Blackpeak is the leading provider of pre-IPO due diligence for investment banks. Collaborating closely with our clients’ deal execution and compliance teams, we conduct detailed research and assessment to ensure a thorough understanding of listing companies.

Our work includes:

• Detailed analysis of listing companies
• Reputational and ethical inquiries concerning directors, senior management, shareholders, customers, and suppliers
• Identification and assessment of any material risks.

Blackpeak assists clients in evaluating risks associated with potential investments in private equity. This includes thorough assessments of fraud, corruption, and operational issues related to the target company, its owners, and management. We also evaluate the reputation and management style of the company’s leadership along with their experience working with external stakeholders.

Our experts specialize in assessing risks associated with mergers and acquisitions, covering a wide range of issues from disguised business activities to reputational and financial concerns, fraud, and corruption. We conduct comprehensive risk assessments to identify potential pre-and-post-investment challenges.

Our diverse client base includes banks, corporations, private equity firms, hedge and alternative asset funds, and the legal and compliance sector.

Blackpeak specializes in providing streamlined and compliance-focused due diligence services tailored to clients primarily concerned with regulatory issues surrounding third parties. Our research assesses areas such as sanctions risk, money laundering, bribery, and corruption.

In addition, our due diligence may also include research into any undisclosed political connections of the third party in question. Discreet source inquiries play a crucial role in uncovering any political backing that may not be publicly known. We also examine shareholding structures to trace the extent of state-owned enterprises’ holdings in a company.