SERVICES

Business-critical insight, when it matters most

Everything we do rests on the same foundation: a deep understanding of the people and circumstances that determine how a decision turns out.

LEADING IN

Integrity Due Diligence

in the Nordics since 2002

GLOBAL COVERAGE

80+

countries

EXPERIENCE

20+

years of experience

WHAT WE OFFER

One foundation, several applications

At the core of everything we do is our deep experience and expertise in research and analysis. Our tools are open source intelligence (OSINT) and human source intelligence (HUMINT, or discreet enquiries). We have advanced means of identifying relevant information even where it is not readily searchable or available through search engines.

Whether it concerns an acquisition, a key recruitment, an ongoing dispute or a sensitive appointment, the question is fundamentally the same: what do you need to know about the people involved, and what has nobody told you?

We work discreetly, on the basis of facts and at the pace the situation requires. Every assignment is led by an experienced partner, and we adapt depth and scope to your particular question.

The most important risks in a deal are rarely about the numbers. They are about the people behind them.

LOOK CLOSER, SINCE 2002

WHAT WE OFFER

Services that create confidence

Acquisitions and strategic partnerships

In-depth background screening of key individuals ahead of acquisitions and strategic partnerships. We review the key people, to help you understand the individual-related risks in the transaction.

Litigation Support

Fact-based information gathering in support of disputes and arbitration. Profiling, network mapping and asset searches that stand up to scrutiny.

Recruitment of key people

Independent verification of integrity and background ahead of senior appointments. A layer on top of the recruitment process, beyond the CV and references.

Investigations

Tailored investigations based on a specific question or suspicion. For when you need to know what actually happened, and what it means.

Political appointments

Discreet and independent review ahead of appointments to senior positions of trust, so that the party leadership can act in good time and on its own terms.

COMMON TO EVERYTHING WE DO

How we work

Discreet

We work with sensitive material and are used to working under confidentiality.

Fact-based

We draw no conclusions that the material does not support, and we are always clear about where certainty ends.

Partner-led

Every assignment is led by an experienced partner. You always know who is responsible for the assignment throughout the process.

Why LOOK CLOSER

Specialists, not generalists

Look Closer is the leading independent adviser in integrity due diligence in the Nordics. Research and analysis is all we do. We are not part of a wider security or audit offering. That specialisation allows us to go deeper in every assignment, without having to compromise with other business interests.

Independence

We have no external shareholders and we are not part of an audit network or a security group. No other business interests influence our assessment.

Depth, not checklists

Every review is designed individually. We are not satisfied with superficial searches of digital databases, since this risks creating false reassurance.

Partner-led delivery

Every assignment is led by an experienced partner. You always know who you are speaking to and who is responsible for the assessment.

CONTACT

Discuss an assignment

Unsure which service fits your situation? Get in touch and we will work it out together. An initial conversation is always without obligation.

info@lookcloser.se
lookcloser.se
Norra Kungstornet
Kungsgatan 30, 8 tr
111 35 Stockholm

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