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Bf solution provides advice and representation to victims of fraud and securities matters. If you have been accused of fraud, it is important you know what it is and possible impact on your life. you are guilty of fraud if …
Document Review and compilation
This is the most basic and important service in any investigation at bf solution we provide you with an experienced team of fraud examiners ensuring the compilation of all financial statements and documents that will be essential during the litigation.
Review
Bfsolution offers a a team of lawyers who are available to conduct extensive document review and electronic discovery across various fraud cases. The analysis we conduct ensure we evaluate all data and information partnering to the case.
Representation
Fraud can take on many different forms. It often involves the provision of false information and a breach of trust. We act for both individuals and companies seeking to uncover or respond to issues and events with criminal and regulatory repercussions.…
Forensics and Investigations
We have redefining 21st-century corporate intelligence by combining deep subject-matter expertise with cutting-edge technology in an unprecedented way. We bring to bear the best multidisciplinary and multinational teams in the business to solve our clients’ most difficult problems. The diversity of backgrounds and approaches that our practitioners bring to the table allow them to bring specificity and clarity to a given situation. We combine our advanced investigative experience with state-of-the-art technological tools which, in the hands of our investigative and research practitioners, become game-changers. This tenacious investigative approach often uncovers other unexpected opportunities where we can protect our clients’ interests, be they financial, physical, or virtual. The diversity of backgrounds and approaches that our practitioners bring to the table allow them to bring specificity and clarity to any given situation. This tenacious investigative approach often uncovers other unexpected opportunities where we can protect our clients’ interests, be they financial, physical, or virtual. We offer services spanning from
Asset Tracing
Bribery and Corruption Investigations
Due Diligence
- Financial and Forensic Investigations
- Fraud analytics
- Intelligence and Risk Advisory Services
- Litigation Support
- Media Transparency
- Agile Technologies
As structured data systems are mission critical systems in today’s modern business environment, there is a considerable wealth of information that can be collected, preserved, analyzed and visualized for actionable forensic intelligence. Brighter Future Solutions offers a range of advanced structured data analytics solutions used to monitor compliance, investigate fraud and mitigate the damage from fraudulent activities in these and other areas of specialization:
By employing forensic accounting and complex modeling expertise to unravel complex financial transactions; independently gathering and analyzing critical information; and offering industry‐leading electronic evidence services that identify, collect and preserve relevant, structured information and analyze complex enterprise data
Why clients choose Brighter Future Solutions
Brighter Future Solutions is one of the industry leaders in providing Security, Risk Management, assessment and consulting solutions. Using our proprietary and analytical approach, along with cutting-edge technology, we are able to identify, manage, and mitigate risk for clients unlike anyone else. But most importantly, only Pinkerton has the capabilities to offer:
Smarter, Faster Access
We foster business continuity by providing a managed service that acts as your single gateway to smarter, faster, and more scalable services anywhere in the world.
One Connected, Global Source
Offering you a single, connected, global source for all of your risk management and security concerns.
Asset Tracing and Recovery
Bf Solution offers financial investigators and forensic accountants offering extensive experience with tracing and recovery of assets, borne of successful careers at some of the largest law enforcement agencies and consulting firms in the world Our team of financial investigators are aware that asset recovery is all about moving quickly.
If steps are not put in place early, the prospect of finding the money, even if you can trace it, gets more uncertain as each day passes. Our asset tracing pursuits run the gamut: from funds shielded through complex corporate structures, to embezzled assets of former heads of state, to millions or billions misappropriated by schemers.
Our experienced forensic and technology practitioners use a sophisticated array of tools and resources to analyze financial systems and reconstruct records to find out where funds have gone, in multi-jurisdictional asset searches, and most importantly work on getting them back. Our Asset Tracing and Recovery experts will work with you and your legal adviser to attempt to recover misappropriated funds, quickly and discreetly.
Our methodical approach includes:
Asset Mapping: Through systematic analysis of a wide range of data repositories around the globe, coupled with strategically targeted inquiries with diligently identified sources with relevant knowledge, our attorneys develop intelligence on the location, size, and background of the available pool of assets. The end product is a map, detailing each identified asset per jurisdiction, its estimated value, and relevant intelligence on the pros and cons for seizure.
Asset Recovery Strategy: Our investigators work hand in hand with the either Bf solution legal team or with the clients appointed legal consul devising enforcement strategy’s that prioritizes the jurisdictions where enforcement efforts will be made. We classify assets within each jurisdiction as more or less desirable, based on the legal tools available in each jurisdiction, the perceived ease of or potential hurdles to attachment, and their value. We then proceed with conducting targeted inquiries to obtain evidence of the ownership of those assets that will be pursued. Bf Solution may expand its inquiries to identify and include additional assets in the “friendly jurisdictions” selected for the pursuit.
Continued Recovery Support: The investigators at Bf Solution provides ongoing intelligence and evidence gathering relating to each of the recovery efforts pursued through legal recourse working on gathering intelligence about the transfer or sale of assets and monitoring the subject’s acquisition plans, regular payments made by the subjects, or the subjects’ plans and activities.
Indicated below are a list of areas our investigators specialize in
Verification of ownership of the assets
• Family tree and layering of disclosed/ undisclosed entities structure to understand potential ownership
•Details of additional tangible assets and verification of ownership either through source enquiries or documented evidence, where available
•Quantum of funds and wealth in other asset classes
•Credit defaults against assets or charges registered against assets
•Detailed analysis of movements of advances towards purchase of assets or investments in facilities
•Detailed analysis of investments in fixed assets and investment pattern in subsidiaries, if any to obtain leads of assets, of the key affiliates and subsidiaries and of the other entities
•Proof of the ultimate beneficial ownership trail or evidence that assets represent the proceeds of a fraud or other crime
in addition to research and financial investigation, asset tracing engagements often require insight or intelligence gathered from sources on the ground in jurisdictions around the world. Our clients and partners constantly rely on Bf solution team of investigators to call on its deep and diverse source network to help provide color and context to issues identified during investigation or through public record research.
Bribery and Corruption Investigations
Bf Solution offers a team of financial investigators, forensic accountants, financial crime compliance professionals, and investigative diligence to mitigate the risk of corruption exposure. The discovery of fraudulent activity—such as bribery or corruption—can be a devastating blow to a company’s finances, external reputation and ability to conduct business with governmental entities. But it also frequently involves varying degrees of regulatory and legal scrutiny, which carry substantial costs and can have negative effects on the organization’s day-to-day operations and longer-term business strategies. Our specialists advise corporate officers (General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officers), corporate board directors, white-collar defense attorneys and government appointed monitors, and help our clients address corruption risks and respond to multi-jurisdictional matters arising from alleged violation
We can provide a full range of services from proactive compliance through to investigations to help you identify and mitigate the risks.
Our methodologies and bespoke client offerings include:
ABC framework assessment – Once we are contracted to assist with an issue the first step taken by our investigative team is an independent assessment of your ABC framework in relation to the Ministry of Justice guidance on adequate procedures, other international guidance and Bf Solutions view of best practice and recommend enhancements
ABC Risk Assessments – Once the total ABC framework has been assessed and the structure reaffirmed our investigators proceed to assessing the inherent ABC risks you may be facing globally while understanding the various control measures you have in place to mitigate those risks
ABC Training and Awareness – We are strong believers in the statement prevention is better than cure our investigators liaise with you drafting and delivering tailored training including e-learning modules and face to face training and awareness sessions for high risk employees and senior executives in your business.
Maturity Assessments – understanding where your ABC compliance framework is compared to similar companies and KPMG’s view of best practice assessing gaps and/or weaknesses and developing a plan for enhancement
ABC Due Diligence (pre and post-acquisition) – the approach to managing ABC risk may be different depending on the size, sector, location and culture of a company. We help you understand the ABC risks and rewards of any potential takeover/merger, to avoid successor liability and to protect the value of your investment
Third Party Risk assessments – we assist in identifying and risk ranking your Third parties (i.e. associated persons) and designing an appropriate risk based due diligence program to manage risks from the on boarding stage and monitor throughout. We can also use our own bespoke due diligence system which includes end to end workflow management
Investigations – In a situation the crime has already been perpetrated our ABC specialists can also assist you in the investigation process when something goes wrong
We offer a wide range of expert support at every stage of a global corruption investigation.
- Perform forensic accounting tests of business transactions
- Collect information through publicly available material, conduct interviews and investigate beneficial relationships
- Identify and preserve electronic data and hard copy records
- Analyze data and uncover relevant documents and information using advanced analytics applied to unstructured data and state-of-the-art tools to analyze structured data sets
- Reconstruct accounting records
- Combine output with information and evidence gathered elsewhere to establish the fact pattern
- Produce a report for key stakeholders based on our investigation that answers the questions who, what, where, when, how and why
- Identify control weaknesses and potential gaps in the anti-corruption compliance program and accounting internal controls
- Provide information to assist outside counsel on the appropriate case strategy
- Create a crisis communications strategy and tactical implementation plan
Due Diligence
The main idea behind any due diligence investigation is to mitigate risk and make informed business decisions. The risks inherent in today’s financial transactions are greater than ever. At Bf Solution we provide you the answers to questions that financial and legal analyses cannot address, especially regarding integrity issues and the reputations and backgrounds of counterparties. We help companies and individuals through our extensive experience to resolve various issues of corporate fraud or conflict with their employees or competitors. Our consistent track record of providing a maximum success rate has helped us to become one of the leading and well-known corporate investigation companies on the market. Our Due Diligence team is fully equipped with the latest technology equipment and our investigators with unbeatable experience and knowledge.
Why conduct Due Diligence Investigations?
For companies who are involved with IPO’s, mergers, acquisitions, joint venture, partnership deals and countless other business scenarios, consideration should be given to contacting us to discuss your needs so we can assist in the design of an action plan using our various services and expertise. The results of our services can act as a spotlight into past dealings and behavior which in turn may give you a glimpse of what to expect in the future. You may or may not like what you learn. Listed below are a few benefits that you gain when conducting Due Diligence Investigations:
Reduction of risk
- Minimize embarrassing situations
- Obtain and keep peace of mind
- Ensures reliability
- Nothing hidden
- No surprises
- It’s just a good business practice
Forensic Accounting
When businesses or individual suffer financial losses due to malicious events, proper evaluation of the impact can be extremely complex.
Such losses often demand collaboration amongst a host of experts, including seasoned forensic accountants possessing strong analytical skills, as well knowledge and experience in the given enterprise or industry.
Bf Solution offers a forensic accountant team equipped with the knowledge and expertise to manage your case professionally and efficiently.
When it comes to analyzing data and determining the existence of financial malfeasance, our forensic accountants are either CPA or Certified Fraud Examiners or possess both certificates working hand-in-hand with our litigation services to drive efficiencies through the overall claims process. We are aware today’s business environment is plagued with issues of
Embezzlement.
Fraud.
White-collar crime.
Business Litigation they are almost an inevitable cost of doing business presently resulting to a number of losses across various industries. Investigating this setback require experience, integrity and determination to locate the facts of the claim, no matter what it takes we partner with you in making that pursuit with more than seven years of experience in forensic accounting behind us .
Our team of forensic accountants apply accounting, financial analysis and investigative skills to uncover truth, assisting financial investigations and ultimately providing credible analysis that may be relied upon in court or mediation for:
Commercial Damages
Personal Injury
Shareholders and Partnership Disputes
Commercial Insurance Claims
Fraud Investigations
Matrimonial Disputes (Divorce)
Corporate Bankruptcy
Our forensic accounting experts offer a strategic guidance to both individual and organizations across the around the world, assisting with all forms of cases including those often involving high-stakes the services offered often concentrates on issues relating to accounting irregularities, fraud and corruption and a wide variety of compliance issues. With the assistance of a vast amount of resource and being Backed by an established reputation which BF Solution has come to achieve, we ensure we provide an efficient, comprehensive, integrated suite of forensic accounting services
Corporate investigations: Corporate investigation in general involves a thorough investigation of a corporation or business with the aim of uncovering all wrongdoing perpetrated by the various members of the organization such as the management, employees, or thirdparty partners or associates. Organization needing to address allegations of any form of cooperate wrongdoing, rapid response and access to the right resources are critical to stem the tide of potential reputational and financial damage. Bf Solutions offers an integrated accounting, investigative, financial, technology, and industry knowledge aimed at assisting clients evaluate, rectify, forms of allegations involving management, employees, or third parties.
Fraud prevention:
At bf solution our Fraud Risk Assessment/ prevention service is designed to provide you with the information you need to understand where you are most vulnerable to fraud across your business by offering a wide variety of services and programs which are designed to minimize risk as well as to deter and prevent fraud and compliance violations. We offer a vastly experienced professional team offering policies and procedure enhancements while initiating various, test controls while eliminating significant exposures, as well as providing customized compliance training.
Forensic technology services:
At Bf Solutions we put together a highly trained and experienced team comprising of forensics investigators, data analytics experts, forensic accountants, lawyers, paralegals, expert witnesses, and certified professionals bringing a deep understanding of the complexities of data, technology, business operations, and evidentiary procedure to every engagement. assisting you with solving multiple complex problems, including:
e-discovery;
data mining / analytics (analyzing structured and unstructured data);
digital forensic investigations; and
cybercrime breaches
Our technology labs are equipped with the latest technologies enabling us recovery and use critical digital evidence supporting investigations and litigation. The evidence is usually extracted and transformed into information from any source in any format, including laptops, mobile phones and other electronic devices.
Fraud Investigations
The attendance of corporate fraud, fraudulent activity, or allegations of fraud warrant immediate attention and the preservation of potential evidence for use in any future inquiry. Fraud can occur at any company, having a significant financial impact on even the most well-established business. According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, “The typical organization loses, on average, five percent of its annual revenue to fraud waste and abuse As one of the world’s leading global forensic accounting firms, we have investigated numerous allegations of fraud in a variety of industries including retail, manufacturing, insurance and financial services. Wherever corporate or financial fraud is suspected, regardless of jurisdiction, companies hire Bf Solution to investigate the circumstances surrounding questionable activity. Using effective fact-finding strategies in our fraud investigations that may include interviews of employees, identification of non-employee witnesses, the location, retrieval and analysis of critical documents and implementation of effective risk mitigation strategy, we investigate representative fraudulent activity such as:
Unauthorized wiring of funds without proper authorizations
Unexplained inventory loss
Fraudulent vendor invoices
Employee misconduct
Product diversion
Theft of product and inventory
Mismanagement and theft of intellectual property
Identity validation & False pretense claim
Bf Solution investigators offer the following types of services to help you and your business combat the risk of fraud and reduce the stress associated with managing the investigation and remediation process:
Fraud Investigations: Asset tracing, kickbacks and misappropriation; bankruptcy involving fraudulent conveyance actions and preferential payments; business and shareholder disputes; fidelity and embezzlement pertaining to employee dishonesty and fidelity bonds; financial condition analysis; financial institutional bonds; occupational fraud investigations; Ponzi schemes; investment schemes, identity verification and Whistleblower investigations.
Vendor/Contract Due Diligence: Contract and royalty agreement assessments for fraud and abuse; new employee background search; and vendor/contractor pre-contract due diligence.
Anti-Fraud Risk Assessments: Anti-fraud, ethics and compliance training; continuous monitoring, implementation or enhancement of internal controls; facilitated comprehensive risk assessment; fraud response plans; and review, development or implementation of anti-fraud programs, practices and procedures.
Corruption: Anti-bribery and corruption training; anticorruption program review; internal investigations; corruption risk assessment; regulatory investigations; and Whistleblower investigations.
Electronic Discovery: forensic imaging of electronic media and devices; electronic document review; document production.
Our experts will assist the individuals and organizations in understanding the nature of the scheme, analyze internal controls and accounting processes, quantify the losses sustained, recommend changes to controls and policies that will help to mitigate fraud risk going forward and assist with strategies to recover what was lost. Our professionals can also act as consulting experts or provide independent expert witness testimony.
Intellectual Property Investigations
Bf Solutions IP Investigators help prevent violation of Intellectual Property Rights protecting your brand by providing excellent comprehensive written investigation reports helping with various strategic development which in turn helps strengthen business reputation across various sectors. An important challenge for modern organizations is protection of valuable Intellectual Property in an era of global pirating and cloning of products. Intellectual property and patent infringement misuse deprives legitimate companies of approximately 200 billion dollars a year. Our IP investigative and litigation team can help you determine the exploitation of your patents, trademarks or intellectual property and enforce your rights under patent laws. Our investigations will identify the perpetrators, ascertain the locations, and dates your products were being misused.
We offer an integrated Intellectual Property investigation and litigation service set in place to assist companies, and individuals involved in or contemplating IP litigation. The services we offer also extend prior to litigation, when the theft of intellectual property is suspected. Our services can also assist with licensing issues or new product development. The expertise of our investigators has led to numerous successful outcomes including the seizure of illicit goods, convictions of individuals, and restitution for our clients in regard to Intellectual Property Crimes.
our IP investigative services comprise of the following
Patent Investigations
Litigation assistance, including prior searching and finding key technical experts
Trademark investigations
Review of trademark searches, including investigation of whether companies are still using trademarks
Finding related trademarks and investigating the background of those using related trademarks
Counterfeit investigations
Copyright investigations
Prior Art searches for copyrightable material
Piracy prevention
Investigation
We bring to bear the best multidisciplinary and multinational teams in the business to solve our clients’ most difficult problems. our experts specialize in skills ranging from obtaining municipal records (along with research experience), industrial espionage, security evaluations, testing, background checks and a full scope of surveillance capabilities. Progressively we have grown in experience adopting new technologies to ensure that our investigations are completely objective and well-documented yielding results.
Investigations conducted are being done considering both professional and ethical standards. We fully comply with the Data Protection Act assuring you the best Investigative services.
Our speciality
Criminal Cases
Corporate Investigations
Fraud Investigation
Legal Investigations
Background Checks
Technical /forensic
Intelligence and Risk Advisory Services
Others