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Bob was recently asked to sign an NDA (digitally) for a project with a well-known (fictitious) company, “FaceNet LLC”. However, when reviewing the document, he noticed that the entity listed on the NDA was “FaceLink Solutions Ltd.” which seems similar but isn’t the company’s known legal name.

This raises concerns:

  1. Could this be an administrative oversight, or is it a potential red flag?

  2. How should he proceed in verifying the correct entity before signing?

  3. Is it common for large companies to use subsidiaries or affiliated entities for NDAs, and how can he confirm its legitimacy?

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Do not sign until the entity’s identity and authority are confirmed

The easiest way to confirm this is to ask directly.

However, an alternative means of doing is to use Companies House to check if FaceLink Solutions exists. If it does, then the next step would be to see if there is any information that connects the two companies. For example, if they share the same directors, registered address, etc. then it is likely that the two companies are affiliated.

If the contract is accidentally signed without either party realising that there is a mistake (or perhaps one party denies that this is a mistake), then I have written an answer to a relevant question on whether a contract can be valid if a purported party's name is not correct?

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