Next Level Due Diligence™

"McKinsey says 74 percent of deals fail to create shareholder value; KPMG says it's 83 percent" - CFO, May 2002

In the past ten years alone:

• More than half of all U.S. companies were restructured.
• Several hundred thousand companies were "downsized"
• More than 100,000 firms were acquired and merged
• Nearly a million organizations sought bankruptcy protection in order to continue operating
• More than 500,000 others outright failed
• Seven out of every ten private investments are written off by investors

After nearly twenty years of experience, Infortal Worldwide has become an expert at business investigations. We have performed business due diligence on behalf of numerous corporate clients who sought the right investor or best fit acquisition partner. Given the high failure rate around investment and M&A activity, due diligence is critical to increase the likelihood of success post-transaction.

Our Next Level Due Diligence™ program is designed to provide clients with the facts and an evaluation of the risks beforehand. Better information and risk assessment leads to better decision-making and better chances of success. Next Level Due Diligence™ assesses the attractiveness and viability of prospective investors and target companies as follows:

• Business Investigations
  • Assessment of reputations, associations and ethics
  • Evaluation of other transactions and attendant results
  • Verifying or refuting allegations of questionable business practices
  • Evaluation of ability to expand facilities and scale operations
• Investigate business history and financial fraud
• Provide complete competitive intelligence
• Uncover management effectiveness issues
• Research trade secrets and intellectual property
• Analyze off shore corporations and holding companies
• Determine the presence of undisclosed liabilities, sources of funds and financial practices
• Understand international connections between target companies and local government officials
• Clarify who is well connected and who is in the process of moving upward or downward in their market space
• Examine international compatibility
• Review international law and operational issues
• Conduct key executive due diligence
• Assess business/partnership disputes
• Investigate money laundering/corruption/organized crime
• Analyze financial and operational history
• Examine product diversion

Business Investigations coupled with background checks of Key Executives are priced at a discounted rate depending on the number of executives included, and international components.

A typical Next Level Due Diligence™ Business Investigation report will include the following public record searches:

• State/ County Criminal records (all counties of business)
• State/ County Civil records (all counties of business)
• Federal Criminal records
• Federal Civil records
• Summary of outstanding lawsuits
• Suits, Liens, Judgments& Bankruptcies (by State)
• Investment publications search
• Financial assets search
• Corporate Officer listings
• SEC Filings
• UCC Filings
• Internet Search
• Media search

A detailed report is provided with Executive Summary, conclusions & recommendations and complete attachments. Updates are also provided beginning on the third business day. Overseas searches take up to 3 weeks to prepare. Please Contact Us for International pricing.

Executive Due Diligence Searches Include:

• State/County Criminal Records (all counties of residence last 7 years)
• State/County Civil Records (all counties of residence last 7 years)
• Federal Criminal Records
• Federal Civil Records
• Social Security Number/Address Verification Search
• Driving History (includes failures to appear in court, bench warrants for arrest, concealed weapons violations, etc).
• Employment Verification
• Education & License Verifications
• Department of Corporations Search
• Suits, Liens, Judgments & Bankruptcies (by State)
• Financial Assets Search
• SEC Filings
• UCC Filings
• Real Estate Search
• Internet Search (basic search for other corporate involvement)
• Media Search
• Summary of all Identified Business/Corporate Officer Involvement
• Extensive Reference Interviews (in-depth, customized interviews)

A detailed report is provided with Executive Summary, conclusions, recommendations and complete attachments. Updates are also provided beginning on the third business day. Overseas searches take up to 3 weeks to prepare. Please Contact Us for International pricing.

Multiple Key Executive checks are priced at a discounted rate depending on the number of executives included, and international components.