Any corporate entity dealing in High-Value Transactions (HVT) or High-Value Business Deals (HVBDs) should instigate a thorough ‘deep-dive’ risk analysis for compliance and due diligence.

Corporate organisations are often oblivious to the fact that their key management team and business are the subject of proactive intelligence-gathering by their competitors, in order to gain commercial advantage over negotiations on acquisitions, disposals or mergers. This can include everything from targeted surveillance to technical eavesdropping and communication interception during sensitive negotiations.

Many corporates and organisations are involved in launching complex operations in sensitive regions around the world. Those in hostile environments require local intelligence – and in some cases, protective security services – for key management and employees.