Trust but verify

Enron. Madoff. Stanford Financial. Our current economic system seems fraught with financial scandal and instability. Corporations and individual investors are at risk as never before, particularly as the economy continues to globalize and new threats to our financial security emerge.

Fortunately, there are precautions one can take to mitigate risk.
A due diligence investigation is often the most critical yet overlooked aspect of a business transaction. Failure to conduct a comprehensive due diligence investigation can lead to adverse consequences for both individuals and businesses including financial loss, legal liability, and a compromised reputation.

The Georgetown Group conducts pre-transactional due diligence for a wide array of domestic and international clients. We scour proprietary databases, criminal records, civil litigation, media archives, the Internet, corporate records, professional licenses, resumes and other sources to identify inconsistencies, omissions, and fraud. In addition, we employ discreet methods to track down and interview former business partners or others who are knowledgeable about an individual’s past and integrate that human intelligence with the hard data investigation.

The Georgetown Group is also skilled at leveraging proprietary sources and methods for its due diligence investigations overseas. Through our international network of sources in government, the intelligence community, law enforcement, and financial institutions, The Georgetown Group is able to access information in countries where it may not be publically available. For example, the Georgetown Group has successfully identified companies that are owned or operated secretly by business executives, either through overseas shell companies or through entities registered in the names of their close relatives.

Whether uncovering the criminal past of a potential business partner, finding evidence of corporate malfeasance, or exposing fraudulent credentials on a resume, The Georgetown Group is uniquely experienced to protect a client’s reputation and assets through our comprehensive due diligence services.

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