A due diligence questionnaire should capture at least the following information on the prospective joint venture partners and their principals, as follows:
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Information on whether any principals, owners, partners, directors, officers or employees, currently or in the past, have been officials or candidates of a political party or been elected to any political office
Information on whether any principals, owners, partners, directors, officers or employees hold any official office or have any duties for any government agency or public international organization;
Information on whether the entity, its principals, owners, partners, directors, officers or employees have been investigated for violating the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or any anti-bribery law