Services :: Transactional Due Diligence

For private equity investors, investment bankers, hedge funds and corporations involved in vetting potential partners, investors, buyers and sellers, The W Group provides valuable and timely information designed to minimize transactional risk and assist in structuring complex deals.

As business intelligence specialists, we have assisted our clients avoid front-page scandals, promoters who exaggerated revenue and profit claims, operators with prior business failures, or those with a concealed past. We use all the traditional sources of vital data (public record repositories, electronic databases, the Internet) as the point of departure, not the final destination.

We closely examine and analyze the available record for telltale clues and patterns of behavior. Where appropriate, we conduct discreet inquiries to develop a more detailed, nuanced understanding of potential partners, joint ventures, vendors, and key executives.

Experience:

• For one large multi-national corporation, we developed evidence linking the sale of sophisticated technology components and packaging to an international “after market” ring with ties to Asia, Eastern Europe and the former USSR. Products were being illegally replicated in Asia, shipped to the US and distributed around the world.
• For a multi-national manufacturer, we developed evidence that revealed how a seriously compromised distribution system allowed consumer products to be improperly diverted and sold below market value, impacting existing supply chain partners and licensing agreements.
• In one case, we developed information exposing a fraudulent scheme by a top executive of US-based manufacturer and a Chinese contractor to substitute inferior components and misappropriate intellectual property.