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Financial Services/Banking Background Due Diligence

Financial Services/Banking Background Due Diligence

Sheffield Research’s Due Diligence Reports vet previously unknown and undisclosed information of hedge fund managers, financial advisors, and financial services firms for our financial services clients in the US and abroad.

We provide two levels of financial due diligence: The Target Background Report and the Corporate Investigative Report.

Target Background Report

Sheffield Research’s Target Background Report is the first level of financial due diligence. This report identifies fund managers, validating CVs and resumes, confirms existing licenses and business credentials, searches media databases and historical archives, retrieves public records and documents, and cross checks professional references.

Comprehensive Investigative Report

Our second level of due diligence, the Corporate Investigative Report, identifies and--when appropriate--interviews individuals familiar with the company (competitors, former employees, business partners) to garner previously unknown and undisclosed information about hidden or fraudulent business practices, indirect beneficiary ownership, and other previously unknown risk factors. Services include:

• Verifying execution and clearing relationships
• Reviewing commissions structure and kickback-remuneration compensation risks
• Auditing their auditors
• Verifying NAV histories and methods of calculation
  
• Identifying fund risk management , and the ability of a fund to “undo” a position
  Our objective: To provide our clients with information to help them make informed business decisions prior to investment, or during litigation.

Sheffield Research’s clients include:

• Hedge Fund Managers
  
• Investment Banking Firms
  
• Family Offices
  
• Endowments
  
• Not-for-Profit Foundations
  
• Union Funds
  
• Retirement Funds
  
• High Net Worth Individuals
  
• Angel Investors