We conduct corporate internal investigations discreetly and expeditiously.

Our experience includes investigations into allegations of mismanagement, bribery, corruption, sexual harassment  and other breaches of corporate policies and procedures.

We conduct investigations into allegations of fraud, theft and other commercial crime related irregularities.

We rely on forensic accounting skills to: 

•  Identify any misappropriated assets;
•  Investigate the reasons for and the implications of identified accounting “black holes”;
• Identify the perpetrators of the identified irregularities;
• Collate the evidence required by our clients to bring civil and/or criminal action, instituted as a consequence of our investigation;
• Formulate key internal control procedure recommendations, designed to improve the control environment and to reduce the risk of further irregularities and/or errors.
• Identify any undisclosed arrests and/or income.

We render revenue compliance assurance services. We have formulated a comprehensive methodology designed to test completeness of reported revenue streams, utilised in determinations of rental and/or royalty income streams.

Our experience has proven that assignments of this nature not only assists our clients to recover additional revenues, but also assists our clients’ in improving effective contract compliance in the future.

We assist management in assessing their current internal control environment and transaction processes.

Our experience includes detailed analyses of payment transaction cycles, including EFT payment application systems.

We have formulated a comprehensive internal control matrix benchmark against which we evaluate our clients’ existing transaction processes and controls. We design effective internal control procedures that, if implemented, will enhance our clients’ internal control environment. Our methodology has furthermore allowed us to identify ineffective and/or duplicated control procedures that could be eliminated without impairing the effectiveness of the overall internal control environment. Eliminating these redundant procedures results in cost and time savings for our clients.

Our experience has proven that assignments of this nature will not only assist our clients to streamline and strengthen their internal control environments relative to the transaction processes reviewed, but also assists our clients’ in creating fraud and internal control awareness amongst the system users and thereby improving effective compliance in the future.

We offer the broad spectrum of litigation support services. We assist our clients in analysing and identifying the core dispute areas and interpreting financial information relevant to the dispute.

We work with our clients throughout the litigation process. Our experience includes:

• Quantification of damages for contractual disputes;
• Loss of profits determinations;
• Shareholder disputes;
• Sale and purchase agreement disputes and effective date accounting adjustments;
• Evaluating the value of an estate for matrimonial dissolution purposes;
• Attendance at meetings of the accounting experts and negotiating to reduce and/or agree the areas in dispute; and
• Assisting at enquiries held in terms of the provisions of section 417 read with section 418 of the Companies Act.

We work with our clients throughout the alternative dispute process. Our experience includes assisting with alternative dispute resolution processes adopted in accordance with the arbitration legislation relevant in the UK and Sweden.

We offer the broad spectrum of alternative support services. We assist our clients in analysing and identifying the core dispute areas and interpreting financial information relevant to the dispute, including:

• Quantification of damages for contractual disputes;
• Loss of profits determinations;
• Shareholder disputes;
• Sale and purchase agreement disputes and effective date accounting adjustments; and
• Attendance at meetings of the accounting experts and negotiating to reduce and/or agree the areas in dispute.

We offer specialist accounting consulting services to assist management in performing ad hoc projects, including resolving long outstanding reconciliations. Our experience includes assisting clients in preparing audit working files and in preparing information to be submitted to regulatory bodies.