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A European
investment bank asked us to undertake inquiries concerning a trading
company. The bank had been asked to securitise up to $1 billion
per year in trades. Inquiries in Europe, Asia and Latin America
resulted in a recommendation that the bank not proceed. Our advice
was accepted. A few months later, the auditors of the company resigned
and shortly after that it went into liquidation. A number of US
and European banks faced losses of more than $200 million.
We acted for a European company that intended to make an acquisition
in the US. We evaluated the management team and the business. It
was apparent that there were significant issues surrounding the
judgement and management style of the chief executive. Our client
restructured the acquisition accordingly and then successfully completed
the transaction.
Acting for a company that believed its principal competitor to be engaging in unfair practices,
we surveyed more than one hundred retail outlets. We concluded that the client's suspicions were
well founded and provided evidence that enabled a case to be placed before regulators.
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