Due Diligence, Asset tracing and Investigation Services
Our lawyers and our associated specialist investigators have developed expertise in legally gaining access to reliable information about individuals and companies from a broad range of resources. This level of fact finding and intelligence gathering can be of critical importance to the sustainability and success of all commercial enterprises, transactions and litigation.
Our clients have found that investing in business intelligence maximizes the effectiveness of their decision-making by minimizing risks. Fact finding may be in the form of Due Diligence of a company to be bought or
Due Diligence
Due diligence assignments cover all spheres of banking and corporate finance and are typically transaction or lending driven, employment or partnership driven or corporate merger, acquisition or takeover driven. Due diligence can be carried out using various sources and resources including associated investigators and auditors.
We are retained by our clients to screen for corporate merger, acquisition or takeover of companies or even for hostile takeovers of companies, and we are able to provide information for both the acquiring or the targeted company according to your needs.
In addition our team has experience in screening overseas joint venture partners and vet prospective employees or partners.
We can also screen for venture capitalists and by private bankers who harbour reservations about potential or existing clients. The track record of individuals and companies alike can be scrutinized for their professional probity.
Due Diligence must also be carried out by our team when forming a company which includes due diligence for its owners (shareholders and Ultimate Beneficial Owners), be it individual or corporate but also due diligence for the company to be formed. Click on the links below to view and print sample forms for Individual and Entity Due Diligence.
Asset Tracing
While asset tracing typically focuses on proceeds from criminal offences the same principles apply generally to the tracing and recovery of civil claims, when the debtor’s assets or funds are located outside the creditor’s jurisdiction.
We have well-developed expertise in tracing concealed assets in multiple jurisdictions. Successful cross-border asset tracking and recovery may involve:
- Tracing and identifying the assets (through our associated investigators).
- Taking all necessary legal steps for freezing the assets (through our dispute management and resolution team).
- Obtaining control over the assets and returning them assets (through our dispute management and resolution team).
Accurate, verifiable and legally admissible data is crucial in negotiations and litigation with debtors as well as in recovery against debtors once judgments have been obtained.
Internal Investigations
We conduct internal investigations into the activities of executives or other employees who may be engaged in fraud or other corporate malpractice.
Our Investigator Associates
Contact our Investigator Associates for any or all of the above investigation matters: skylooksecurity@cytanet.com.cy