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Get a QuoteKAOSCO is a business intelligence firm that helps its clients confront difficult business challenges. In this role, we provide companies with both the intelligence and the analysis to enable them to identify, manage and mitigate risks stemming either from the normal flow of business or from unanticipated contingencies.
Detailed and cost-effective due diligence reports of meticulous quality are compiled by a global team of multilingual research experts. Our reports contain legally obtained information from trusted sources, which include multilingual media research as standard.
The multiple skill sets of KAOSCO’s professional staff, together with our growing international reach, enable the firm to serve a diverse client base on an array of issues across several key regions including Asia, Europe, North America and the Middle East.
Ten categories of commercial, financial and reputational risk — from transaction and competitive risk to physical and political exposure.
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Read moreLegally obtained, multilingual source research in virtually any jurisdiction — delivered to a single, consistent standard.
Every engagement is assembled from the same rigorous building blocks.
Identity — passport, driving licence, utility bill · County court judgments (individuals & company) · Criminal record and director disqualification · Credit rating · CV references, past employment check, stated qualifications check.
Companies House records, board meeting minutes, shareholding · Ownership of intellectual property · Mortgage deeds, titles, leases · Tax and accounts up to date · Insurance cover · Legal cases or threats of action.
Bank statements & cash flow · Stock and work in hand · Past years’ accounts with an understanding of the changes · Liabilities, debts and loans · Accounts inspected for accuracy and unusual occupancies · Sales and cost forecasts with justified assumptions.
Staffing levels, temporary or permanent staff, contracts of employment · Key personnel — staying, happy with the sale/investment · HR records up to date and accurate · Key customers — reference, outstanding issues, pending loss of customers.
Are systems modern, efficient, integrated or needing updating · Compatibility if joining with another existing business · Accounting systems in use (IT) · Customer Relationship Management systems · Manufacturing and stock systems · HR systems.
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