M&A, Due Diligence & Investigations: research with the people who know

01Questions we answer

Pick the question closest to yours.

02Who we talk to

The people who see it first.

Not the usual experts: overlooked roles close to the problem, each holding a piece of the answer.

Former sales director at the target
Procurement lead at a key customer
Logistics partner who handles their volume
Finance controller who left last year

03Sample report

What you would get.

HUMINT intelligence reportIllustrative sample

What the data room doesn't show

4 interviews9 findings12 sections

Bottom line

01

The largest customer is retendering the contract, and the target's team knows it.

02

Reported margins rely on a supplier rebate that ends next year.

03

Two key account managers plan to leave after closing.

Section 4 · Customer and supplier exposure

Each claim is traced to the people who raised it and the people who contradicted it, then weighed by how close each source sits to the events, how recent their view is, and whether they could have heard it from one another. Each claim is traced to the people who raised it and the people who contradicted it, then weighed by how close each source sits to the events, how recent their view is, and whether they could have heard it from one another.

Section 5 · Key-person and retention risk

Each claim is traced to the people who raised it and the people who contradicted it, then weighed by how close each source sits to the events, how recent their view is, and whether they could have heard it from one another. Each claim is traced to the people who raised it and the people who contradicted it, then weighed by how close each source sits to the events, how recent their view is, and whether they could have heard it from one another.

The full report has 9 more sections, with the evidence behind every finding.

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04How it works

Map. Ask. Integrate.

01
Map
Find the people who hold the missing insight.
02
Ask
Engage them in open, structured interviews.
03
Integrate
Turn verified findings into your decision.

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