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Business Intelligence

While globalization has presented major opportunities, it has also exposed business leaders and their lawyers to greater risks of fraud, corruption and commercial disruption. In this environment, the reputations of even the largest corporations are threatened by criminal actions and regulatory problems. When businesses are confronted by legal action or regulatory inquiries that require specific fact-finding and forensic skills, often within short time frames, they turn to experienced investigative and intelligence advisers with a broad range of skills, global reach and a concern for ethics.

Alvarez & Marsal brings combined industry and functional expertise to solve the most threatening problems. Our dedicated team of experienced investigative consultants, forensic accountants, forensic technologists, industry experts and former regulators and prosecutors provides business intelligence to corporations in a range of disputes and investigations, and in connection with mergers, acquisitions, hostile takeovers and new business relationships anywhere in the world.

Litigation Intelligence

Our investigative and intelligence experts work with lawyers in civil and criminal litigation and arbitrations. We provide the intelligence to make discovery more effective and build a compelling case, while making the process more efficient and cost effective. Our services include:

• Profiling adverse experts
• Pre-deposition fact gathering
• Witness development
• Asset evaluation

Investigative Due Diligence

Working for investment banks, private equity funds and corporations we provide business and competitor intelligence on mergers, acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures and hostile takeovers. We undertake the sophisticated analysis of publicly available information, augmented by discreet interviews with former employees, customers and suppliers, and industry experts to uncover hidden issues about the company and its principals and to pinpoint critical risk factors. We address concerns such as prospective Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) or money laundering violations; strategies of competitors; or the financial health of potential vendors.

Internal Investigations

Collectively, we have decades of experience in detecting and responding to fraud, bribery, kickbacks and embezzlement. With our forensic accountant and technology colleagues, we provide a seamless service in investigating whistleblower allegations and other potential violations of securities laws, as well as FCPA and other national or international laws and regulations. We have also been active in matters such as trade secret theft, counterfeit and gray-market goods, and global asset searching.