Sayari
Sayari is a counterparty and supply-chain risk intelligence platform focused on corporate ownership, trade, supply-chain relationships, and risk indicators across global jurisdictions.
- Highest 2026 tier: Tier II
- Transactional risk due diligence provider
- Transactional Risk Due Diligence Advisory
Overview
Sayari is a counterparty and supply-chain risk intelligence platform focused on corporate ownership, trade, supply-chain relationships, and risk indicators across global jurisdictions. Its platform is used to identify hidden ownership, supply-chain exposure, and network-based risk.
Sayari is especially relevant to transactions involving complex ownership chains, cross-border supply chains, sanctioned or high-risk jurisdictions, national-security-sensitive sectors, and opaque counterparties. It supports analysts who need to move beyond ordinary company profiles into connected risk mapping.
Sayari is included in one 2026 Advisory Ranking category. The highest recorded classification is Tier II.
Firm facts
| Founded | 2015 |
| Firm type | Transactional risk due diligence provider |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Primary focus | Counterparty, integrity and third-party risk due diligence |
| Highest 2026 Advisory Ranking tier | Tier II |
Principal activities
Integrity due diligence
Background research, beneficial-ownership analysis, sanctions and adverse-media review.
Third-party risk
Supplier, distributor, partner and counterparty screening and monitoring.
Transaction intelligence
Pre-transaction intelligence, market-entry risk and investigative escalation.
Sayari works with clients on assignments that may combine strategy, specialist analysis, implementation support and organizational adoption. The precise scope depends on the mandate, sector, geography and client requirements.
Sector and mandate coverage
Sector coverage
- Financial services
- Private equity
- Technology
- Energy
- Industrials
- Consumer markets
Mandate types
- Integrity due diligence
- Third-party risk
- Beneficial ownership
- Sanctions screening
- Supply-chain risk
- Transaction intelligence
Market position
Sayari is positioned as a transactional risk due diligence provider. Its relevance reflects the combination of specialist capability, institutional experience and practical involvement in complex or sensitive risk matters.
Distinctive focus: Sayari is especially relevant to transactions involving complex ownership chains, cross-border supply chains, sanctioned or high-risk jurisdictions, national-security-sensitive sectors, and opaque counterparties.
Competitive context
Sayari competes with specialist risk advisers, intelligence providers, expert-services firms, technology platforms and larger multidisciplinary professional-services firms. The relevant peer set varies by mandate, industry, jurisdiction, geographic scope and delivery model.
Comparable firms are selected according to overlap in business model, client segment, service coverage, geographic activity and mandate profile. Inclusion does not imply equivalence in scale, ranking or market position.
Leadership
| Person | Current position | Institutional background |
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Leadership information reflects the public sources reviewed for this profile. View the firm’s website ↗
Corporate and regulatory information
Sayari provides advisory, intelligence, investigations, expert, managed or technology services. The contracting entity, professional obligations and regulatory status depend on the service, client jurisdiction and engagement scope.
View registered-entity details
| Service status | Advisory, intelligence, expert, managed or technology services |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C., United States |
Principal offices
- Washington, D.C., United States
Rankings and recognition
Ranking inclusion is editorially determined. The existence or maintenance of a Wiki profile does not influence ranking eligibility, tier or position.
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Related institutions and subjects
Sources and data transparency
The profile is based on the following publicly available institutional, regulatory and editorial sources:
- Sayari — official firm overview and service information.
- Advisory Ranking — Top 30 Transactional Risk Due Diligence Advisory 2026 — inclusion and tier classification.
