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Ext. PublicationSuccess Story: Managing Risk for a High-Profile Global Real Estate Development Firm
Forensics & Litigation Services
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The Client
A global real estate development firm with a prominent and politically sensitive media profile was evaluating two potential deal partners in foreign jurisdictions. Given the high stakes and public scrutiny surrounding its international investments, the firm required extensive, independent pre-transaction due diligence to better understand potential regulatory, legal and reputational risks before advancing any transaction discussions.
The Challenge
Because both potential deal partners operated in politically sensitive countries, the client was concerned that media exposure and local conditions could signal deeper, undisclosed risks. With high-profile projects at stake, the firm needed clarity on whether allegations, including possible regulatory violations, legal exposure, ethical concerns and mounting consumer complaints, represented material threats that could damage its reputation or derail the transactions.
The client engaged Weaver’s forensics and litigation team to conduct independent, deep-dive due diligence and uncover the facts before they determined how to proceed.
The Process
Weaver’s team launched a deep-dive, multifaceted due diligence investigation designed to move beyond surface-level public records and provide a more complete risk profile of each potential partner. The work combined in-country intelligence, background research and insights from specialized sources familiar with the respective jurisdictions. We developed through a targeted review of each entity:
- Partner 1: Our team evaluated allegations of violating market regulation laws and confirmed through human intelligence that the principal behind the entity had been questioned in an ongoing probe in which authorities had arrested more than a dozen individuals. Proceedings were still underway.
- Partner 2: We worked with sources in the foreign jurisdiction to gather information on numerous consumer complaints, including poor service, inadequate facilities and maintenance, construction issues, weak management practices and concerns about professionalism and business ethics.
These efforts provided the client with a clear, objective picture of the risks associated with each opportunity.
The Deliverables
We reported the results of the investigation directly to the client’s leadership team, providing clear, objective and actionable intelligence to support internal decision-making. For the first potential partner, findings confirmed ongoing legal proceedings and allegations related to market regulation concerns. For the second partner, the information revealed widespread operational deficiencies reflected in numerous consumer complaints tied to service, facilities, construction quality and management practices.
Weaver’s independent due diligence provided the client with a well-founded understanding of the regulatory, legal and reputational risks associated with each opportunity. Equipped with this information, the client was able to evaluate the risks more clearly and determine how to move forward with the transaction discussions.
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