Private Equity Investment Screening
Protect Your Capital with Expert Investment Screening.
Essential Evaluation:
Safeguard your investments and clients.
Mitigate Risks:
Ensure compliance and protect against potential threats.
Beyond Basics:
Combining advanced AI with expert human analysis to provide actionable insights.
“Uncover hidden risks and support informed decisions.”
Get PEIS to manage private equity investments or navigate complex financial landscapes.
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Protect Your Capital, Mitigate Investment Risk
In today’s market, thorough pre-investment due diligence is essential to navigate potential risks. Our Private Equity Investment Screening (PEIS) checks are specifically designed to provide private equity investors with a fast, reliable, and discreet way to ensure compliance and safeguard investments from hidden threats.
Our Pre-Investment Due Diligence Framework
We provide a holistic risk assessment by investigating the target company, its principals, and its market reputation.
1. Target Company Verification
We confirm the operational and financial legitimacy of the investment target. Our analysts verify company registration and compliance, investigate any significant litigation history, and analyze financial statements to identify potential discrepancies or signs of distress.
2. Director & Shareholder Screening
We evaluate the key individuals behind the investment. This includes mapping out all Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs) and directors, and screening them for connections to politically exposed persons (PEPs), appearances on global sanctions lists, or other red flags.
3. Reputational & Market Risk Assessment
We analyze the target's public profile and market standing. This involves in-depth adverse media scans, a review of social media sentiment, and a strategic risk assessment informed by your specific investment goals and risk appetite.
Our 4-Step Engagement Process
1. Scoping the Engagement
Our process begins with a confidential consultation to understand your investment thesis, risk tolerance, and specific diligence requirements for the target entity.
2. Intelligence Gathering & Analysis
Our expert analysts use advanced systems to discreetly investigate the target company and its principals, focusing on the key financial, legal, and reputational risk indicators.
3. Delivery of Your Strategic Report
Within 7 business days, you’ll receive a detailed due diligence report compiling all verified data and our risk assessment, with clear, actionable intelligence for your investment committee.
4. Decision Support & Consultation
We are available to discuss the report's findings and provide the strategic context your team needs to make a final, confident investment decision.
The Human Expertise Behind the Data
Automated data providers can overwhelm you with irrelevant information. At Checks & Traces, we believe true due diligence requires human intellect. Our analytical tradecraft, honed in elite intelligence units, is applied to all data we collect, ensuring you receive a targeted, actionable risk assessment, not just a data dump.
| Features | Automated Data Providers | Checks and Traces |
|---|---|---|
| Human Analysis & Verification | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |
| Output | Raw Data | Actionable Intelligence |
| Outcome | More Work for Your Team | A Clear Investment Decision |
Ethical & Compliant Screening
At Checks & Traces, our operations are governed by the intelligence principles of legality and proportionality. Our checks provide crucial insights while protecting the integrity of all parties. Our processes are overseen by professionals certified in Research Ethics Evaluation to ensure all screenings are compliant with international data protection and ethical standards.
Questions? We have all the answers.
Our PEIS checks are designed for private equity firms, venture capitalists, and M&A teams who need to conduct thorough due diligence on potential investment targets, from startups to established enterprises.
At Checks & Traces, we believe that thorough investigations combine the power of human expertise with advanced AI. Checks & Traces analysts leverage cutting-edge technology to uncover critical insights that purely automated or manual screenings might miss. This dual approach ensures that no red flags are overlooked, providing you with a complete and reliable risk assessment.
Simply fill out the inquiry form on the Checks & Traces website, and one of our specialists will reach out to discuss your specific needs. After that, we’ll provide you with a detailed proposal tailored to your requirements.
Yes. Our due diligence process is designed to help your firm satisfy key Know Your Business (KYB), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and other regulatory requirements, providing a robust and defensible audit trail.
We utilise comprehensive global financial and legal databases, along with advanced digital tracing tools. Checks & Traces experts then analyse this data to build detailed wealth profiles for each client.
Absolutely. We adhere to all legal standards and conduct our checks with the utmost respect for client confidentiality. Our General Manager, James Smith, with a Master’s in Data Ethics, oversees all processes to ensure they meet the highest ethical standards.
Our screening focuses on financial, reputational, and legal red flags. This includes identifying undisclosed litigation, connections to sanctioned individuals or PEPs, financial discrepancies, adverse media, and verifying the legitimacy of the company's registration and ownership structure.
We understand the importance of timely information. SoW checks typically take 7 business days to complete, ensuring you receive a thorough and detailed report as quickly as possible.
The dedicated Checks & Traces support team is here to assist you. If you have any questions or concerns about your report, please contact us at info@checksandtraces.com. We will address your inquiries promptly and work to resolve any issues.
Discretion is paramount in pre-investment due diligence. We utilize advanced, covert open-source intelligence (OSINT) techniques to ensure that the target company and its principals remain completely unaware of the screening process.
Absolutely! We take pride in the quality of our work. You can download a sample report here to see the level of detail and insights we provide.
Checks & Traces is powered by the expertise of Futurum Risk, a team of corporate security and cyber investigation specialists. Connect with our leadership team, James Ellender and James Smith, on LinkedIn to learn more about their extensive experience in the field.
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