Corporate investigations
FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS
Fraud – whether committed by insiders or third-parties – can lead to serious financial losses for a company, not to mention potential regulatory penalties and loss of reputation. Corporate fraud may take many forms: procurement fraud, financial statement fraud, embezzlement and misappropriation of company assets, manipulation of sales data, and increasingly frauds related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Aperio Intelligence’s investigators have extensive experience of working alongside internal counsel, internal audit, and compliance teams to assist our clients in identifying the who, what, when, where and how of fraudulent incidents occurred, and to recommend suitable remedial actions. Aperio’s professional approach is designed to help clients resolve incidents of fraud thoroughly, quickly and with the minimum of disruption to business operations.
BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION INVESTIGATIONS
International regulation on preventing bribery and corruption in both the public and commercial spheres is here to stay, even in these times of increased competition and economic nationalism. The US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the UK Bribery Act, Sapin II in France, and a myriad of other international laws and conventions place an obligation on companies to conduct thorough and independent investigations into allegations of such activity, particularly those raised by whistle-blowers. Aperio’s investigative team has deep experience of investigating such cases, particularly in complex and developing jurisdictions. Combining physical document retrieval, e-discovery, forensic analysis, and investigative interviewing techniques, Aperio investigators reconstruct events to determine whether an act of bribery or corruption has or is likely to have taken place. We also work with clients to ensure that relevant internal policies are strengthened, and sufficient staff training is delivered, so that the risk of such events occurring again to be minimized.
SPECIAL SITUATIONS
Aperio can also assist on diverse sensitive matters that would require independent investigation. These may include personal misconduct by senior executives or Board members, company operations in breach of law or best practice on human rights and environmental standards, insider-threat and counter-intelligence operations, and intellectual property and counterfeiting investigations.
