Due Diligence & Background Investigations
Do you know who you’re doing business with?
Before you sign a contract, bring on a partner, make a key hire or close an acquisition, you need the facts. Southern Charm Investigations delivers a structured due diligence investigation that shows who someone is, what they own, what they owe, and what’s in their past.
Who it’s for: business owners, investors, attorneys, and companies vetting partners, vendors, executives or acquisition targets.
What we check
- Watch list & sanctions screening: government sanctions and watch lists
- Regulatory history: licensing, enforcement actions and regulatory records
- Education & credentials: verification of degrees, licenses and claimed qualifications
- Assets & liabilities: real property, vehicles, boats, aircraft, business ownership, UCC filings, bankruptcies, judgments and liens
- Court records: federal, state and county civil and criminal filings
- News & social media: adverse media and public online presence
- Analysis & report: findings, red flags and recommended follow-up, in plain language
- Restricted-access records: icensed investigative databases the public can’t reach, which pull together address history, phone records, associated people, property and business filings
- Open-source intelligence (OSINT) a search of public online sources, including social media, news, reviews and web archives, for red flags the official records won’t show
A written, sourced report with every finding tied to its record
Typical turnaround 10-14 business days
Every engagement is quoted in writing before work begins
Find out before you sign.
Background reports used for employment, tenant screening, credit or insurance decisions are governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Tell us your intended use when you contact us.