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Investigative Due Diligence
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Obtaining meaningful intelligence is essential for any due diligence effort. With decades of experience and diverse backgrounds in investigations, forensic accounting, compliance, and data analytics, CRA experts deliver tailored due diligence and business intelligence strategies. We integrate insights from various sources to help our clients identify challenges, preserve value, and make informed investment decisions based on reliable data.
Our global multilingual team has access to extensive desktop databases and human sources, allowing us to effectively collaborate with investment banks, government agencies, hedge funds, private equity firms, family offices, sovereign wealth firms, non-governmental organizations, and multinational corporations. Areas of focus include:
- Reputational due diligence
- Financial due diligence
- ABAC/FCPA/UK Bribery Act due diligence
- Anti-money laundering due diligence
- ESG due diligence
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Strengths
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CRA is very responsive and has a wide breadth of jurisdictions and assets.
Investigative Due Diligence respondentCrisis & Risk ManagementCRA is strong for its rigorous, expert-led investigations, advanced data analytics, and specialised intelligence gathering to mitigate high-stakes risks for M&A deals.
Investigative Due Diligence respondentCrisis & Risk ManagementI really enjoy working with the team at CRA. They're hard-working, efficient, personable and have no issues working within tight deadlines.
Investigative Due Diligence respondentCrisis & Risk ManagementCRA is extremely sophisticated. They are always ahead of our concerns in any jurisdiction. It is wonderful to work with them.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 1 Band 1 Chris Rowley
Chris Rowley recently joined Charles River Associates, having previously been chief executive officer of The Risk Advisory Group. His areas of expertise include dealing with sanctions and reputational risks, as well as conducting due diligence investigations for international clients.
Chris brings incredible experience, expertise and judgement to the team at CRA.
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