Kroll

As the leading independent provider of risk and financial advisory solutions, Kroll leverages our unique insights, data and technology to help clients stay ahead of complex demands. Kroll’s team of more than 6,500 professionals worldwide continues the firm's nearly 100-year history of trusted expertise spanning risk, governance, transactions and valuation. Our advanced solutions and intelligence provide clients the foresight they need to create an enduring competitive advantage.

Kroll’s forensic accounting experts helps clients manage a variety of complex investigative project types through our specialist experience in offshore and onshore structures, assets and operations. From careful collection of case-critical intelligence and evidentiary information, to expert analysis and insight from a truly global, seamless network of veteran investigators and intelligence collection specialists, the team is unrivalled in handling complex cross-border and multijurisdictional matters.

We help businesses, law firms, financial institutions, private equity firms, government agencies, non-profit institutions and individuals deal with their most complex challenges:

·Fraud, Corruption and Money Laundering

·Intelligence, Transactions and Due Diligence

·Reputational Risk

·Regulatory and Compliance Risk

·Litigation and Disputes

·Regulatory and money laundering investigations

·Anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) investigations and ABC compliance program review

·Corporate internal investigations

·Fraud risk management framework review

·Litigation support, expert reports and court testimony

·Processing, hosting, analyzing and managing review of electronic records

We work extensively in the areas of litigation support and the provision of expert reports for court and arbitration proceedings internationally. We also have significant experience in leading financial investigations related to fraudulent transactions, assets misappropriation, misstatement of financial accounts, bribery and corruption, and employee fraud and misconduct for financial institutions, local conglomerate, private corporations and listed multinational companies across a variety of industries and jurisdictions in the Asia Pacific and the Caribbean.

Our experts’ extensive business and court experience enables us to resolve complicated or irregular financial matters/transactions and provide opinions with real life examples and/or assist clients in developing strategies to deal with fraud risks and the associated disputes. We are often appointed by corporate clients, regulatory authorities, and courts for complex financial investigations. Regulatory enforcement authorities including the Department of Justice and Securities and Futures Commission, as well as major international and domestic law firms, are some of our key clients.

We have substantial experience in providing litigation support and expert reports in court and arbitration. Our experts have provided expert evidence before courts in numerous jurisdictions, including Hong Kong, the PRC, Singapore, the US, the UK, the Cayman Islands, BVI, Bermuda, the Netherlands and the Netherland Antilles.

The team’s edge is in its combination skillsets:

1. On one hand, the team includes a full suite of forensic accountants and internal investigations experts, drawn primarily from accountancy, law and financial services. This subset of the team competes with “Big Four” accountancy firms in the handling of complex dispute and litigation support matters where detailed analysis of financial statements and reconstruction of books and records, and similar skills may be needed.
2. On the other, the team features a robust and globally renowned core of open source and human source intelligence specialists, who apply advanced research methodologies and deep local knowledge (with fully built ground teams across Asia Pacific from Mumbai to Hanoi to Shanghai, Tokyo, Jakarta, Sydney and beyond) to client problems.

Using lean, highly experienced teams, we combined our depth of understanding of a range of markets and sectors with the ability to deliver bespoke, end-to-end forensic investigations of the highest regulatory and court standard. We are frequently appointed by corporate clients, legal advisors and counsel, financial institutions, asset managers, regulators and courts to assist with financial and other related investigations. Our clients consist 50% of the S&P 500 companies, 67% of Fortune 100 companies and private companies, covering real estate, cryptocurrency, energy, oil and gas, telecommunications, logistics, commodities, metal, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, professional services, and forestry sectors. We combine global reach with industry expertise and local market understanding to identify and capitalize on the best solution for you. When required, we work closely with Kroll specialists from corporate finance, forensic intelligence and investigations, valuation, expert services and cyber to provide quick and practical solutions across 34 countries and territories worldwide.