Due Diligence

Intelligence gathering is at the heart of everything we do. Our expert team is highly trained to identify, analyse and present information using the full suite of available open source intelligence gathering tools across multiple jurisdictions.

We leverage an extensive network of longstanding partners globally to undertake discreet enquiries on behalf of our clients.

Enhanced Due Diligence

We undertake complex, pre-transaction due diligence and information gathering for investors, fund managers, private equity and business partners seeking reassurance ahead of an engagement or transaction. This may include determining and verifying source of wealth, profiling the track record and reputation of senior management, obtaining and reviewing litigation, identifying hidden risks or analysing and contextualising potential ‘red flags’.

We take a bespoke approach to each project and will design a solution that specifically addresses your primary concerns. This can range from a comprehensive due diligence encompassing all publicly available material, or a targeted approach that seeks to mitigate or eliminate a known risk. We will work with you until you reach the required level of comfort to make an informed decision.

Risk and Compliance

We are the go-to consultancy for high volume, fast turnaround, enhanced due diligence in multiple markets including the US, Canada and across much of Europe.

We have significant experience working with investment banks, corporates and their advisers and are fully versed in KYC due diligence, EDD, IDD, and FCPA and UKBA driven regulations.

We assist in-house teams with regulatory-driven compliance often around IPOs and capital markets fundraising. Our pioneering business model enables us to rapidly allocate significant resources to undertake high volumes of enhanced due diligence, often at short notice, without compromising the quality and accuracy of our reports evidenced by our repeat business with blue chip clients.

Case Study

A law firm requested in-depth due diligence into a former Phillippine government minister and the prominent business family of which he was a member, to establish their reputation, map key decision makers, and identify any existing political connections. We produced a detailed summary of the historic charges that had been levelled against the minister from his time in office, and, by speaking to journalists and businesspeople familiar with the family, were able to determine how the family stands in relation to the current administration.
An investor required due diligence on several Netherlands-based commercial real estate companies and their ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) to better understand their reputation, identify their source of wealth, and find any ties to politically exposed persons and organised crime.

We found that two of the UBOs had ties to various tourist companies across northern Europe which had been implicated in allegations of cartel-like behaviour and price gouging. Conversations with over 20 well-placed sources revealed that the same UBOs were widely accused of an over-aggressive management style, bordering on bullying, and we were able to confirm a police investigation in a Scandinavian jurisdiction looking into allegations of COVID-19 related fraud at their companies.
An investment bank requested a deep dive on a telecoms conglomerate based in Eastern Europe in advance of a potential acquisition. In addition to open-source due diligence, we interviewed over 25 well-placed sources who could speak to the company’s reputation, and assessing the political exposure of its beneficial owner.

CRI established that a key principal of the target subsidiary remained a person of interest in an anti-corruption investigation. Significant red flags were identified in the UBO’s career history but were assessed to present limited reputational impact to the specific transaction.

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Since 2022

CRI has undertaken over 25 complex, pre-transaction, due diligence projects leveraging source networks in a wide range of sectors and jurisdictions.

CRI has conducted due diligence prior to over 200 IPOs since 2021, typically requiring EDD on the subject company and its board of directors.
 

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