Jeanne is a Consultant in Control Risks' Europe Business Intelligence team based in London, and regularly travels and works from our Paris office. Jeanne manages complex due diligence exercises and financial crime investigations across Francophone markets, and builds on her international experience - having lived in China, Mexico, the US, France and the UK - to best support our clients on multi-jurisdictional investigations.
Jeanne has contributed to complex multi-jurisdictional asset identification, due diligence assignments and business intelligence investigations – including third-party risk assessments and regulatory-driven assignments - across a wide range of sectors into Francophone European and UK companies and individuals. Jeanne has also recently passed the CFA Institute Investing in ESG certification, thus strengthening her technical skillset around ESG-related issues.
Recent tasks that Jeanne has worked on include:
A pre-acquisition reputational and integrity due diligence into a French transport solutions-provider on behalf of a pension fund looking to acquire the target company. The focus was on its ESG track record, as well as health and safety issues and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on its activities and financial performance.
An investigation into allegations of fraud and distortion surrounding a Geneva-based Swiss-Italian national active in the crude and oil products trading industry across Europe, on behalf of a large commodities trading house considering a relationship with the targeted individual.
A business intelligence investigation into a Belgian-based consignee involved in theft of intellectual property across mainland China and Europe. Our research identified the distribution network of the consignee, spanning across Europe and Asia, which ultimately allowed us to conduct site visits to support law enforcement in the seizure of infringed goods at customs in Belgium.
Pre-partnership reputational and financial crime due diligence into a UK-based IT company and its main shareholder – a high-profile businessman with a controversial track record, including allegation of fraud and mismanagement of assets. This required in-depth public record analysis and source enquiries with industry experts with first-hand knowledge of the allegations in question.
The asset mapping and identification of recoverable assets owned by East African governmental entities which owed over USD 50m to our client. This required discreet source enquiries in the horn of Africa to determine these entities' corporate structure and potential assets held outside of the region, as well as public domain research in key Western Europe jurisdictions and the US.
Before joining Control Risks, Jeanne worked at King's College London and at the African Leadership Center as a Research and Policy Analyst, focusing on security issues and governance. She holds an MSc in Security Studies and Public Policy from University College London (UCL), where she specialised in conflict prevention and reconciliation using data-driven intelligence and community-based approaches.
