Whether for an individual or a company, self due diligence will enable you to identify issues (in public source) that could be perceived as negative, and give you the keys to controlling your online image and reputation.

People self due diligence

Having this kind of information allows you to manage your banking relationships or business partners and other lenders, who will have a similar due diligence process in any case, so it's best to avoid unpleasant surprises. Especially since many “toxic” messages can be posted on the web without any control. It's important to know that there are firms specializing in “toxic” communication, whose aim is to destroy or sully a reputation. A typical example is to find on the web a supposed link between a person and terrorist or mafia associations.

The emergence of artificial intelligence also requires, more than ever, an analysis that can distinguish the true from the false.

In the event that erroneous negative information is discovered on the web, legal initiatives will be proposed with the help of our network of lawyers.

Company self due diligence

At a time when social networks represent a reputational danger, it's very important for a company to regularly carry out a critical analysis of what's available about the company on the web.

For example, our Group has often been called in to carry out post-acquisition due diligence on the grounds that, prior to acquiring a new company, the buyer had not called in financial experts with extensive experience in offshore structures and tax arrangements that go beyond balance sheet appearances.

The FIP Group specializes in pre-acquisition analyses.