Asset Tracer™ strategy

Recovery-focused asset tracing
and strategy.

Finding an asset is only useful if the evidence can support the next decision. Our investigations focus on ownership, control, value, location and potential intervention points so clients and legal teams can evaluate realistic routes to preservation and recovery.

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Trace with purpose

Start with the recovery objective.

An asset list is not a recovery strategy. Before work begins, we clarify the claim, available evidence, relevant parties, urgency, jurisdictions and the outcome the client needs. That objective shapes which assets matter and which questions the investigation must answer.

We examine whether an asset is identifiable, attributable, valuable and potentially reachable. This includes the evidence of legal or beneficial ownership, the role of nominees or connected entities, competing interests, recent movement and the practical value of further enquiry.

Our investigators do not provide legal advice. We work with instructed lawyers so intelligence is developed around appropriate disclosure, freezing, enforcement, insolvency or negotiated recovery options.

Recovery pathway

From allegation to informed action

01Define the recoverable lossWe clarify the suspected conduct, claim value, parties, existing orders or proceedings, evidence available and the decisions the investigation must support.

02Identify & prioritise assetsPotential assets are assessed by ownership evidence, estimated value, location, liquidity, dissipation risk and likely relevance to the recovery objective.

03Locate intervention pointsWe identify entities, counterparties, registries, exchanges, professional relationships and jurisdictions that may offer evidence or a route to preserve value.

04Support the chosen routeReports, exhibits, intelligence updates and further enquiries are aligned with the legal team's disclosure, freezing, enforcement, settlement or recovery strategy.

Strategic assessment

What makes an asset actionable?

Attribution

Ownership & control

Evidence connecting the subject to an asset, entity or account, including beneficial ownership and practical control where legal title tells only part of the story.

Preservation

Location & movement risk

Where the asset or relevant counterparty sits, how value has moved and whether there are indicators of sale, transfer, concealment or dissipation.

Proportionality

Value & recoverability

The likely value, competing claims, enforcement context and cost-benefit considerations that help prioritise the strongest recovery opportunities.

Legal & investigative coordination

Intelligence that supports the legal route.

Recovery frequently requires several disciplines to work in sequence. Investigators establish facts and leads; lawyers determine the appropriate legal mechanism; forensic accountants may quantify flows; local specialists address jurisdiction-specific issues.

Pre-action asset and counterparty assessment
Evidence to support disclosure applications
Intelligence for freezing or preservation strategy
Judgment and arbitral award enforcement
Fraud, insolvency and creditor recovery
Crypto tracing, monitoring and exchange exposure

Our reporting is designed to make those hand-offs clear, with sources, confidence levels, limitations and recommended next enquiries stated plainly.

FAQs

Asset recovery strategy questions

Can you guarantee that identified assets will be recovered?

No legitimate investigator can guarantee recovery. The outcome depends on ownership evidence, legal rights, asset location, competing claims, timing, cooperation and the relevant jurisdiction. We provide an evidence-based assessment of opportunities and limitations.

When should recovery-focused tracing begin?

Early investigation can be valuable where assets may move or evidence may disappear, but the scope should still be proportionate. We can conduct an initial rapid assessment to identify priorities before a deeper phase is authorised.

Do you work with the client's legal advisers?

Yes. Coordination helps ensure investigative work answers the questions relevant to the claim and supports the correct legal process. We remain responsible for investigative findings while lawyers advise on remedies and procedure.

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Recovery-focused tracing

Find the route, not only the asset.

Tell us the loss, the known parties, the legal position and any urgency. We will propose an investigation designed around the decisions that follow.

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