Information and understanding are the keys to managing risks.
Our Approach
We employ a multifaceted approach that leverages a wide range of information sources, including confidential human sources (HUMINT), as well as public records and other open sources (OSINT). This approach ensures a comprehensive picture of the subject matter.
Informed decision-making
Our findings are instrumental in enabling informed decision-making. We provide our clients with business-critical information that can significantly impact their strategies and next steps.
Ethical Intelligence
We work for clients who are committed to operating ethically in an often ruthlessly competitive world. For our part, we uphold the highest standards and practices, take ownership of our work and responsibility for our advice, working within legal guidelines of the operating jurisdiction.
Levels of Due Diligence
Level 1
- Corporate registry checks
- Litigation checks
- Insolvency/ bankruptcy checks
- Property records
- Local and international regulatory checks
- Political exposure/ linkages
- Inclusion on any sanctions and/ or blacklists
- Adverse media checks across local and international media research to uncover any red flags
- Social media research to identify any adverse information
Level 2
- Level 1 checks
- Plus Limited human source enquiries (4 – 6 sources)
Level 3
- Level 1 checks
- Plus Deep human source enquiries (6 -12+ sources)
Deep & Dark Web Monitoring
Developed to work as a standalone or in conjunction with our due diligence and investigations, we conduct thorough searches within deep and dark web portals, surpassing the limitations of standard search engines and enabling us to unveil hidden information about businesses and individuals.
These checks can be used:
- In enhanced vetting, to diligence potential partners or hires
- To identify key information about legal counterparties
- To protect oneself against potential threat actors
- As a springboard to further investigations
Key Benefits
Our Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) services are designed to provide our clients with a comprehensive and thorough assessment of individuals and entities, enabling them to identify potential risks, undisclosed information, and “red flags” that could have, legal, regulatory, financial or reputational implications.
Our due diligence services cover:
- Wealth and Source of Funds: Pinpointing the origins of wealth and funds helps our clients understand the financial background of the subject.
- Beneficial Ownership Verification: Verifying the Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO) of an entity, creating transparency of ownership structures.
- Politically Exposed Persons Identification: Determining if a subject is a Politically Exposed Person (PEP), which is vital for risk assessment and compliance.
- Sanction Screening: Identifying whether a subject company or individual is subject to sanctions, ensuring compliance with international regulations.
- Link Analysis: Establishing whether an individual or entity has connections to organised criminal groups, sanctioned parties, and PEPs.
- Fraud, Corruption, and Bribery Detection: Identifying links to alleged fraud, corruption, or bribery, including violations of key anti-corruption laws like the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the UK Bribery Act.
