"If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favourable."

~Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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We offer a customized service throughout the full investigative process.   

From the initial planning stages and deciding how best to meet your budget to investigations and final reporting, our goal is to get you the information you need. 

Clarifying Goals

Our first task is to understand your end goals.  What do you want to achieve? Are there special areas you want to know more about?

In the first instance, we can have an online face-to-face meeting no matter where in the world you are located.

Perhaps surprisingly, some of our clients' desired outcomes are not always clear in the first instance.  We can help you to narrow the scope of your requirements.

Collating & Planning

Based on our experience of hundreds of projects, where possible we adopt a phased approach. This minimises your cost and increases project efficiency.

Typically, Phase 1 involves the collection and collation of all information to ensure everyone has a clear picture. At this stage, we may initiate minor investigations if there are any anomalies.

In drawing up a clear Phase 2 project plan, we might recommend further research, investigations and, if necessary, surveillance.

This allows you to reassess deliverables as your project progresses and better plan budget.

Experienced Corporate Researchers

We have a team of multi-lingual researchers. 

Between them, they speak English, Cantonese, Putonghua (Mandarin), Chiu Chow, French, a smattering of Italian and a little Spanish! 

They can read and write Chinese in both Traditional and Simplified characters.  

Open Source  • Proprietary • Digital Records

Veriton has experience in examining thousands of corporate documents for the purposes of anything from a background check to large scale fraud investigations. 

Research includes everything from the analysis of standard business returns and contracts to complex projects that require the development of custom databases.

One such example was the analysis of thousands of pages of telephone records for a fraud case. 

Another was the compilation and interpretation of hundreds of bills of lading and airway bills.  These were in connection with the illegal wildlife trade.  

Note: We are not, however, forensic document examiners.

Records • Photos • Analysis

We consider information as knowledge in its raw form. Intelligence is the product of collating, examining, analyzing, testing and evaluating raw information.

The sources of raw information are many and varied.  These include anything from corporate records and surveillance photographs to phone calls lists and car registration numbers.

The end product, which is intelligence, is used to make informed business decisions. 

The intelligence product is usually provided to to the client in a comprehensive report.

Investigators • Surveillance • Undercover

Once we are satisfied that initial desktop research has yielded as much as possible, it's time to deploy boots-on-the-ground.

This may be either investigators, surveillance or a mixture of the two depending on the case.

Our investigators and surveillance team exercise discretion at all times.

Note: Sometimes the client's goals can be achieved without on-the-ground activities.  This is always an added bonus for the client in terms of budget and TAT.

Reports • Charting • Updates 

During the project we begin writing a comprehensive report that is compiled from all research and investigative findings. 

Often, especially for complex enquiries, we chart the links found within the investigation. This helps in the understanding of what has happened and how the entities are related.

For long-term cases, we keep clients updated with regular reviews. We immediately flag significant findings—especially those that could change the direction of an investigation.