PRE-INVESTMENT / M&A DUE DILIGENCE
Helping you understand your reputational risks
Private market investors rely on us to vet investments, board placements, fund managers, and provide general business intelligence.
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Average
7-Day
Turn Around Times
Countries covered in-house
Core Areas of Focus
Search records at the county, state, and federal level.
Comprehensive searches of news media and internet information in both English and relevant local languages.
Screen social media including Facebook, Instagram, X, Linkedin, and blogs to uncover the subject’s online footprint.
Verifies subject employment claims and corporate affiliations.
Verify subject’s education and license claims.
Uncover litigation history and review dockets, complaints, and active cases.
Cover criminal records at the county, state, and federal level including courts that require a court-runner to obtain comprehensive records.
Our investigations team utilizes subscription-based compliance databases to search records against hundreds of global watchlists, global security, sanctions, law enforcement, and other official lists.
Expand research by going beyond public records searches to discreetly interview people within your subjects network that can speak to reputation and prior performance.
Reveal liens and judgments including county-level liens which require a court runner.
Comprehensive searches of news media and internet information in both English and relevant local languages.
Screen social media including Facebook, Instagram, X, Linkedin, and blogs to uncover the subject’s online footprint.
Verifies subject employment claims and corporate affiliations.
Verify subject’s education and license claims.
Uncover litigation history and review dockets, complaints, and active cases.
Cover criminal records at the county, state, and federal level including courts that require a court-runner to obtain comprehensive records.
Our investigations team utilizes subscription-based compliance databases to search records against hundreds of global watchlists, global security, sanctions, law enforcement, and other official lists.
Expand research by going beyond public records searches to discreetly interview people within your subjects network that can speak to reputation and prior performance.
Reveal liens and judgments including county-level liens which require a court runner.
Analyst Connection
Ability to speak with lead investigator on case and discuss findings.
Open Source Intelligence
Our work is guided by extensive experience and industry-leading aggregators. We have direct access to property ownership and tax assessor records in the U.S. to confirm potential connections with a high degree of confidence.
International Capabilities
We utilize our in-house linguist specialists to conduct due diligence internationally for subjects with an international presence.
Relevant Work
A fund focused on the US healthcare market was evaluating acquiring a series of medical clinics owned by a group of physicians. The fund engaged Vcheck to conduct a background checks on the medical clinics and their owners.
Industry
Private Market Investors
Use Case
Pre-Investment / M&A Due Dilligence
Region
United States
Scope
Public Records Research
Vcheck's client had heard rumors that the executive (Subject) of an acquisition target was a potentially problematic individual and had been responsible for defrauding customers, however, the client had no direct evidence to indicate as such.
Industry
Private Market Investors
Use Case
Pre-Investment / M&A Due Dilligence
Region
United States
Scope
Executive Track Record, Premier Report
Frequently Asked Questions
No, we search all jurisdictions in which a person has lived or has a presence in the US. If your subject has an international presence, there are different fees based on the country.
We have access to tools that allow us to see every place a person has received mail and also uncover their corporate affiliations and locations. This guides us to the proper courts to search to ensure we are uncovering any records that could be hiding in courts unavailable online.
Yes, while we have standard products our teams can review with you, we often customize scopes based on client's specific use case and needs.