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For Distressed-Asset Investors & Special Situations Buyers

Distressed-Asset Investors & Special Situations Buyers: evidence you can put to work.

Your decision: A distressed sale presents a short window to establish what public evidence supports the represented asset story. Our support: A target-specific claim and provenance review before private diligence reliance.

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No phone call required. No investigation or financial commitment begins with an enquiry.

What we take off your desk

An independent record layer.

  • Identify the exact entity and instrument
  • Verify public ownership claims where possible
  • Cross-reference listed assets with registrations
  • State what the public record cannot determine

Recommended first assignment

Asset Sale & Agreement Perimeter Review

A clause-to-evidence matrix that flags instrument-level information required before reliance.

Read the defined offer

Acceptance requires source and authority review and a written fee.

What your team receives

Included/excluded asset reference index

Documented sources, dates and responsible limits are provided so the reviewing professional can decide how to use the finding.

Transfer and schedule dependency map

Documented sources, dates and responsible limits are provided so the reviewing professional can decide how to use the finding.

Public filing/date comparison

Documented sources, dates and responsible limits are provided so the reviewing professional can decide how to use the finding.

What we need to assess the matter

  • The exact legal entity and relevant jurisdiction
  • The central decision and evidence question
  • One or more public record references, if available
  • The deadline and any document-access restriction
  • Who may authorise the work

Sources and professional boundaries

Aperture does not replace your statutory duties or any court-supervised appointment, legal interpretation, audit, valuation, appraisal or professional opinion.

  1. U.S. Courts PACER case finder. Federal dockets and filed documents; access/fees may apply.
  2. SEC EDGAR official filings. Public reporting company disclosures and agreements.
  3. USPTO Trademark Search. Federal trademark status and owner records.

Get a written, defined first review.

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Choose the smallest appropriate evidence task

Review proposed fixed-scope fees, see physical sample PDFs and then submit a written question to Paul and Xandro for human scope assessment.

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Paul Hattingh

Research direction and final human evidence approval

Xandro Hattingh

Written proposals, client coordination and follow-up

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