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<p>In domestic and international <a href="page.php?w=commercial_law">commercial law</a>, a <b>beneficial owner</b> is a <a href="page.php?w=natural_person">natural person</a> (or persons) who ultimately owns or controls an interest in a legal entity or arrangement, such as a company, trust, or foundation. Legal owners (i.e. owners of record), commonly described as <a href="page.php?w=registered_owner">registered owner</a>s, may hold those interests as beneficial owners or for the benefit of someone else, in which case they may be described as nominees.</p><p>
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