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Conflict Detection
for Private Equity & VC

Where capital allocators must be scrupulously independent — but often are not.

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Common Conflict Patterns in Private Equity & VC
The Side Pocket Conflict
A GP makes a direct investment in a company outside the fund vehicle, then later routes a fund investment into…
High Risk
The Vendor Network
An operating partner receives consulting fees from vendors they recommend to all portfolio companies, creating…
Medium Risk
The LP Referral Fee
A placement agent receives undisclosed fees for directing LP commitments, violating placement agent disclosure…
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Visual Examples

How conflicts actually happen
in Private Equity & VC

These diagrams show the relationship patterns ConflictCheck is designed to detect — before they become legal or financial crises.

The Kickback Triangle
A manager routes contracts to a secretly owned vendor, who pays kickbacks back. The owner pays inflated prices and never knows.
Pays feesAwards contractsKickback $$$Never disclosedOwner / PrincipalManager!Vendor (secretly owned)
Normal relationship
Kickback / fraud
Hidden / undisclosed
Financial payment
The Dual Role Conflict
One individual serves two parties whose interests are directly opposed — a textbook undisclosed conflict of interest.
RepresentsAlso servesUndisclosed benefitParty ASame Person!Party BPersonal Gain
Normal relationship
Kickback / fraud
Hidden / undisclosed
Financial payment
🚨 Real Scenario: The Side Pocket Conflict
A GP makes a direct investment in a company outside the fund vehicle, then later routes a fund investment into the same company at terms that benefit the GP's personal position.
What ConflictCheck would flag
⚠ Shared entity or address detected between parties
⚠ Financial transaction with unregistered recipient
⚠ Annual disclosure not completed by key party
Who ConflictCheck Monitors

Every party. Every role.
All mapped automatically.

ConflictCheck tracks all 10 key party types in Private Equity & VC — cross-referencing relationships and public records continuously.

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General Partners
Side deals, co-investment conflicts, management fee waivers benefiting insiders
Conflict Risk
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Limited Partners
Undisclosed interests in competing funds, preferential terms
Conflict Risk
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Portfolio Company CEOs
Self-dealing in vendor contracts, related-party transactions
Conflict Risk
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Investment Advisors
Undisclosed compensation from deal sources or management teams
Conflict Risk
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Placement Agents
Undisclosed finder fees, pay-to-play arrangements
Conflict Risk
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Legal Counsel
Representing fund and portfolio companies with opposing interests
Conflict Risk
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Auditors
Non-audit relationships that compromise independence
Conflict Risk
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Co-investors
Information asymmetry, preferential co-investment rights
Conflict Risk
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Operating Partners
Hidden equity in vendors recommended to portfolio companies
Conflict Risk
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Board Members
Serving on competing boards without disclosure
Conflict Risk
Documented Scenarios

These aren't hypotheticals.
They happen every day.

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The Side Pocket Conflict
A GP makes a direct investment in a company outside the fund vehicle, then later routes a fund investment into the same company at terms that benefit the GP's personal position.
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The Vendor Network
An operating partner receives consulting fees from vendors they recommend to all portfolio companies, creating a financial incentive that overrides the fiduciary obligation to optimize value.
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The LP Referral Fee
A placement agent receives undisclosed fees for directing LP commitments, violating placement agent disclosure requirements.
How It Works

Systematic protection,
not one-time audits.

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Map Every Party

Import parties via spreadsheet, document upload, or manual entry. ConflictCheck deduplicates, maps beneficial ownership, and cross-references public records automatically.

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AI Conflict Detection

Our engine finds the connections manual reviews miss — shared addresses, overlapping ownership, dual roles, and transaction patterns that indicate fraud.

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Annual Disclosures

Every party certifies annually. Overdue disclosures escalate automatically. Everything stored immutably — timestamped, signed, legally defensible.

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