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Industries served

Fraud, mispricing and hidden risk look different in every sector. We know where to look.

Sector experience from the matters we have handled. Each entry lists the kind of work we do there and the practices involved.

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Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

Investigations and integrity diligence across global pharma supply chains, from distributor and licensing partner vetting to conflict of interest reviews and anti-counterfeiting work.

Typical work

  • Conflict of interest reviews
  • Internal investigations
  • Distributor integrity checks
  • Clinical site vetting
  • Licensing partner diligence
  • Anti-counterfeiting investigations across global pharma supply chains
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Banking & Financial Services

Asset tracing, loan and credit fraud investigations and financial crime compliance support for tier-1 and regional banks, NBFCs and other lenders.

Typical work

  • Asset tracing against defaulting borrowers and guarantors
  • Loan and credit fraud investigations
  • KYC/AML enhanced due diligence
  • PEP screening
  • Sanctions compliance
  • Correspondent banking risk for tier-1 and regional banks
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FMCG & Consumer Goods

Procurement fraud reviews, supplier and franchise partner integrity checks and grey market investigations for consumer businesses with wide distribution networks.

Typical work

  • Procurement fraud review
  • Supplier and franchise partner integrity checks
  • Grey market and counterfeit product investigations
  • Distributor vetting in emerging markets
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MedTech & Healthcare

Internal investigations, regulatory partner diligence and healthcare professional relationship risk for medical technology and healthcare organisations.

Typical work

  • Internal investigations
  • Regulatory partner due diligence
  • HCP/HCO relationship risk
  • Healthcare professional screening
  • Clinical trial site investigations
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Private Equity & Investment

Pre-deal integrity and anti-bribery diligence, portfolio company forensic reviews and post-acquisition fraud investigations for funds and investors.

Typical work

  • Pre-deal management integrity diligence
  • Anti-bribery and anti-corruption (ABAC) due diligence on targets
  • Portfolio company forensic reviews
  • Post-acquisition fraud investigations
  • Vendor dispute support
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Law Firms

Investigative, forensic and intelligence support to law firms under counsel's instruction, for litigation, insolvency, regulatory matters and client onboarding.

Typical work

  • Investigation support under counsel's instruction
  • Integrity due diligence
  • Section 29A ineligibility checks
  • Third-party screening
  • Reputational risk assessments for litigation and onboarding
  • Digital forensics and eDiscovery for disclosure and evidence
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Real Estate

Crisis management and forensic response for developers facing parallel enforcement action, including escrow reconstruction and tracing of diverted project collections.

Typical work

  • Crisis protocol design and activation for corporate offices and project sites
  • Forensic imaging of accounting systems, project MIS and key custodians' devices under chain of custody
  • Reconstruction of RERA escrow inflows against certified construction-cost drawdowns
  • Tracing of collections diverted to promoter-controlled SPVs
  • Preparation of officers for PMLA and Income-Tax summons, working with counsel
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Automotive & Manufacturing

Cross-border internal investigations into procurement kickbacks and supplier collusion for manufacturers, including where a listed parent carries FCPA exposure.

Typical work

  • Investigation of hotline allegations that procurement staff control suppliers
  • Analysis of tooling and component RFQs for bid manipulation
  • Forensic imaging of mailboxes, shared drives and, with consent, personal devices
  • Recovery of deleted chats and proof of backdating through metadata and system logs
  • Unwinding of offshore layering and link analysis to identify beneficial owners
  • Quantification of leakage and lawful transfer of review sets to the parent's counsel
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Construction & Infrastructure

Field intelligence and fraud investigation into inflated contractor bids, suspicious approvals and undisclosed liaisoning arrangements in construction businesses.

Typical work

  • Discreet benchmarking of preferred contractor pricing against genuine competing quotations
  • Field enquiries into how permits and approvals are really being secured
  • Identification of payments routed to secure regulatory approvals
  • Evidence to support vendor panel correction and tighter approval controls
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Logistics

Discreet market intelligence to establish whether freight and logistics rates are fair, giving businesses an evidence-backed benchmark for vendor renegotiation.

Typical work

  • Pretext outreach to national and regional logistics vendors for competitive quotations
  • Benchmarking of the client's freight rate for the same route and volume
  • Discreet calls to capture informal market pricing
  • Evidence-backed negotiation support for recurring cost savings

How an engagement starts

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Every engagement starts with a confidential conversation. No matter is too early, or too sensitive, to raise. A partner replies within one working day.

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  1. 01

    A 30-minute call

    To align on the question, the team and the sites involved.

  2. 02

    A fixed-scope proposal

    A tailored scope and fee note within five working days.

  3. 03

    Discreet execution

    Small senior teams, conflict-checked, DPDP and GDPR compliant handling.