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Intelligence Analysis & Due Diligence

Understanding the people, companies and relationships around a decision before you commit to it.
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A name appears in a board pack. A reference from a mutual contact is a little too warm. A company's paperwork checks out, and yet something about the people behind it will not sit still. The decision is close, the stakes are real, and the story you have been given does not match the story you need to know.

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Grey Prism finds out who you are actually dealing with. We look at the person, the company, and the people around them. We check what is on record, what is missing from the record, and what can be established through lawful source enquiries. We write up what we find, flag what we cannot confirm, and set out the options the evidence supports.
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Who we work with

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Boards and executive teams
Before a transaction, a senior appointment, a new partnership or a significant supplier relationship. When the commercial case looks right but the people or ownership structure behind it deserves a second look.
Investors, private equity, venture capital and asset managers
Before investing, and sometimes during the hold when something new has surfaced. Counterparties, management teams, ownership structures and sources of wealth, checked in more depth than a standard financial diligence will reach.
Family offices and private clients
Advisers, household staff, business partners, personal associates. Anyone whose proximity to the principal creates exposure. The fact of the enquiry is itself sensitive, which is how we work.
Law firms, barristers' chambers and in-house legal teams
Litigation support, disputes, contentious exits, asset tracing and regulatory matters. Work documented to a standard that can support legal, regulatory and executive decision making where appropriate.
Financial institutions
Onboarding high-value clients, correspondent relationships and counterparties where a standard check is not enough. Evidence and reasoning written in a form that compliance, audit and regulators can rely on.
Government and public sector bodies
Counterparties, appointees and procurement relationships where a wrong decision costs more than money.
Organisations with public profile or sensitive stakeholder relationships
Donors, trustees, investors, affiliates and the people connected to them. Understanding who is connected to whom, and what those connections mean for you.
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What you receive

What you receive

A written report, built around the decision you are facing, with the evidence behind every finding.
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A profile of the people
Where the decision involves individuals. Their background, what they have done, how others have described them, their legal and regulatory record, the source of their wealth where it matters, any political exposure and any past behaviour that is still relevant now.
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A profile of the company
Where the decision involves an entity. Who owns it, who controls it, what the group structure actually looks like, what their financial and regulatory history is, what litigation they are part of, which state or political connections exist, what sanctions exposure they have, and what the business actually does in practice.
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Digital footprint and online exposure
What is on record about them online. What they have posted. What others have posted about them. Who they are publicly connected to. Adverse media, social media, forums, leaked material and any signs of coordinated online activity aimed at or from them.
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Relationships and influence
The people and organisations around the subject. Who advises them, who supports them, who opposes them, who shares directorships with them, and which of those connections give them power or put them at risk.
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Operational and security indicators
Where the findings point to more than a commercial concern. If there are signs of coercion, an insider risk, a protective issue or a physical threat, we say so. A diligence finding sometimes turns into a security question, and we recognise when that is happening.
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What the evidence suggests you do
At the end of every report. Proceed. Proceed with specific safeguards. Monitor. Restructure the deal. Delay. Decline. Written for the person making the decision, with the reasoning behind each option.
How it works

How an engagement works

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Initial conversation
A confidential call to understand the decision, what you already know, and what you need to find out. From that, the scope and approach take shape.
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Scoping and pricing
The questions we will answer, the sources we will use, the jurisdictions in play and the timeline are agreed in writing before any work starts. Scope is fixed, fees are fixed, deliverables are named.
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Research and source work
Public records, corporate registers, regulatory and litigation databases, sanctions and watchlists, credible media. Where the brief calls for it, we also speak to people who know the subject or the context. Everything is cross-checked before it reaches the report.
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Analysis and reporting
Findings are tested against multiple sources, and written for the person who will act on them. Board, investment committee, general counsel, principal.
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Follow-through
If the report raises further questions, we can extend the enquiry. If it surfaces something that goes beyond commercial risk, the rest of Grey Prism is already in place: protective services, TSCM, crisis support, aerial intelligence. We carry on without a handover.
why grey prism

Grey Prism combines strategic advisory, intelligence capability, and discreet operational support to help organisations manage risk with clarity and confidence.

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The team comes from the work this describes

Grey Prism is led by former UK Special Forces personnel and specialist investigators. The experience that shaped them is what shapes the work now.
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Diligence that does not stop at diligence

Sometimes a finding opens something bigger. An insider concern. A protective question. A situation that is turning into a crisis. When that happens, Grey Prism escalates a priority plan and practical steps to reduce exposure.
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A small, named team

The people on your engagement are the only people inside Grey Prism who know the details. Not the whole firm. Not a support function. Not an offshore research team you have never met. The work stays within the team it was given to.
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Lawful and defensible

All work is conducted under the UK Data Protection Act 2018, UK GDPR and the ICO-approved ABI UK GDPR Code of Conduct. Investigative practice follows BS 102000:2018. International engagements run through vetted local partners, managed under Grey Prism governance.
FAQs

Common questions

What sort of decisions do you work on?
Transactions and investments. Senior appointments and board additions. Partnerships, joint ventures and supplier engagements. Onboarding of high-value clients, donors or counterparties. Source-of-wealth questions. Disputes and contentious exits. Sensitive personal or professional relationships where the stakes are real.
How long does it take?
Most engagements run between five and twenty working days, depending on the depth of enquiry and the jurisdictions involved. Where a decision is close, we can move faster.
What does it cost?
Every engagement is costed before work begins. Scope, fees and deliverables are agreed in writing, with no open-ended billing.
Is it confidential?
Yes. The client's identity, the subject's identity, the fact that an engagement exists and every finding are all held in confidence. NDAs are in place from first contact.
Do you work internationally?
Yes. Engagements cover Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the Americas and offshore jurisdictions, in line with UK data-transfer rules and local law. Where the work requires people on the ground, we instruct vetted local partners under Grey Prism governance.
Can the report be used in legal proceedings?
Yes. Reports are written to a standard that supports litigation, regulatory engagement and formal reporting. Where legal professional privilege applies, we work under solicitor instruction to keep the work privileged.
What legal and regulatory framework applies?
Grey Prism is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office as a UK data controller under the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR. We follow the same ICO-approved code referenced above (the ABI UK GDPR Code of Conduct for Investigative and Litigation Support Services) and BS 102000:2018 for investigative practice. Activities reserved to public authorities under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 sit outside what we do. Grey Prism carries professional indemnity insurance.
What if the findings point to a wider security concern?
Grey Prism also provides protective services, technical surveillance countermeasures, executive and residential protection, aerial intelligence and crisis response. If a report raises a concern beyond the commercial decision, the work continues inside the same firm, under the same governance.

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