Case study: Due Diligence Investigations – Various Locations

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A few examples of our due diligence projects

Our due diligence investigations are always discreet and confidential. However, the list below gives brief details of the countries and focus of our investigations in recent years.

Abu Dhabi - merchant family
Algeria - generals; middlemen; agents; trading companies
Argentina - private sector company, local oil company, leading lawyer,
Azerbaijan - one of the countries richest men; private sector oil company
Bahrain - company claiming to be able to assist IOCs in a third country
Benin - major car importer
Brazil - relative of state governor, mining company, owner of large manufacturer
Chad - minority shareholder in farm-in opportunity
Dubai - expatriate individuals and companies operating from Dubai
Egypt - leading businessmen; downstream oil and petrochemical companies
Ghana - minority shareholders in oil concession; leading businessmen
India - owners of a private sector oil
Indonesia - owners of a local mining company
Iran - one of the leading Bonyads; private sector oil companies
Iraq - tribal leaders claiming to be able to assist foreign companies; merchant families
Israel - leading shareholding in government supported company
Kuwait - merchant families; members of the ruling family; Palestinian controlled firm
Libya - members of the “inner circle”, CEO of large company, merchant family, high-technology company
Mauritania - trading company
Morocco - checked CV of Moroccan applicant for senior position in a large European firm.
Nigeria - shareholders in specific exploration block, purchaser of Nigerian subsidiary, applicants for exploration acreage, trading companies
Oman - very well connected businessmen, trading family
Palestine – West Bank politician, trading family
Russia - private sector oil company with possible links to Gazprom
Syria - member of the “inner circle”,
Saudi - main shareholder in local bank, trading company, merchant family, subsidiary of Western firm
Senegal - five individuals
Tunisia - high-technology importer, local banker
Ukraine - private sector oil company
Venezuela - subsidiary of small foreign oil company
Vietnam – relative of a minister, trading company
West Africa - regional assets of the European oil company
Yemen - leading sheikh, trading firm.

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