You are an investigator for a U S -based financial institution and have identified suspicious wire activity in an account at your institution Over the last 16 months $18 million was sent from the main account into three linked accounts a bank account located in Germany an International Business Company (IBC) located in the Bahamas and a trust account in Panama During your investigation you noticed two major residential property purchases were made over the last 16 months by the IBC in the Bahamas.

Where should you start your investigation to identify the beneficial owners of the IBC?