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Quinlan Partners

Investigative Due Diligence

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Quinlan Partners

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Due Diligence & Business Intelligence

Quinlan Partners provides investigative due diligence and business intelligence services to investors, corporations, financial institutions, boards, private equity sponsors, and legal counsel facing significant business, investment, and strategic decisions.

Material information that informs high-stakes decisions.

Clients engage the firm when critical decisions require intelligence beyond database searches and publicly available information alone. The team combines sophisticated public records research, investigative interviewing, and human source inquiries to uncover information material to its clients' decision-making process, verify critical representations, and identify potential risks before commitments are made.

The practice supports pre-investment and pre-relationship due diligence, board and C-suite vetting, business and market intelligence, strategic advisory matters, third-party risk assessments, and compliance reviews, many involving cross-border issues and jurisdictions where reliable information can be difficult to obtain.

Quinlan Partners regularly identifies undisclosed business interests, hidden relationships, prior disputes, reputational concerns, and other risks that may affect transactions, investments, and strategic relationships. Findings are rigorously fact-checked and presented in clear reporting that gives clients the confidence to proceed with, renegotiate, or step away from significant opportunities.

Clients (12)

  • Leading Law Firms
  • Private and Publicly Held Companies
  • Financial Institutions
  • Private and Public Boards of Directors
  • Financial Institutions
  • Private Equity Sponsors
  • Hedge Funds
  • Non-Profit Organizations
  • Universities and Colleges
  • In-House Counsel
  • Institutional Investors
  • HNW Individuals and Family Offices

Industries (12)

  • Private Equity & Investment Funds
  • Activist Investors
  • Financial institutions
  • Leading Law Firms
  • Hedge Funds
  • Nonprofits and Foundations
  • Public and Private Companies
  • Government
  • Technology Companies
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences Companies
  • Energy & Infrastructure Businesses
  • Real Estate Investors & Developers

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Investigative Due Diligence - Global-wide

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For
Quinlan is an investigations and business intelligence firm. The team specialises in due diligence, litigation support and internal investigations. Market commentators attest to Quinlan's experience in dealing with complex and high-value due diligence.

Strengths

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  • Quinlan is exceptional at what they do. I think the team is exceptional. They're able to find documents that no others can find and the customer and company feedback is extremely high quality.

    Investigative Due Diligence respondentCrisis & Risk Management
  • Quinlan was able to generate detailed information and presented it very well. They were professional the whole time and we're supportive of their efforts. Their work product was very strong.

    Investigative Due Diligence respondentCrisis & Risk Management
  • At Quinlan, they are responsive and willing to customise their approach to our needs. They move with urgency and a commitment to find the truth in any matter. They do not stop until the work is appropriately done.

    Investigative Due Diligence respondentCrisis & Risk Management
  • Quinlan has a very high end, white glove service model. They use all the available technology, but couple it with an investigative journalist's savvy and thoughtfulness.

    Investigative Due Diligence respondentCrisis & Risk Management
  • Quinlan stands out for their ability to generate proprietary, ground-level intelligence on compressed deal timelines without compromising discretion.

    Investigative Due Diligence respondentCrisis & Risk Management

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Paul Quinlan
    Band 1Paul Quinlan

    Paul Quinlan

    Formerly an investigative journalist, Paul Quinlan is the founder and chief executive officer of Quinlan Partners. Quinlan regularly assists clients with due diligence, internal investigations and intelligence gathering.

    • Paul is a fantastic partner. I appreciate his attentiveness and responsiveness to our needs. I trust him with our work.

      Investigative Due Diligence respondentCrisis & Risk Management
    • Paul is excellent. He is professional, detailed-oriented and extremely thorough.

      Investigative Due Diligence respondentCrisis & Risk Management
    • Paul Quinlan is a problem-solver and creative solutions expert - he finds a way to make any investigation work.

      Investigative Due Diligence respondentCrisis & Risk Management
  • Band 2Dorothy Baker
    Band 2Dorothy Baker

    Dorothy Baker

    Dorothy is known in the investigative due diligence market for her responsive, detail-oriented approach and work on complex matters for private equity, legal and advisory clients.

    • Dorothy is a fantastic thought partner and a critical member of our adviser team. Her communication and proactiveness is among the best within our adviser network.

      Investigative Due Diligence respondentCrisis & Risk Management
    • Dorothy is extraordinary. When she delivers a work product, I know she's left no stone unturned.

      Investigative Due Diligence respondentCrisis & Risk Management

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