Due diligence and litigation support from primary sources
We support law firms, private equity, and specialist advisory firms on matters that database research cannot settle. Centred in the UAE, with established networks across MENA and South Asia.
- ESTABLISHED
- 2012
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- EXPERIENCE
- 30+ years
- Across the Middle East and North Africa
- REPORTING
- English
- Drawn from multi-language and local sources
- ENGAGEMENT
- Per mandate
- Scoped individually before work begins
A Dubai-based boutique intelligence practice
Since 2012 we have taken on assignments that demand more than database research or off-the-shelf reporting. The practice is led by more than thirty years of experience in the Middle East and North Africa.
Our work is built on direct access to primary sources: local networks, human intelligence, and records beyond the reach of aggregated data providers. We are candid about what is achievable and where effort is best directed.
Behind each report sits research capability developed over a decade. Assembled, not aggregated.
- FOUNDED
- 2012, Dubai
- CLIENTS
- Law firms, private equity, specialist advisory firms
- SOURCES
- Carefully constructed network across the region and beyond
- OUTPUT
- One English-language report, whatever the source language
Four areas of work, scoped to the mandate
Litigation support
Intelligence before and during proceedings: asset tracing, profiling of individuals, and source-based findings that inform strategy and recovery prospects.
TYPICAL BRIEF
Asset position of a counterparty ahead of enforcement.
Non-financial due diligence
Background diligence on individuals, entities, and ownership structures, before capital, credibility, or reputation is committed.
TYPICAL BRIEF
Principals and beneficial owners behind a target before investment.
Fact-finding and verification
Targeted work to verify claims, establish facts, and surface information that documentary review alone will not reveal.
TYPICAL BRIEF
Whether a stated credential, event, or relationship holds up.
Bespoke mandates
Sensitive, unusual, or difficult-to-categorise matters, assessed individually and handled with discretion.
Deepest in the UAE. Reach across the region.
Our capability is deepest in the UAE. Mandates that extend beyond it draw on established relationships in the region, and every cross-border engagement is scoped on its own terms before work begins.
All reports are prepared in English. We draw directly from multi-language sources and local expertise throughout the region.
UAE-based mandates
Full operational capability: primary sources, direct inquiry, and networks built from on-the-ground presence.
Cross-border mandates
Scoped case by case. Drawing on mandate-specific sources and regional relationships developed over more than a decade of practice.
Direct, candid, and built around the reality of the mandate
- Step 1
Scoping
Before work begins we assess feasibility, access, and cost, and advise plainly on what is achievable within the mandate.
- Step 2
Sourcing
Region-specific sources may be engaged. These relationships are cultivated carefully and drawn on selectively.
- Step 3
Reporting
Findings are flagged as they emerge, not only at the end. Everything is consolidated into a single English-language report. One report, one voice.
We work closely with clients from the outset. Where an approach is unlikely to deliver meaningful results or justify the cost, we advise them early.
Discuss a mandate directly
If your requirement is sensitive, complex, or difficult to categorise, write to us for an initial discussion. Enquiries go to one mailbox read by the practice.
- TELEPHONE
- +971 4 455 8749
- OFFICE
- Boulevard Plaza Tower 1
Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates