Investigation Services

• Due Diligence
• Intellectual Property
• Fraud
• Arson & Fire

Due Diligence investigation is an important aspect for businesses, especially those with international interests, investment partners, foreign business partners and overseas vendors and agents. The enforcement of global anti-corruption and Anti Money Laundering (AML) legislation, as well as a strict implementation of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), requires business owners and principals to know who their company is doing business with and ensure compliance. It is crucial to identify, investigate and address any “red flags” to effectively manage risk.

Factis’ Due Diligence inquiry assists general counsel and corporate compliance efforts regarding transactional business, mergers & acquisitions and current or potential clients and business partners.

Factis aims to provide solutions that is tailored to generate accurate and relevant information analysis which will reflect potential legal and repetitional risk.

Factis treats Due Diligence seriously, realizing that important business decisions are made partly or wholly based on the information that Factis provides. Factis utilises a number of techniques to obtain relevant information to form the basis of such an investigation. These include, but not be limited to, open and proprietary databases, media searches, field investigations, source contacts and social media.

Intellectual Property

There has been a rising trend of illegal usage of intellectual property and the process of resolving those issues has becoming more challenging. At Factis, it is necessary that we see through the process of deterring illegal operations so as to protect your company's intellectual property. Factis has worked with various top global firms in diverse markets such as:

> Pharmaceuticals

> Electronics

> Automotive

> Luxury & Fashion Brands

> Sport Brands

Internally Perpetuated Fraud consists of skimming (theft of cash or products, billing schemes, payroll schemes, sales fraud, payroll frauds), expense reimbursement fraud, purchasing fraud, and warranty/online game/guarantee fraud.

Externally Perpetuated Fraud consists of Investment or joint venture fraud, check tampering/ fraud, false employment information for hiring, mortgage or loan fraud - identity theft related, non-cash asset fraud, and internet fraud.

With our experienced white collar crime investigation team we are well placed to conduct cross border and multi-jurisdictional fraud, embezzlement and related commercial enquiries.

Enquiries may be overt or covert, at a client's behest, and consider all aspects of commercial fraud from simple pilferage to more complex product diversion, false invoicing/accounting and organized computer crime.

Factis have successfully investigated all manners of commercial crime across borders and jurisdictions involving money laundering or kickback and toll gate fraud.

Asset tracing and obtaining adequate evidence to secure appropriate injunctions assist the client in recovering funds from errant employees or failed business partnerships.

Our qualified Fire, Petroleum and Explosives Inspector & Fire Safety Consultant investigates both the technical sources of fire for insurance purposes and review the circumstances of the fire with a view to identifying the perpetrators where arson is found to be the cause.

Factis also offer substantial consultancy and assessment on all aspects of fire safety.

With an ability to understand client needs and apply expert knowledge in fire safety, we are able to provide effective fire safety reviews, analysis and solutions.

Our services include Fire Risk Assessments & Surveys, use of sophisticated technology to examine hidden areas of fire danger & potential hazards, on-site auditing and review of specification of fire protection, developing fire management systems, manuals and evacuation procedures, Fire Safety training and Expert Witness Testimony.