Asset tracing
SW Tenet Forensic team assists in collecting information on individuals and legal entities’ assets in various countries, as well as in tracing movements of assets and transfers of title.
Our efforts go beyond just a formal review of official registers for the individual or entity in question. The Tenet team carries out an in-depth analysis of the lifestyle habits of the debtor (or other inspectee) and their immediate circle to identify ‘hidden’ assets controlled through non-transparent ownership structures and/or nominees. Where necessary, we engage an extensive network of professionals from various countries to refine the search strategy and collect data on assets that are not publicly available.
What we do
- Ascertain the jurisdictions of presence of the inspectee and prepare a list of individuals and legal entities that may own assets for their benefit.
- Perform a thorough search for assets using the developed source base and methodology.
- Send enquiries to official registers in various countries to obtain excerpts and other documents confirming the rights to assets.
- Analyse the prospects of recovering assets based on their country of location, structure, length of ownership, and some other factors.
- Provide other information and analytical support services for asset search and recovery, including:
- analysing information on any change of ownership of the asset to further determine the prospects for challenging the transaction
- identifying any veiled beneficiaries of companies
- analysing available information on legal entities’ transactions to identify signs of asset withdrawal or deliberate bankruptcy
- monitoring changes to the title to assets to substantiate the imposition of a freezing order
