction can fall through at the last minute if it turns out that the legal housekeeping is not in order. This is not theoretical. It actually happens in practice.
1. The Challenge
Fragmented data and increasing reporting pressure
For many of Corporify's clients—such as holding companies, investment companies, and corporate legal teams—annual reporting obligations and preparing due diligence are time-consuming and risky tasks. After all, the quality of legal structure information is directly linked to risk. An unclear shareholder chain, a missing board change, or incomplete documentation can lead to delays, lost deals, or reputational damage.
The amount of regulation surrounding KYC, AML, and UBO registration is growing, while legal and compliance teams are required to combine more and more data from a variety of sources. “Our customers need to be able to demonstrate that their information is accurate and traceable,” says Olivier Van Borsel, CEO of Corporify. “You can see a financing round or transaction fall through at the last minute if it turns out that the legal housekeeping is not in order. That's not theoretical. It actually happens in practice.”
The core challenge was to bring together internal and external data in a single controlled environment that supports trust and consistency.
2. The Solution
One integrated data layer for reliable entity and administrative information
Through integration with the Dun & Bradstreet Data Cloud, Corporify now offers an enriched layer of reliable data within its own platform. This link makes it possible to identify entities and directors via the unique D-U-N-S identifier, which brings all relevant data together in a single, consistent profile. The result of this integration is not a static register, but a data layer that can be checked, accounted for, and shared in an audit-ready format. This makes it possible to act faster and with greater certainty in situations where governance is under pressure, such as due diligence processes or reporting to regulators and financial institutions.
“Thanks to this integration, our users have a single source of truth,” says Van Borsel. “Decisions at this level must be defensible. Our users no longer need to consult different sources and spreadsheets—all data is centrally available and verified. And very importantly: documented.”
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3. The result
Greater efficiency, less risk, and better-informed decisions
The collaboration mainly yields gains in efficiency and trust. Legal and finance teams save valuable time because processes relating to identification and verification are largely automated. The consistency of D&B data also enhances the quality of company files.
- Risk of incorrect or incomplete structural information decreases
- Organizations remain deal-ready when opportunities arise
- Teams experience fewer manual control rounds and an accurate overview
“Defensible decisions are what it’s all about,” says Van Borsel. “You have to be able to demonstrate why a decision was made and on the basis of what information. If the data layer is correct, trust is created. That changes the whole way in which legal and finance work together.”
To reliably identify legal entities and directors, Corporify relies on the Identification and Directors data blocks from the Dun & Bradstreet Data Cloud. This data source provides real-time insight into corporate structures, management layers, and ownership relationships, enriched with unique D-U-N-S numbers for unambiguous linking of entities worldwide. To further streamline and automate this process, Corporify integrated the data directly into its own platform, enabling legal and finance teams to screen and report faster, more consistently, and with greater confidence.
The future
With customers active in 85 jurisdictions, Corporify is looking further ahead. New functionalities such as real-time monitoring and AI-driven risk analysis are on the roadmap.
“We want organizations to be able to not only react, but also look ahead,” says Van Borsel. “Good data is a prerequisite for this. It makes compliance less reactive and more strategic.”
Altares Dun & Bradstreet and Corporify will jointly present their vision of this future during the Corporify User Day 2025 in Ghent.
“Our collaboration with Altares Dun & Bradstreet is future-oriented; there is no other party in the market that offers business information at this level and on this scale,” says Olivier Van Borsel, CEO of Corporify. "We share the same vision of the future of legal compliance: that data and technology not only reduce risks but also create opportunities. Altares Dun & Bradstreet understands our ambitions and thinks along with us as a partner that understands where we come from and where we want to go."
What other customers say
"Data is the backbone of our business. In essence, we cannot function without reliable and up-to-date data."
“Before engaging with a company, we always conduct a thorough analysis and request various supporting documents for identification and verification.”
"In particular, we felt the purity of the data was very important; that was the priority."
'As a company with a global scope, it is important for us to have a stable solution available based on global, reliable data'
'Every new customer we want to check. It sleeps much better for everyone if you know that companies you are owed money from can actually pay it.'
"To make sure we are sourcing good, reliable dealers everywhere, we need the expertise of Altares Dun & Bradstreet.
'We can now act proactively when it comes to credit risk.'
"We had another business information provider, but in testing, we found that with their data, we were only covering 45 percent of our customers.
'Doing business based on current, complete and accurate data.'
'Only by automating can we make substantial gains.'
'Improved customer insight and optimal service'
'For Barco, it is important to support your strategy and your decisions with market data.'
