Investigations and problem solving
Dissect complex commercial, regulatory or political challenges, identify facts through investigations, manage crises, and respond to financial crime, fraud, sanctions and misconduct threats.
Strategic intelligence and geopolitical risk advisory to inform critical business decisions
Control Risks enables our clients to make timely and well-informed decisions based on verified intelligence, analytical methodology and investigative tradecraft.
We provide geopolitical and country risk advisory, due diligence and strategic intelligence that connects global developments directly to business outcomes.
Combining local human intelligence, deep regional expertise and technology, we cut through complexity to show what is changing, why it matters and what leaders should do next.
Cut through the noise to make confident, informed decisions
What we do
We enable CEOs, boards and investors to make high-stakes decisions that materially affect capital allocation, strategy and reputation.
Our geopolitical risk advisory and strategic intelligence work connects fragmented external signals — political risk, regulation, markets and stakeholders — to provide context and direction for the choices business leaders must make.
Our work supports leaders across the full decision lifecycle: from setting strategy and evaluating investments to managing risk, responding to crises and resolving disputes.
Where we help
Deals, investments and growth
Make better investment decisions with integrated commercial, regulatory, reputational and country risk diligence across the deal lifecycle.
Disputes, litigation and arbitration
Strengthen legal strategy with asset tracing, counterparty intelligence and expert witness services across complex, cross-border disputes.
Corporate strategy amidst geopolitical risk
Turn geopolitical uncertainty into strategic clarity and opportunity mapping through scenario planning, horizon scanning and country/ regulatory risk monitoring.
Governance, risk and integrity
Build defensible, scalable programmes that manage regulatory compliance, third-party risk and human rights due diligence across global operations.
- Integrated insight: We connect geopolitics, security and regulation with commercial and reputational considerations into a single, decision-ready view.
- Global expertise, local intelligence: We have the largest team of political analysts and intelligence experts in the world, providing depth and consistency of insight.
- Human-led, technology enabled: We combine on-the-ground human intelligence and expertise, AI-enabled intelligence and advanced analytics to deliver insight at scale without sacrificing judgement.
- Proven impact: We are trusted by the world’s leading companies, investors and law firms with their highest-stakes commercial decisions and problems.
- Practical and responsive: We work alongside our clients to solve real-world problems - adapting quickly to shifting dynamics, crises and evolving priorities to deliver outcomes that matter.