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Hopehead Explainer: When is it time to commission source enquiries?
This Hopehead Explainer delves into how and when it makes sense to use source enquiries in your due diligence process and how to avoid some of the major pitfalls.

Wil James


Hopehead Explainer: How to cut through business intelligence jargon
How do you wade through the business intelligence jargon to ensure that you find a provider who will actually be able to meet your specific needs?  This Hopehead Explainer seeks to demystify some common terms...

Alex Leslie


Caveat Investor: Using Open Source to Combat Scammers
Three ways publicly available information could have alerted Fortress Capital’s victims to risk The collapse of Fortress Capital Partners...

Alex Leslie


“Creative” CVs: White lies or reputational timebombs?
The allegations of creative CV writing that are swirling around the soon-to-be-ennobled Charlotte Owen are intriguing and should provide...

Alex Leslie


Hopehead Explainer: Five Myths about Discreet Referencing
Due diligence professionals have been deploying discreet referencing to understand the background and experience of their clients’...

Wil James


What does good due diligence look like in the pandemic?
A lot has changed in the space of a few months.  It is almost certain that a lot more will change before the end of this year as the...

Alex Leslie


Damage by association: Prevention is better than cure
I hadn't really spotted the link between Jeremy Clarkson and corporate governance risk, but this article makes a good case for why boards...

Wil James
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