01
Scope the mandate
We start with a short brief — jurisdictions, parties, stage of transaction, and what has already been documented. If we're not the right advisor, we say so in the first conversation.
How we work
Verification before commitment.
Cross-border transactions fail more often from unverified counterparties than from bad terms. Before we bring two parties together, we check the paperwork, the people, and the path of payment — and we say so plainly when something doesn't check out.
We would rather lose a deal in diligence than lose a client to one.
02
Verify the counterparties
Before any introductions or LOIs, we independently verify counterparty legal standing, ultimate beneficial ownership, source of funds, and any prior engagement history that matters.
03
Check the paperwork
Every ICPO, SCO, MPA, mandate, or draft term sheet gets read closely before it moves. We flag drafting risk, jurisdictional gaps, and clauses that don't fit the transaction structure.
04
Trace the path of payment
We map how funds are expected to move — issuing bank, correspondent chain, receiving instrument — and confirm each step is realistic before either side is asked to commit.
05
Then, and only then, we facilitate
Introductions, meetings, negotiation support, and documentation coordination happen only after diligence is clean. If it isn't, we stop the process and tell you why.
The short version