Services
Built around the decision in front of you.
Every engagement starts with your question, in a specific market. We scope the research to answer it, from a single record or site visit to a full assignment.
Main services
What clients commission.
Each assignment uses the methods its question needs, and only those. Open a service for detail.
Company & individual due diligenceWho owns and controls a company, individual or counterparty, and what their reputation, relationships and operating history show.
When it is useful
Before an acquisition, investment, loan or onboarding decision, or before you rely on a local partner, target or manager.
What the work can include
- Ownership and control mapping behind the registered structure
- Related parties and business relationships
- Track record, reputation and operating history
- Checks on the standing of a local partner or target
What is delivered
A written report of what the evidence supports, what is reported but unconfirmed, and what remains open.
Investigations & disputes supportEstablishing the facts behind allegations, disputed accounts and commercial relationships.
When it is useful
When facts are contested: an allegation, competing accounts of events, or a commercial relationship that is not what it appears, including in support of litigation.
What the work can include
- Documentary research in records and local-language sources
- Discreet source inquiries
- Field collection, including site observations
- Testing competing accounts against the record
What is delivered
A written report of what the evidence establishes, what is reported but unconfirmed, and what remains unresolved.
Limits
We establish facts; we don’t promise outcomes. Our work stays within legal and ethical limits.
Asset searchesAssets and ownership interests of a company or individual, identified through available records, local research and inquiries.Available in selected markets
When it is useful
When what a company or individual holds matters to your decision: assessing a counterparty, or ahead of or during a dispute.
What the work can include
- Searches of available records and registries
- Local research and inquiries
- Ownership research behind related parties, where records allow
What is delivered
A written report of the assets and interests identified, the source for each, and what could not be established.
Limits
Results depend on the records available. We cannot promise to identify every asset, we do not access private financial records, and we do not undertake asset recovery or enforcement.
ESG & supply-chain researchThe evidence behind what suppliers, projects and companies say about their ownership, governance, sourcing, labor, community and environmental practices.
When it is useful
When you rely on what a supplier, project or company says about its ownership, sourcing or practices, or need to know where a facility or input comes from beyond the tier-one paperwork.
What the work can include
- Ownership and governance research
- Records and local-language reporting on labor, community and environmental issues
- Source inquiries
- Site observations, where relevant
What is delivered
A written report setting the representations against the evidence found, with open questions stated.
Limits
Evidence collection and assessment only. This is not a technical environmental audit, emissions measurement, certification or formal assurance.
Experience
Our work includes strategic materials, such as site-level mapping of Myanmar’s rare-earth sector. Selected work →
Market, political & regulatory intelligenceMarket participants, stakeholder relationships and political or regulatory developments that affect a commercial interest.
When it is useful
When entering a market, or when political ties, local relationships or regulatory standing could affect a specific decision.
What the work can include
- Research into market participants and how they are connected
- Inquiries into stakeholder relationships
- Tracking political and regulatory developments relevant to your interest
What is delivered
A written report focused on your decision.
Limits
We establish facts and assess risk. We don’t make predictions.
For every service, we agree the questions, depth, timing and any limits before work begins. Any service can be delivered as a one-off assignment or as ongoing monitoring under an agreed scope. Some records are closed, and we say where the picture stops.
Collection
Specific collection requests
These capabilities can be commissioned independently or as part of a larger assignment.
You receive the requested documents or source reporting. Analytical assessment is added only where the scope includes it.
- Discreet source inquiries
- Targeted inquiries with people whose knowledge is relevant to the assignment.
- Document retrieval
- Obtain available records from relevant registries and local offices.
- Local-language research and checks
- Examine relevant records, reporting and other sources in their original language.
- Site observations
- Document the location, visible activity and relevant operating context of a site.
By client
The moments clients most often call us.
- Private equity & investors
- Pre-acquisition diligence
- Banks & lenders
- Counterparty and KYC checks
- Law firms
- Litigation and disputes support
- Corporates & acquirers
- Market entry and supply chains
- Family offices
- Discreet checks on partners and managers
Process
How an engagement works.
- 01
Briefing
A confidential conversation about the decision and what you need to know.
- 02
Scope
We agree the questions, depth, timeline and any limits before work begins.
- 03
Research
Using the methods the question needs, with every finding graded.
- 04
Delivery
What the evidence supports, how confident we are, and what remains open.
Regional coverage
Southeast Asia is our core.
Core markets
- Indonesia
- Vietnam
- Thailand
- Philippines
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Cambodia
- Laos
- Myanmar
Additional markets
- China
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- India
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
Coverage and collection options depend on the specific assignment.
Tell us the decision you’re weighing.
A confidential conversation, with no cost and no obligation.