INVESTIGATIVE DUE DILIGENCE
WHAT WE
INVESTIGATE
We’ve all heard stories about the days when business deals were forged on trustworthy reputations and firm handshakes. If there was any lingering doubt, the recent Wall Street shakeups confirmed that those days are dead and gone.
Today, when participating in any large-scale investment, major lending activity or key executive hiring, it’s essential that you know the background and character of entities and individuals you’re dealing with. While no amount of research is entirely predictive of the future, our industry-leading due diligence investigations can help you decide when to move ahead and when to steer clear.
We help a broad range of clients investigate:
Read on to determine what type of background investigation is right for you.
Alternative Investment Funds
The finance sector is experiencing widespread fallout from the deceit and greed of fund managers like Sam Israel, Bernie Madoff, Arthur Nadel, Paul Greenwood and Danny Pang. The message is indelible: You need to conduct proper due diligence before allocating to alternative investment funds.
Since 1993, we have investigated more than 5,500 fund managers. Our founder, Randy Shain, is a noted expert in the niche who wrote the seminal book: Hedge Fund Due Diligence: Professional Tools to Investigate Hedge Fund Managers.
Whether you’re planning to invest in a hedge fund, fund of hedge funds, private equity fund or real estate fund, our investigation process and resulting BackTrack Report provide you with the intimate and timely details you need to help you make healthy investment decisions and avoid painful mistakes.
To learn more, download an overview of BackTrack vs. The Data Dumps.
Large Scale Investments or Loans
Committing large amounts of capital to a private or public company can be a risky endeavor. The BackTrack Report helps you learn valuable information about a company and its senior executives before you invest.
Whether you’re a venture capital firm providing seed stage funding, a private equity firm looking to acquire an established company or an investment bank planning a merger or an IPO, it’s imperative – and, in the case of IPOs, legally required - that you investigate the backgrounds of the target’s senior executives. Investing in proper investigative due diligence today will help you avoid the headache and expense of dealing with angry investors, stakeholders and lawyers tomorrow.
If you’d like to learn more, you can download an overview of BackTrack vs. The Data Dumps.
Prospective Senior Hires
It’s an all-too-common scenario: You hire the top candidate for an executive-level position based on what presents as a stellar resume and solid references. As deals and events soon unfold, you discover that you made a major and costly mistake. These kinds of employment missteps are preventable.
Through our investigative due diligence, you can evaluate prospective senior hires thoroughly and accurately before making any hiring decisions. Your investors will most certainly investigate any major employee you hire. So, it’s a proactive, smart and reassuring move to partner with us beforehand.
If you want to learn more about our services, or if you don’t see the kind of investigation you’re looking for here, please contact us. You can also refer to our overview of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS) about The BackTrack Report.