PRO LEX Investigation Agency
- on duty and at your disposal -
economic-financial investigations on current/future business partners, individuals and legal entities, in terms of their creditworthiness, solvency and track record (history) - due diligence;
investigations into the seriousness and correctness of the performance of the obligations assumed by the contract/partnership;
judicial investigations to prevent and combat the commission of fraudulent offences by other partner companies or future partners, through the purchase of goods and services by cheque/payment order/cashier's draft, uncovered in the bank/drawback or other known or less known fraudulent methods;
judicial investigations to identify the perpetrators of the criminal acts which led to the Beneficiaries damage, namely the location and identification of assets belonging to the Beneficiaries, with a view to recovering the damage and holding the perpetrators criminally liable;
economic and financial investigations concerning categories of debtors in a state of insolvency or imminent insolvency;
investigations to identify movable and immovable property forming part of the debtor's assets, disposed of for the purpose of prejudicing creditors;
investigation of obtaining evidence/evidence regarding the recovery of the debtor's assets by means of a Paulian court action;
investigations to prevent bad debtors from becoming insolvent;
investigations concerning the protection of patents, copyrights, trademarks and industrial/trade secrets.
Beneficiaries: legal entities.
economic-financial investigations on the creditworthiness and solvency of natural and legal persons in pre- and/or post-credit files;
-investigation of the financial-economic and judicial history of legal persons and individual regarding credit files (due diligence) ;
investigating, preventing and combating the risk of internal and/or external fraud that may occur within financial-banking institutions (files - lending, leasing, insurance, foreclosure, etc.);
judicial investigations of fraud within financial-banking institutions, with the aim of: identifying the causes that gave rise to and the conditions that favoured the occurrence of the fraud, quantifying the extent and value of the damage, determining the perpetrators and any complicity among employees, determining the measures to be implemented to prevent fraud from being repeated in the future;
investigating, preventing and combating fraud committed against banking companies by external criminal groups, through various known or less known modus operandi, with particularly dangerous consequences, with or without the complicity of the bank employees concerned (letters of guarantee, fictitious business plans, shell companies, real estate developers or fake developers, loans with fictitious guarantees, leasing contracts using front companies or by the so-called 'CLONING' method, transferring in various forms the credit obtained from the bank to the accounts of other companies, leaving the debtor company bankrupt - division of assets, etc. ), obtaining evidence in this regard;
investigating, preventing and combating money laundering offences through financial-banking institutions, with or without the complicity of bank employees (Example: repeated credits and debits through various bank accounts; periodic swift transfers with the justification of an advance payment for the import of goods, payment of fictitious pro-forma invoices, payment for services rendered under fictitious consultancy contracts, etc.., activities not justified by the economic profile of the client placing cash obtained from crime in bank accounts held by criminals or intermediaries; setting up term deposits with small amounts of money obtained from the sale of quantities of drugs, etc.);
economic and financial investigations concerning categories of debtors in a state of insolvency or imminent insolvency;
investigations concerning the identification, location and surveillance of movable and immovable property belonging to the debtor, subject or to be subject to attachment or seizure, pending completion of the proceedings;
Beneficiaries: legal entities.
judicial investigation of damage files where there are suspicions of fraud against the insurance company by faking the accident/theft, with or without the complicity of insurance company employees;
investigations concerning compulsory Motor Third Party Liability (MTPL) insurance, with property damage and bodily injury caused to third parties by car accidents;
Investigations of supplementary motor third party liability insurance (Motor Excess) with damage exceeding the limit of indemnity covered by MTPL
construction insurance investigations;
judicial investigations in Guarantee Insurance files (tender guarantees, performance guarantees, maintenance guarantees, etc.);
investigations on leasing files where, through different modus operandi, criminal groups commit crimes of fraud against insurance companies, with the aim of locating and identifying the assets covered by rental/leasing contracts (cars, motor vehicles, machinery, etc.).
Beneficiaries: legal entities.
"Good guard outweighs bad danger" is and will remain a permanent recommendation
Due diligence investigations are an essential part of doing business in any economic sector, which involves conducting a private investigation of a potential business partner before agreeing on a contract, agreement or investment, preparing a business transaction with potential customers and suppliers, joint ventures, new partners/investors, franchises, supply chains, mergers/divestitures, acquisitions, board of directors, distribution networks, PEPs (politically exposed persons), etc. This type of investigation may involve a thorough analysis of a company's or individual's history or work history, review of past offerings, their reputation and delivery history. If problems are discovered, you should review them directly with the party in question and take corrective action. Or, if problems are unacceptable or if a resolution of a project is deemed unworkable within the expected timeframe, you can choose to avoid further negotiations altogether. The examples may continue depending on the characteristics of the deal. However, conducting full due diligence investigation is a complex activity that can require significant time and resources. The objective of Due Diligence is to confirm or refute the accuracy of the information provided by the seller and to assess its value.
The due diligence report prepared by our investigators, offers you the desired level of comfort, in terms of potential investment / transaction and also the inherent risks that may arise. Finally, the report will provide the beneficiary of these services with accurate information so as to prevent the signing of contracts that could harm the return on investment in the medium and long term.
In addition, it's worth remembering that due diligence is classified as a legal obligation, which means that failure to comply can leave you open to lawsuits or become the active subject of legal investigations. For such investigations, PRO LEX Agency's investigators, with maximum discretion and professionalism, can investigate, monitor, collect and analyse information, evidence/evidence and any other necessary evidence, obtaining as complete a profile as possible of the person/corporation concerned, so that you can make the best business decision.
Beneficiaries: legal entities.
The process of identifying, selecting and hiring staff (recruitment) is one of the best known HR processes, but also one of the most difficult. One of the primary concerns of a company is the behaviour and actions of its employees. According to statistics, the main causes of a company's economic problems are disciplinary misconduct and fraud committed by its own employees. These acts, if not discovered in time, can cause significant damage to your company.
From our statistics, the most frequent issues are: unjustified or falsely motivated absences; use of company assets (equipment, software, cars, etc.) for personal gain; solving personal problems during working hours; faking or failing to perform work duties; stealing cash/drawings; stealing materials and equipment needed to perform work duties; theft of raw materials necessary for the realization of the object of activity; fraudulent management; theft and illicit trading of data and information of a confidential nature (corporate espionage), etc. The facts listed above are only a small part of the arsenal of the modes of operation encountered in practice, through which your company can be damaged.
These circumstances make hiring a private investigator a very useful solution in most cases. For example, an undercover investigation can lead to the identification of the perpetrator(s), the modus operandi, stopping and recovering the damage, providing evidence against the perpetrators, preventing future perpetrators from other employees. Depending on the nature of the facts, we can also approach an investigation on sight, for preventive purposes, with the aim of sending a strong signal to your employees that everything is under control. If you have suspicions about such incidents occurring in your company, do not hesitate to ask for our support. If you don't want to be disappointed with the person you hire, whether it's training, motivation, fairness, the extent to which they meet the requirements of the job, we are the solution. In support of Human Resources (HR) departments,
PRO LEX INVESTIGATION AGENCY offers specific investigation services aimed at:
employment file check (CV, educational documents, medical file, criminal record, letter of recommendation, investigation of last job, etc.);
assessment of the future employee's honesty by polygraph test;
other job-specific investigations
For employees in your company, we recommend the following types of investigations:
investigations into the state of loyalty and fairness of the firm's employees in terms of:
performance of job tasks specific to the job description (simulation of performance of tasks during working hours);
how they comply with the confidentiality clause(s)/professional secrecy (negligence or bad faith);
how they act or do not act to promote the company's image in relation to customers or partners (bad faith, corporate sabotage in favour of competitors);
leaks of information through negligence or bad faith (corporate espionage in favour of competitors);
the way they manage or handle company assets;
assessment of the sincerity of the employee’s by polygraph test;
investigations on the state of loyalty and fairness of collaborators (sales agents, commission agents) who, in the absence of ancillary exclusivity clauses, can provide the same services to competitors;
other specific activities required, depending on the position held or to be held by the employee.
Beneficiaries: legal entities.
