Global Investigations
Experience across every continent
Satori Intelligence's Director has conducted international investigations in 85 countries and counting, spanning every continent. This experience underpins our approach to overseas asset tracing, due diligence, and people tracing, and is supported by an ever-growing network of trusted agents operating in-country around the world, each selected for their local knowledge, language skills, and established connections within their own jurisdiction. Our agents work with access to in-country databases and records not available from the UK, and every international enquiry is carried out with full respect for, and in accordance with, local law.
No two jurisdictions are the same
International investigations can take many forms, from asset tracing and due diligence to people tracing and covert enquiries, and the approach required varies considerably from one jurisdiction to the next. Data protection rules, disclosure requirements, and the availability of public and commercial records differ from country to country, and what is achievable in one jurisdiction may not be permitted in another. For this reason, we do not offer a standardised service for overseas work. Every international instruction is scoped individually, and we prepare a bespoke proposal for each client, tailored to the jurisdictions involved, the objectives of the case, and what can lawfully and practically be achieved.
How we support international investigations across various sectors
The purpose and shape of an international investigation varies considerably according to the sector in which it arises, and our approach is adapted accordingly to the jurisdictions and objectives involved. Given the range of jurisdictions and legal frameworks involved, every international instruction is scoped individually, and we prepare a bespoke proposal for each client, tailored to the specific countries, objectives, and compliance requirements of the case.
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Our work in this sector includes tracing assets and corporate structures held offshore, particularly where a subject has used overseas entities, trusts, or jurisdictions with limited transparency to obscure their true financial position. This often forms part of a wider domestic investigation, extending into international enquiries only where the evidence points beyond the UK.
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Where a debtor or their assets are believed to be located overseas, we conduct cross-border enquiries to support enforcement action, working with our network of in-country agents to establish a debtor's location, assets, and financial standing in the relevant jurisdiction.
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International disputes frequently involve parties, assets, or corporate structures based outside the UK. We support solicitors in profiling overseas parties, tracing assets across multiple jurisdictions, and building evidential packages capable of withstanding scrutiny in cross-border proceedings.
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We conduct due diligence on overseas counterparties, business partners, and corporate structures ahead of transactions, appointments, or new relationships, drawing on local knowledge and in-country records to verify beneficial ownership, corporate history, and reputational standing in jurisdictions the client may not otherwise have access to.
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Where a party is suspected of concealing assets overseas, whether through offshore structures, foreign property, or undisclosed business interests, we conduct international asset tracing in support of divorce and financial remedy proceedings. Where a child has been unlawfully removed to or retained in another jurisdiction, we also support international tracing in these matters.
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Cross-border estates are increasingly common, and we assist executors and their legal representatives in tracing overseas assets, verifying beneficiaries located abroad, and conducting genealogy research across jurisdictions where family history or entitlement must be established internationally.
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We support family offices and private clients with international due diligence and beneficial ownership verification, particularly where personal or trust structures span multiple jurisdictions, and discretion and local sensitivity are paramount.
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Where a debtor, former officer, or other party of interest is believed to have relocated overseas, we support local authorities in establishing their current location and circumstances, working with our international network where UK-based enquiries have been exhausted.