Special Services • SP-08
Private Investigation
Lawful fact-finding that stands up when it is challenged.
Scope
What the engagement covers.
Investigation is only valuable if its output survives legal, disciplinary or regulatory scrutiny. Method and evidence handling matter as much as the finding itself.
Included capabilities
- Background verification and enhanced due diligence on individuals and entities
- Fraud, misconduct and conflict of interest investigation
- Asset tracing and recovery support through lawful records
- Internal breach and leak investigation
- Witness location and interview under legal instruction
Outputs and deliverables
- Investigation plan with lawfulness memorandum
- Evidence pack with chain of custody
- Findings report separating fact from assessment
- Recommended actions and escalation options
Workflow
How it is delivered, step by step.
Each step has an owner, an entry condition and an artefact that has to exist before the next step begins.
01InstructWritten mandate, lawful basis, scope and evidential standard.
02PlanInvestigation plan with method limits and legal review.
03CollectLawful collection with chain of custody from the first item.
04AnalyseCorroboration, source grading and separation of fact from inference.
05ReportFindings with evidence pack suitable for the intended forum.
Use cases
Where this is typically applied.
Pre-transaction diligence on counterparties or key hires
Litigation support under instruction from counsel
Delivery model
The operating pattern for Special Services.
The same delivery discipline applies across every capability in this line, so combined engagements stay coherent.
Assess
Threat picture, exposure, routine analysis and protective gap review.
Harden
Identity, device, communication, physical and information-domain controls.
Monitor
Continuous intelligence, exposure detection and early warning.
Respond
Containment, recovery, investigation and coordinated escalation.
Review
Post-incident learning, control adjustment and periodic reassessment.
Integration
- Client corporate security, legal counsel and communications functions.
- Existing IT and identity teams for account and device remediation.
- Insurers, local providers and law enforcement liaison where authorized.
- Family office and household staff protocols for the personal perimeter.
Engagement approach
Every mandate is scoped in writing with a named sponsor, defined coverage hours and a stated legal basis. Discretion applies to method and reporting channel, never to whether the work is lawful, authorized and recorded.
Related
Other capabilities in Special Services.
SP-01
Executive Digital Protection
Protect the person, not only the corporate perimeter.
SP-02VVIP Close Protection
Physical protection planned from intelligence, not from habit.
SP-03TSCM
Confirm the room is not listening.
SP-04Counter-Surveillance
Detect the people watching before they act.
SP-05Threat Intelligence
Early warning built from sources the principal cannot monitor alone.
SP-06Dark Web Monitoring
Find the exposure before it is used.
SP-07Identity & Reputation Protection
Defend the name as carefully as the person.
SP-09Strategic Communications
Control the narrative before it controls the outcome.
SP-10Incident Response
When it has already happened, speed and evidence both matter.
SP-11Human Risk
The most reliable way in is still the person.
SP-12Clandestine Offensive Security
Adversary emulation run without warning the defenders.