Investigative Due Diligence is an analysis of the background and often difficult to obtain information of businesses and principals that allows the concerned and prudent investor to responsibly and confidently transact business with that third party. A necessary part of corporate compliance programs, investigative due diligence is separate and distinct from legal and financial due diligence, yet in many respects equally vital in these political and economic times. We can assist in all aspects of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act compliance, gaming regulatory compliance programs and other compliance issues.
Investigative Due Diligence includes in-depth research into areas concerning entities and their principals such as:
- Review of proprietary databases containing comprehensive profiles of high risk and potentially heightened risk individuals and entities and those associated with them in more than 230 countries and territories that have been linked through public information.
- Determining whether Subject is affiliated with known terrorists or members of organized crime or sanctioned entities, known money launderers or fraudsters, known narcotics traffickers, known participants in shell banks and other categories that pose a lesser risk but are equally of interest.
- Identification of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) and their family members and potentially high-risk associates.
- Researching watch lists, sanction and embargo list from around the world, including the Office of Foreign Asset Control-Specifically Designated Nationals List (OFAC), Bank of England, EU, IN, Financial Actions Task Force (FATF), Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) lists.
- Criminal litigation history – National, Federal, State, Regional
- Civil litigation history – National, Federal, State, Regional
- Bankruptcy history
- Judgments, liens and filings
- Address history and verification
- Passport verification
- Regulatory history
- Licensing history
- Corporate filings and registrations
- Financial information and credit history
- Business affiliations
- Media history
- Education verification
- Employment verification
- Country risk factors
- Auditor due diligence