Investigative Services
In today’s climate of global operations and the increasing threat of international organised crime, the modern day business enterprise would indeed be ill-advised not to take practical preventative measures to reduce its exposure to risk or loss of its business assets, reputation and personnel.
Field Security Services offer a range of professional Investigative Services through its experienced private investigators aimed at assisting Corporate and Private Clients to limit such risks and also at assisting them in their recovery from such losses if they occur.
Due Diligence
Due Diligence is a process of verification and, as such, essentially comprises the checking for accuracy and completeness of information already provided to FSS’s Client by third parties, who may, for example, fall into the following categories;
- Prospective Employees
- Employees being considered for promotion
- Suppliers of Goods and Services
- Customers or Clients
- Prospective Distributors and Licensees
- Merger or Joint Venture Partners
- Potential Borrowers or Investees
The FSS service includes full public record and media checks and informal checks with relevant Regulatory and other Authorities, supplemented, when required by the Client, by intelligence obtained from confidential sources.
All reports are delivered in writing, supplemented by oral briefings if required.
Merger & Acquisition Support
International M&A activity is currently on the increase and in most jurisdictions is tightly regulated in accordance with strict timetables.
FSS is positioned to respond swiftly to its Corporate Clients’ requirements to work with their banking, legal and other advisers towards the assembly of information and intelligence to either support or counter an acquisition situation.
Business Intelligence & General Corporate Enquiries
FSS assists its Corporate Clients by undertaking research in the following areas;
- Benchmarking
- General Competitor Intelligence
- Suspected Internal Fraud investigations
- Bribery and Corruption issues (FCPA)
- Patent and Trademark infringements
- Environmental Regulatory infringements
Litigation Support
Complex international litigation requires accurate and detailed factual presentation.
FSS investigators (many of whom are former law enforcement officers or prosecutors) will work with its Client’s legal advisers particularly to develop background information, locate and obtain documents and to identify, locate and, where necessary, interview potential witnesses.
FSS will also conduct pre-litigation limited Asset Checks in order to identify jurisdictions where potential Defendants’ assets are located and may be potentially blocked in support of intended court proceedings.
Asset Searches
Major defaulting debtors, both individual and corporate, are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their methods of hiding material assets from their creditors, assisted by the increasing volume and complexity of global finance and trade technology, the sophisticated techniques available to Money Launderers and the ability to hide ownership through offshore corporate structures.
As a consequence, in some cases it is not possible to prove absolute beneficial ownership to the satisfaction of a Court. In those circumstances, the objective of an Asset Search is the facilitation of a satisfactory negotiated settlement for the creditor through the provision of accurate and timely information and intelligence to the Client.
FSS is able to conduct Asset Searches in most global jurisdictions on behalf of its Clients.
Technical Counter Surveillance Measures
Where permitted by law FSS can provide a comprehensive range of technical counter surveillance services using state of the art equipment.
* The range of services available in each jurisdiction may vary in line with local regulations and restrictions.
