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- Strategic Due Diligence and Background Investigations
- Strategic Background Investigative Services
- Corporate Due Diligence Services
- Employee and Contractor Background Screening Services
- Threat Investigation and Behavioral Threat Assessment
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Strategic Background Investigation Services
Know who you are dealing with – before you extend an offer to a potential CEO, board member or strategic business partner.
There are many ways to conduct a strategic background investigation of a key executive or an important supplier. There are also many junctures where inside judgment calls can be critical – decisions on where to look, what to question and how hard to push when information uncovered doesn't completely make sense.
Hillard Heintze takes special care in undertaking strategic background investigations of business executives and key principals such as candidates for senior-level positions in the private and public sector or strategic partners whose contractual commitments – or ability to meet them – represent strategic risk for our clients.
Scope of Services
Many of our clients find value in engaging multiple levels of service from a single provider. This sweeping, integrated approach provides efficient information sharing and automatic escalation to more rigorous levels of review when certain, predefined thresholds are crossed or red flags emerge from initial screening results.
Level I Service – Basic Background Screening — See our "Employee and Contractor Background Screening Services Snapshot"
Level II Service – U.S. and Global Due Diligence Investigations — In addition to our Level I Service categories, this intensive review includes U.S. and global data sources related to FCPA and corruption, terrorism, money laundering and criminal behavior. Also includes examination of litigation records, law enforcement filings and capital market regulatory violations as well as whether the subject is litigious, frequently party to lawsuits or in financial difficulty. U.S. and international business verification includes related company filings, individual business interest search, personal and professional profile on individual subjects, historical ownership analysis and identification of associated parties.
Level III Service – Reputational Profiling Review — Discreet interviews with former employers, customers, competitors, suppliers, journalists, industry insiders, colleagues and relatives are conducted to determine the subject's personal and professional background, reputation within the industry and any political connections. The reputational profile attempts to uncover any conflicting perceptions of the subject and any negative information that may prove valuable to the client.
Vetting 25 Individuals Under Consideration for a Position of Trust Within a Leading Religious Organization
How did a major religious organization with more than 400 clergy and approximately one million faithful in the United States go about conducting due diligence on their top 25 candidates for a leading position of trust in the organization?
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Conducting a Strategic Background Investigation of a Sophisticated Russian Investor
The private, diversified financial services firm had more than $70 billion in assets, 2,800 employees, a book of business in Europe, and currency operations in the Middle East. But should it take advantage of an opportunity in Russia that just surfaced?
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Pursuing a Six-Country Investigation on Two Subjects for a Global Mining Firm with Operations in Mongolia and Turkey
It's one thing to conduct a background investigation of a subject in one or two jurisdictions. But what if the trail of evidence led around the globe – and your investigators' whispers of suspicion cast doubt on a key finding?
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