Case Studies
Selected engagement summaries, anonymised for client confidentiality. These illustrate our methodology and the types of matters in which we provide support.
Asset Tracing & Recovery Support
Cross-Border Asset Recovery
Supported matters involving cumulative asset values exceeding $1 billion, in coordination with legal and financial stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions.
Context
A law firm instructed Praetorian to assist with the identification and tracing of assets dissipated across several jurisdictions following a large-scale fraud. The complexity of nominee structures and offshore entities had frustrated conventional investigative approaches.
Our Role
We coordinated investigative work across four jurisdictions, engaged vetted local partners, and provided structured intelligence packages to the instructing legal team. Asset flows were mapped through layered corporate structures, enabling counsel to pursue recovery proceedings with specificity.
Outcome
Legal proceedings were initiated on the basis of intelligence gathered. Recovery efforts are ongoing in coordination with the instructing firm.
Litigation Intelligence
Subject Location & Identification
Coordinated the identification and location of a subject in South America through structured intelligence methodology, resulting in a positive outcome for the instructing legal team.
Context
A litigation team required the location of an individual who had left the jurisdiction and could not be served through conventional channels. Prior attempts by process servers and local agents had been unsuccessful.
Our Role
Praetorian conducted structured open-source intelligence analysis and coordinated with local investigative partners to identify the subject's location. All methodology was documented and conducted within applicable legal frameworks.
Outcome
The subject was identified and located. Service of proceedings was completed, enabling the litigation to progress.
Crisis Advisory
Narrative Risk Containment
Provided crisis advisory and narrative risk assessment during a coordinated campaign targeting a publicly listed company, supporting the client's legal and communications response.
Context
A listed company became the target of a coordinated negative information campaign that threatened to disrupt a pending transaction. The client's legal team required intelligence support to understand the source and scope of the campaign.
Our Role
We conducted source analysis, mapped the distribution network, and provided structured briefings to the client's legal and communications teams. Our assessment informed the legal team's strategy for responding to regulatory enquiries.
Outcome
The campaign's impact was contained. The transaction proceeded. No adverse regulatory findings resulted.
Due Diligence
Pre-Transaction Intelligence
Delivered enhanced due diligence and intelligence packages ahead of a significant cross-border acquisition, identifying undisclosed risks that informed the client's negotiating position.
Context
A family office was considering a substantial investment in an operating company with exposure to several high-risk jurisdictions. Standard due diligence had returned limited results on the target's principal and associated entities.
Our Role
Praetorian conducted enhanced intelligence-led due diligence, including network analysis, adverse media assessment, and coordination with local investigative partners in three jurisdictions. Findings were presented in a structured report to the client's legal advisors.
Outcome
The intelligence identified material undisclosed risks. The client renegotiated the terms of the transaction on the basis of the findings.
All case summaries are anonymised. Details have been generalised to protect client confidentiality. Praetorian's role in multi-party matters is described accurately; we do not claim sole credit for outcomes achieved in coordination with legal and financial stakeholders.
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