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Investigative Due Diligence

Go deeper. Reduce uncertainty. Protect your business interests.

Investigative Due Diligence from Cedar Rose provides the depth, context, and verification required when automated tools are not enough. High-value transactions, politically sensitive engagements, cross-border partnerships, and complex corporate networks demand a level of scrutiny that goes far beyond database checks. Our multilingual analysts, in-market intelligence sources, and human-verified research uncover the truth behind organisations and individuals, revealing risks that are invisible through surface-level data alone. From reputational insight and litigation exposure to operational capability, political alignment, ESG behaviour, and network influence, we build a complete picture of who you are dealing with — and whether they can be trusted. Our investigative teams specialise in opaque markets across the Middle East, Africa, and frontier economies, providing clarity where records are fragmented, filings inconsistent, and corporate disclosure unreliable. When the stakes are high, certainty must come from verified evidence — not assumptions.
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A Deeper Approach Where It Matters Most

For more than 25 years, Cedar Rose has conducted human-led investigative due diligence in jurisdictions where public information is scarce, inconsistent, or available only through local knowledge. We specialise in markets where language nuance, informal networks, and regional dynamics shape risk far more than official records. Our analysts draw on multilingual research, direct source validation, on-the-ground intelligence, and structured methodology to uncover reputational, legal, financial, operational, and political red flags. Whether used for M&A, supplier vetting, executive assessment, litigation support, or high-risk onboarding, our intelligence helps organisations avoid blind spots and make critical decisions with confidence.

What’s Included in Our Investigative Due Diligence 

 

Reputational Standing

Assess how individuals or companies are perceived through local sentiment, professional credibility, adverse-media history, and informal intelligence. Includes OSINT research, multilingual media analysis, and targeted HUMINT interviews to capture context beyond public records.

Legal Exposure

Identify litigation, regulatory breaches, sanctions links, compliance violations, and other legal risks. Includes court checks, gazette searches, bankruptcy reviews, and screening across global and regional sanctions lists for a complete risk picture.

Operational Capability

Evaluate business capacity, leadership reliability, performance history, and network strength. Includes executive-risk review, relationship mapping, and checks on principals to determine whether a company can fulfil operational or contractual obligations.

Political & ESG Compliance

Analyse political connections, government affiliations, environmental exposure, and social-responsibility behaviour. Includes PEP/SOE screening, ESG indicators, and assessment of ties that may influence regulatory or reputational risk.

Source Interviews & Field Research

Verify critical details through HUMINT interviews, on-site visits, and local confirmation when permissible. Captures on-the-ground insights unavailable in databases to validate or challenge reported facts.

Official Corporate Records

Where accessible, provide registry documents, verified UBO structures, director checks, and identity details for key principals. Reinforces findings with documented evidence supporting AML, KYC, and audit requirements.

Financial & Business Data Analysis

Assess financial stability through available statements, performance indicators, and jurisdiction-specific benchmarks. Provides contextual interpretation where data is limited or inconsistent.

Due Diligence Risk Score

A unified score summarising reputational, legal, operational, political, and financial findings into one comparable measure, helping teams prioritise high-risk cases.

How It Works in Real Environments

 Investigative due diligence supports critical decisions across high-risk, high-value, and cross-border engagements. 

 

M&A evaluation
Analysts uncover hidden liabilities, reputational issues, and political ties before acquisitions progress.
Strategic supplier vetting
Operators validate integrity, capability, and ownership before entering long-term supply agreements.
High-risk onboarding
Banks and corporates assess legal exposure and reputational vulnerabilities before client approval.
Government contractor checks
Public entities verify legitimacy and compliance of bidders before awarding major contracts.
Litigation support
Legal teams gather evidence, verify claims, and assess counterparties in dispute or arbitration cases.
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M&A evaluation
Analysts uncover hidden liabilities, reputational issues, and political ties before acquisitions progress.
Strategic supplier vetting
Operators validate integrity, capability, and ownership before entering long-term supply agreements.
High-risk onboarding
Banks and corporates assess legal exposure and reputational vulnerabilities before client approval.
Government contractor checks
Public entities verify legitimacy and compliance of bidders before awarding major contracts.
Litigation support
Legal teams gather evidence, verify claims, and assess counterparties in dispute or arbitration cases.
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Why Choose Us

Why Choose Cedar Rose for Investigative Due Duligence?

Deep regional expertise

Our MEA-focused intelligence reveals risks hidden behind non-digitised records, language nuances, and fragmented filings.

Human-led investigations

Analysts interpret signals, validate facts, and connect details that automated platforms overlook in complex cases.

Tailored to your risk appetite

Each investigation is scoped around regulatory obligations, sector-specific risks, and internal decision frameworks.

Evidence-based reporting

Findings include documentation, source trails, and validation to withstand audits, regulatory scrutiny, and legal review.

Comprehensive insight

Covers reputational, legal, operational, financial, political, and ESG dimensions for a full-spectrum risk view.

Trusted worldwide

Used by banks, corporates, governments, investors, insurers, and legal teams for high-stakes evaluations.

Our Edge

Values And Approach

 

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Don’t Let Unreliable Data Derail Your Growth!

Incomplete unreliable data and limited risk visibility don't just slow your company down; they actively sabotage its growth. Without comprehensive standardised, reliable quality data, you expose your business to unnecessary risks which complicate your ability to analyse the market landscape, and develop effective strategies.

Worse yet, compliance missteps, especially in new markets, can lead to costly fines that stifle your growth and tarnish your reputation. All this is also compounded by slow, manual processes that leave you scrambling to keep up, ultimately costing you deals, partnerships, and valuable time. 

The thing is, high growth often means high-risk exposure, and the only way to navigate risk is through data. When harnessed correctly, data serves as your north star, guiding you through the maze of growth. 

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Data Should Work Where

You Work

Investigative intelligence is most valuable when it integrates seamlessly into your workflows. Cedar Rose ensures detailed due-diligence findings can be embedded into onboarding tools, legal systems, procurement platforms, risk engines, and governance processes.

Our verified data supports audits, regulatory submissions, internal reviews, and AI-driven analysis. Wherever hidden risk affects strategic decisions, our intelligence empowers teams with clarity they can trust.