OUR SERVICES
INTEGRITY DUE DILIGENCE
Legal counsel requires actionable intelligence and evidence to support their clients effectively. Utilization of investments is susceptible to fraud, necessitating thorough scrutiny of reputation and integrity in joint ventures, acquisitions, mergers, and alliances.
Failure to validate entity credibility may lead to significant financial and reputation impact. Comprehensive research and confidential inquiries enable stakeholders to assess entity and promoter credibility, vital for safeguarding against fraud risks. Deliverables validate:
- Ethical standing
- Regulatory compliance
- Identification of issues and red or yellow flags
- Analysis of ownership structure and UBO’s
- Assessment of extended partnerships
- Evaluation of corporate governance practices
- Identification of conflict of interest
- Reputation risk mitigation
SENIOR PROFESSIONAL SCREENING
In senior and leadership roles, a comprehensive background check mitigates financial and reputation risks.
Discreet insights into past history, integrity, leadership skills, education, circumstances of employment exit, conflict of interest, and career gaps, along with regulatory compliance checks and focused source inquiries, assist in the employment finalization process. Results include:
- Identification of red flags
- Validation of experience
- Verification of qualifications
- Assessment of skills
- Evaluation of cultural fit
- Conflict of interest checks
- Support in shortlisting
LITIGATION SUPPORT SERVICES
Legal counsel requires actionable intelligence and evidence to support their clients effectively. Focused research skills and expert on-ground intelligence facilitate dispute resolution and help navigate regulatory and enforcement procedures.
Expertise in assisting legal counsel with corporate investigations, including white-collar crimes, hidden asset searches, and areas of potential siphoning may lead to additional disclosures. Solutions include:
- Evidence collection
- Identification of expert witnesses
- E-discovery
- Financial analysis
- Investigative research (including insights into credibility and conflict of interest)
- Risk assessment
- Compliance and regulatory adherence
- Corporate strategy support
HIDDEN ASSET DISCOVERY
Asset identification is critical when banks or financial institutions are burdened with stressed assets and non-performing loans. Investigative research is necessary to confirm the status of known wealth and identify undisclosed tangible assets.
The process involves assessing the financial status of an individual/family and owned entities, probing and uncovering corporate ownership, and exploring personal lifestyle choices. In certain assignments, the attachment of assets was initiated following favorable international arbitration awards. Culmination includes:
- Asset identification
- Support for legal proceedings
- Debt recovery
- Financial transparency and accountability
- Enforcement of court orders
- Negotiation
- Settlement
ESG REVIEWS
ESG reviews provide focused intelligence on corporate governance, environmental protection processes, and social issues.
Explicit ESG reviews, evaluating comprehensive pre-determined parameters are overtly conducted to assess ecological liabilities, supply chain concerns, employment conditions, relationships with local communities, and threats to climate and biodiversity. Outcomes encompass:
- Improved corporate reputation
- Stakeholder confidence
- Investor attraction
- Risk mitigation
- Competitive advantage
- Regulatory compliance
- Employee engagement
- Operational efficiencies
- Value creation
- Supply chain resilience
- Positive community relations
FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS
Corporations face business ethics and antitrust violations, including data mishandling, money laundering, whistleblower issues, and collusion/leakage concerns.
To address these challenges, organizations rely on forensic investigations, encompassing background checks and inquiries, which analyze suspicious activities, and lifestyle changes, and at times gather digital evidence. Output includes:
- Criminal prosecution
- Civil litigation
- Regulatory actions
- Internal disciplinary actions
- Recovery of stolen assets
- Recommendations for improved internal controls
- Compliance measures
- Governance structures to mitigate future instances of fraud and reputation damage