INVESTIGATIVE DUE DILIGENCE
Credible Knowledge. Make Your Decisions with Confidence.
Investigative Due Diligence IPSA International, Inc. (IPSA) provides comprehensive and discreet investigative due diligence to assist companies in evaluating commercial opportunities and mitigating risks including reputational damage, financial losses and unforeseen legal liabilities. Our Investigative Due Diligence group provides credible and timely intelligence to support corporate decision making on prospective acquisition targets, investments, business partners, clients, supply chains, employees, board members or litigation matters. Investigative due diligence has become an integral component of the overall due diligence conducted in the evaluation of acquisitions, mergers, joint venture partners and investment opportunities in both domestic and foreign markets. We believe conducting thorough investigative due diligence is one of the most effective ways to identify and address transactional and reputational risks. To accomplish this, IPSA utilizes industry recognized investigators with research capabilities in 20 languages and has an established, reliable network of resources in over 75 countries. The depth of IPSA’s investigative due diligence methodology spans six primary areas: Corporate Structure, Operations History, Legal Matters, Business Interests, Professional Reputation and Undisclosed Liabilities. Corporate Structure • Identification of owners, officers, directors, board members and key decision makers • Subsidiaries and affiliates • Vendors, suppliers, distributors and other third party agents and representatives
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Investigative Due Diligence
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Operations History • • • •
Identification of key performance indicators Professional or public record reputation Publicly available financial reporting Identification of customers and/or key projects
Legal Matters • • • • •
Previous or pending civil litigation matters Criminal or regulatory enforcement proceedings Tax or bankruptcy issues Liens, judgments and other indebtedness Watch lists, ie U.S. OFAC and other government debarments listings
Business Interests • Affiliated entities • Non-related or outside business interests • Identification of past or current relationships with government officials or government controlled entities • Joint ventures, strategic alliances and capital partners Professional Reputation • Individual or business entity background information • Identification of allegations of bribery or corruption • Onsite visits and/or interviews with individuals familiar with business entity or principals • Confidential source inquiries Undisclosed Liabilities • Unidentified civil, criminal or regulatory matters or investigations • Pre-existing contractual obligations or indebtedness • Credit risk profile
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