Independent evidence for receiverships, insolvency and distressed decisions.
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Independent evidence for receiverships, insolvency and distressed decisions.
For assignees, receivers, trustees, restructuring professionals and their advisers: a defined, human-reviewed evidence resource when entity history, assets, sale documents and public filings do not line up.
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Where does the record stop supporting your next step?
Which entity held what?
A holding company, subsidiary and brand may appear interchangeable in a public narrative. They are not necessarily interchangeable in the underlying records.
Review asset continuityWhat did the sale actually cover?
An agreement can reference omitted schedules. A proposed sale, an order and a closing must be evidenced separately.
Review the sale perimeterWhat changed since the last check?
A docket entry, entity status or trademark record can change during a live matter. Define what needs continuing verification.
Explore defined monitoringFor your role
A first evidence offer matched to the decision you own.
Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors Assignees
A named assignor has transferred an estate, but the entity and asset schedule does not fully match public history.
Establish a source-reconciled list of the entities, public asset traces and documents that still need fiduciary review.
Your professional pageCourt-Appointed Receivers
Your appointment creates decisions about assets and operations while competing records describe different owners, locations or continuity.
An independent dated record of the external facts, conflicts and minimum follow-up evidence.
Your professional pageBoutique Restructuring & Turnaround Advisers
A live turnaround or wind-down requires answers to a targeted external fact question without diverting your core team.
A defined outsourced evidence brief with sources and explicit uncertainties.
Your professional pageRestructuring & Insolvency Counsel
The case team needs a factual account of events, entities or transactions while counsel retains legal interpretation.
A transparent chronology and public-record evidence map for legal review.
Your professional pageBankruptcy & Liquidating Trustees
The administration team needs to find and classify outside records that may affect asset tracing or follow-up requests.
A limited evidence register identifying what records establish and what they do not.
Your professional pageChief Restructuring Officers
Operational decisions depend on public assertions that may refer to outdated facilities, permissions, brands or counterparties.
A source-dated continuity review, distinguished from operational consulting.
Your professional pageSpecial Assets & Workout Officers
Workout discussions and asset packages refer to collateral, businesses or counterparties that need external consistency checks.
Independent factual research supporting internal credit and counsel review.
Your professional pageDistressed-Asset Investors & Special Situations Buyers
A distressed sale presents a short window to establish what public evidence supports the represented asset story.
A target-specific claim and provenance review before private diligence reliance.
Your professional pageForensic Accountants, Claims & Asset-Sale Specialists
Your regulated or specialist work needs an additional external-source layer for asset, entity or claims records.
A documented research annex that stays separate from accounting, appraisal or auction work.
Your professional pageChoose an evidence problem
Eight bounded starting points. One written proposal.
These are defined research outputs, not delegated fiduciary powers. The exact fee, source boundaries and timing are confirmed through a human-reviewed written scope before acceptance.
Matter Evidence Triage
An urgent decision turns on one external fact, but available records are fragmented.
A short written verification note showing the supported position, contradictions, limits and next required evidence.
See the exact work productEntity & Brand Provenance Review
Several related company names, subsidiaries and brands appear across different periods and sources.
A dated entity relationship chronology, with documentary support and unresolved owner or brand questions.
See the exact work productAsset Continuity & External-Record Reconciliation
Historic sales, operating closures and present estate schedules do not easily align.
A source-referenced chronology and entity-asset matrix explaining what the records support and what requires primary instruments.
See the exact work productAsset Sale & Agreement Perimeter Review
A proposed distressed sale relies on a purchase agreement, but the public record does not establish every included or excluded item.
A clause-to-evidence matrix that flags instrument-level information required before reliance.
See the exact work productEstate & Counterparty Records Review
Names in invoices, creditor lists and company records are inconsistent or reflect historical relationships.
A documented cross-reference of entities, aliases and time-bounded public sources for the professional’s follow-up.
See the exact work productCourt & Filing Chronology Review
The team needs a reliable sequence of notices, court entries and external facts across several sources.
An event-by-event sourced chronology that identifies filings not located and the limitations of accessible docket information.
See the exact work productDigital Asset & IP Footprint Review
Historic websites and trademark records imply continuity, while rights or operational status may have changed.
A source-dated public digital/mark footprint mapped to named entities, with ownership limits clearly marked.
See the exact work productContinuing Matter Evidence Watch
One identified external dependency can change during an estate, sale or workout.
A defined recurring written update on agreed public sources, with source timestamps and material-change thresholds.
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Research before reliance
Independence without role confusion.
We trace the external fact, source authority and date, check conflicts, test competing explanations and identify exactly what additional documents could change the conclusion. Our report remains a factual research product. Your attorney, accountant, fiduciary or other qualified professional makes the decisions within their remit.
Commercial simplicity
Start with one question, not a retained department.
Provide the matter name and decision in writing. We assess authority, risk and feasibility, then propose the smallest defensible paid scope. Recurring coverage is offered only where changes in identified external records matter to your ongoing work.
Request a written scopeHave a source question in an active matter?
Send the one fact you need to establish, and the next decision it affects. A person reviews the information before proposing an assignment.
Start in writingPublic illustrative PDF examples
Eight downloadable workflow demonstrations show what each defined research service can produce. They contain no real-client findings and do not replace a written proposal.
- Matter Evidence Triage (PDF)
- Entity & Brand Provenance Review (PDF)
- Asset Continuity & External-Record Reconciliation (PDF)
- Asset Sale & Agreement Perimeter Review (PDF)
- Estate & Counterparty Records Review (PDF)
- Court & Filing Chronology Review (PDF)
- Digital Asset & IP Footprint Review (PDF)
- Continuing Matter Evidence Watch (PDF)
A named team behind the research
Written communication with accountable people
Paul Hattingh
Research leadership, source and contradiction controls, final human evidence-quality approval.
Xandro Hattingh
Client correspondence, scope coordination, written updates and follow-up.
All initial engagement is conducted electronically, without compulsory meetings or phone calls. Assignments undergo authority, confidentiality and jurisdiction checks.
Understand engagement safeguardsPaul Hattingh
Research direction and final human evidence approval
Xandro Hattingh
Start in writing →Written proposals, client coordination and follow-up