Services
FTBI offers a customized range of services in the following areas:
Search for information Due Diligence
Companies, managers, key partners, shareholders, decision organization charts, strategies, key figures…
Case study
- Before starting negotiations for a stake in a French company in the industrial sector, a group of foreign investors sought to better understand the company’s strategy and its managers. FTBI was able to identify the company’s strengths and weaknesses in relation to its competitors and the profile of its decision-makers and shareholders.
Asset tracing
We have handled asset search cases (real estate, financial…) to assist our clients to locate assets and initiate local proceedings.
Case study
- On several occasions, we have located properties and appraised them so that our clients were able to initiate proceedings to seize them.
Asset tracing
We have handled asset search cases (real estate, financial…) to assist our clients to locate assets and initiate local proceedings.
Case study
- On several occasions, we have located properties and appraised them so that our clients were able to initiate proceedings to seize them.
Property Valuation
On behalf of our clients in the real estate sector, we can identify internationally the owners of properties and analyse their market value.
Information checks
Reputational checks, financial statements, professional background of potential partners,…
Case studies
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A major foreign company wanted to invest in an expensive software package sold by a French startup and was looking for information about the reliability of this company and its products. FTBI confirmed the quality of the software package and, despite the accounts not being published, found serious problems with cashflow and transparency in the management of the company.
- A large group aiming to recruit a top manager wanted to check his reputation within his professional environment. After interviewing several people who knew him, FTBI delivered a report illustrating his controversial personality and his contested management methods.
Information checks
Reputational checks, financial statements, professional background of potential partners,…
Case studies
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A major foreign company wanted to invest in an expensive software package sold by a French startup and was looking for information about the reliability of this company and its products. FTBI confirmed the quality of the software package and, despite the accounts not being published, found serious problems with cashflow and transparency in the management of the company.
- A large group aiming to recruit a top manager wanted to check his reputation within his professional environment. After interviewing several people who knew him, FTBI delivered a report illustrating his controversial personality and his contested management methods.
Litigation support
Obtaining strategic information, identifiying negotiation leverage…
Case studies
- A foreign group interested in buying a French industrial company wanted to understand its export activity and to identify its key customers and competitors. After conducting research in France and abroad, FTBI was able to determine the environment within which this company operated and its export development strategy.
- A foreign group which was the victim of a takeover bid contacted us to help them build a case in their defence.After extensive research, FTBI discovered flaws (involvement in financial scandals) in the professional backgrounds of the company’s executives that influenced the result of the takeover bid.
- A foreign client wishing to buy brand names in France, asked us to help him find the owners of these brands and make offers to them. FTBI successfully conducted the negotiations for this client and bought several brands on his behalf.
Anti-Corruption & Fraud Investigations
Case studies
- On several occasions, we have been asked by a multinational company to check whether its subcontractors in Europe have a history of fraud and corruption.
- One of our clients asked us to prove that two former employees who set up their own business had not complied with their non-competition clause.
Anti-Corruption & Fraud Investigations
Case studies
- On several occasions, we have been asked by a multinational company to check whether its subcontractors in Europe have a history of fraud and corruption.
- One of our clients asked us to prove that two former employees who set up their own business had not complied with their non-competition clause.