Investigations & Compliance

Avisa Partners safeguards the business environment its clients operate in, supporting their economic growth throughout the world with our unique expertise in detecting, analysing, and investigating risks.

The firm has a dedicated team of certified, multilingual investigators and specialists in financial and ethical compliance at its disposal. We also rely on a vast global network of several hundred correspondents and partners. These capabilities enable us to undertake projects in over 100 different countries each year.
Due diligence
  • Carrying out reputational audits concerning companies, executives, governments, and institutions in order to ensure compliance when engaging with partners, suppliers, clients, new recruits, and others
  • Conducting in-depth investigations to analyze complex business environments or understand opaque entities
  • Monitoring third parties to ensure constant transparency from individuals or organizations presenting potential compliance risks
  • Pre-litigation investigations: gathering evidence in cases of suspected unfair competition, abuse of dominant position, fraud, etc.
Compliance
  • Assisting clients bring their policies in line with applicable regulations (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, UK Bribery Act, Sapin II, international sanctions…)
  • Verifying the compliance of financial operations for companies in high-risk sectors (such as the betting industry, sports, gaming, etc.)
Anti-corruption and anti-fraud protection
  • Mobilizing financial and/or cybersecurity experts to carry out investigations into potential dangers to the integrity of stakeholders or the continuity of business operations
  • Undertaking comprehensive audits to reduce the risk of fraud, in particular financial fraud, or otherwise evaluating the scope of fraud and identifying those benefiting from it
  • Supporting companies seeking to have their anti-corruption protocols certified by the highest international standards (including COSO and ISO 37001)