INVESTIGATIVE
DUE DILIGENCE
Grapevine conducts routine background, reputation, or compliance checks on potential partners, acquisition or merger targets, customers, vendors, or senior employees in Asia.
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Aside from typical compliance issues, we also help clients to establishing and assessing 1) social/political connections; 2) financial capacity and stability; 3) general business reputation, including issues with past deals/partners; 4) corporate strategies; 5) red flags or potential risks in dealing with the subject.
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Level 1 DD
Standard Level 1 Due Diligence (DDL1), or “entry level" due diligence, usually applied for compliance-driven checks on vendors, customers, partners, agents, senior hires, etc., including M&A related background checks, Know-Your-Customer (“KYC”) check.
Level 2 DD
Level 2 Due Diligence (DDL2) consists of in-depth checks on individuals/companies engaged in high-value transactions such as global M&A, high-profile private equity investment etc.