Due Diligence for Private Decisions

While due diligence is commonly associated with corporate transactions, many of the most consequential decisions requiring due diligence are personal, private, and irreversible.

This service exists to reduce uncertainty before commitments are made — discreetly, lawfully, and without unnecessary intrusion.

• Personal or financial decisions involving long-term exposure
• Situations where trust alone is insufficient protection
• Private relationships intersecting with assets or governance
• Investments or partnerships lacking institutional safeguards

Scope of a Private Due Diligence Engagement

Each engagement is scoped to the decision being made. Generic checklists and standardised reports are deliberately avoided.

• Identity consistency and historical discrepancies
• Undisclosed business interests or financial exposure
• Litigation, insolvency, or regulatory indicators
• Associations, affiliations, and conflicts of interest

The objective is clarity — not information overload.

When Private Due Diligence Is — and Is Not — Appropriate

Private due diligence is most effective before commitments are made, not after disputes or conflicts emerge.

It is appropriate where decisions involve long-term financial, legal, or reputational consequence and where disclosure is informal, partial, or unverified.

It is not designed to resolve disputes, gather evidence for litigation, or provide certainty where none exists.

What Private Due Diligence Does Not Provide

Due diligence does not provide proof, guarantees, or definitive conclusions. It does not establish innocence or wrongdoing.

Findings are contextual — highlighting material indicators and exposure relevant to the decision being made.

Common Misconceptions About Private Due Diligence

Private due diligence is not surveillance, investigation, or background checking in the conventional sense.

The emphasis is relevance, context, and proportionality — not exhaustive data collection.

Discretion, Ethics, and Lawful Boundaries

Subjects are never contacted, and no action is taken that would alert or disadvantage them unfairly.

Engagements may be declined where boundaries cannot be maintained responsibly.