Overview

CRI combines the experience and expertise of market-leading, international consultancies with the personalised service of a boutique consultancy.

We are committed to delivering a service that is responsive and professional and will always make ourselves available to clients throughout the project cycle.

Our Service Offering

As a corporate intelligence consultancy, we leverage the skills of an investigative journalist in the service of a specific business objective.

We provide comprehensive analysis of available public record information in most jurisdictions globally and can deliver discreetly conducted source enquiries upon request. Typically our public record offering includes:

  • Retrieval and analysis of available corporate filings;
  • Corroboration of personal information;
  • Verification of educational qualifications;
  • Press and media searches;
  • Social media checks;
  • Litigation and bankruptcy checks;
  • Industry-specific regulatory checks; and
  • Sanctions lists.

We work with a global network of trusted partners in addition to our existing contact base to conduct confidential source enquiries.

We will work with you to deliver accurate, reliable information within your time constraints to enable you to make informed decisions and draw attention to any potential issues of concern.

Clients

Our clients are drawn from financial services, banking, law firms, investment funds, every size and type of corporation, non-governmental and non-profit cultural organisations.

Clients engage us for a variety of reasons including the following:

  • Pre-transaction due diligence;
  • IPO due diligence;
  • Screening;
  • Compliance-based, KYC checks;
  • Complex investigations;
  • Social media analysis;
  • Litigation support;
  • Supply chain vetting;
  • Donor vetting;
  • Competitor intelligence;
  • Political risk advisory; and
  • General background information gathering.

Regulatory Environment

All of our work is underpinned by an understanding of the US FCPA, UK Anti-Bribery legislation and global AML regulations.

We understand the drivers, both commercial and regulatory, that lead our clients to engage us and ensure all employees, partners and contractors of CRI fully understand their legal obligations.