Bishops tailors its investigation and due diligence engagements to the needs of individual clients using recognized best practices tied to the specific engagement. Unlike other firms that develop cookie cutter methodology and procedures, Bishops appoints a lead investigator to each case who uses Bishops' decades of experience to establish an appropriate investigative strategy domestically and, when required, anywhere in the world. As a member of the Sterling group of companies, Bishops has access to Sterling's industry leading technology, allowing investigators to efficiently access data and provide interim information available to clients online and in real time, 24/7. Sterling's technology also allows for automated access to an unparalleled level of primary source data which provides the highest quality information. We are fast; we are accurate; and we are thorough.
We provide the following services to our clients:
- Corporate Due Diligence
- Background and Investigative Due Diligence
- Business Fraud Investigations
- Asset Investigations and Verifications
- Litigation Support
- Identity Verification
- Employment-related Investigations
- Pre-Hire Background Screening
Corporate Due Diligence
Background Investigative Due Diligence
Bishops performs extensive due diligence for clients who require comprehensive background information about new business relationships. This includes prospective partners in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, venture capital investments and financing transactions. Our experience has confirmed that failure to conduct adequate due diligence can make a firm vulnerable to substantial losses and liability in the global marketplace. Bishops' due diligence investigations can provide clients with the confidence to complete proposed transactions with certain knowledge of the background of their new associates. Using global resources, Bishops conducts in-depth research to gather confidential and timely information about the business history, resources, credentials and reputation of the parties. This service is particularly valuable if the parties are foreign or if the proposed venture will operate in emerging markets, where business is not adequately protected by contract law, making success heavily dependent on trust and good faith between the parties.
Bishops is frequently engaged by financial institutions to assist them in meeting their know-your-customer obligations. The use of a third-party objective partner to validate information being provided by the customer and internal sources brings the institution another level of confidence that it is meeting its obligations under the U.S. Patriot Act, anti-money laundering regulations and general FINCEN requirements. This service is particularly valuable in those parts of the world where the financial institution is not represented and/or in challenging geographies.
Asset Investigations and Verifications
Bishops offers a comprehensive package of asset investigation services to corporations, private equity firms and hedge funds, law firms, bankers' workout or restructuring departments, other financial institutions and creditors' committees, including:
- Searches to identify and verify investment assets
- Pre-litigation asset identification
- Asset searches associated with bankruptcies and insolvencies
Employment-Related Background Investigations
Pre-Employment Background Investigations
Bishops provides in-depth insights into the backgrounds of individuals being considered for senior management and executive positions in more than 200 countries around the world. Companies hiring senior management for its subsidiaries and joint ventures rely on Bishops to provide them with detailed professional and personal information on candidates they are considering for sensitive positions. Bishops also works extensively with the major executive search firms to provide information on candidates being recruited for their corporate clients, in either executive or Board Member positions.
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