What We Offer

Our Business Intelligence service equips your team with clear, targeted insight into the environment you operate in — or the one you're entering. We support clients that need real-time visibility across partners, competitors, funders, regulators, and policy shifts.

We specialize in turning information into strategy. Whether it's tracking a funding pipeline, assessing local operating conditions, or anticipating reputational risks — we source, analyze, and package insights you can act on.

Deliverables & Packages

Click through the industries below to explore service breakdowns and deliverables to each use case.

Private Sector & Corporate Strategy

Grounded Analysis. Sector-Aware. Executable.

Designed for private sector actors seeking confident expansion into new or complex markets. Whether you’re launching a subsidiary, evaluating regional competitors, or de-risking cross-border operations — each offering is built to help you act with clarity.

Package 1: Multinational Market Entry Dossier

Use Case: Ideal for global corporations preparing for market entry, expansion, or re-entry in politically complex or highly regulated environments. Suitable for internal strategy teams, regional leadership, or corporate development units needing reliable ground intelligence to inform capital allocation and risk mitigation.

• Tailored Market Overview (5–8 pages): Custom report analyzing political structures, power dynamics, relevant electoral cycles, investor sentiment, bilateral/multilateral trade agreements, and the country's investment climate — formatted for executive audiences.
• Competitor Intelligence Scan: Landscape of top 5–8 players active in your sector and geography, annotated by market share estimates, public partnerships, recent transactions, and competitive positioning. Includes local versus international breakdown where applicable.
• Entry Barriers & Policy Friction: Clear mapping of sectoral limitations or obligations including foreign ownership restrictions, capital controls, local content mandates, and anticipated regulatory shifts. Commentary includes known enforcement inconsistencies or gray zones.
• Stakeholder Mapping: Identification of 10–12 key actors including regulatory agencies, trade ministries, procurement authorities, and influential subnational bodies. Each profile includes jurisdiction, public stance on FDI or reform, and engagement recommendation (watch / engage / avoid).

Turnaround: 7–10 business days

Package 2: Financial Risk & Opportunity Memo

Use Case: For financial firms — including commercial banks, venture capital and private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds, and hedge funds — engaged in early-stage diligence, pre-screening emerging market opportunities, or building a regional investment thesis.

• Sector-specific investment climate overview: Comparative summary of market conditions for your target vertical, including valuation multiples, typical deal sizes, M&A activity, preferred structures, and regulatory oversight. Includes breakdown of legal regimes governing ownership, exits, fund registration, and investor protections.
• Deal pipeline scan: Scan of live and recent transactions (public and private), including privatization programs, upcoming tenders, donor-backed innovation funds, and recently capitalized ventures. Includes press signals, government procurement notices, and investor commentary where available.
• Red flags memo: Country-level snapshot of key financial integrity risks — including anti-money laundering enforcement consistency, foreign exchange control risks, capital mobility constraints, and irregularities in financial reporting or court enforcement. Sources include international benchmarks, investor sentiment, and regulator behavior.
• Risk scorecard & memo: A one-page color-coded risk scorecard accompanied by a short-form briefing memo. Together they present a clear readout for internal IC meetings or LP-facing updates, tiered by urgency and relevance to your mandate.

Turnaround: 6 business days

Package 3: Regulatory Watch – Pharma, Energy, Tech

Use Case: Sector-focused teams within multinational companies, especially in regulated industries — including pharmaceuticals, life sciences, energy & extractives, telecommunications, and emerging technology — who require frequent, high-clarity updates on rapidly shifting legal, regulatory, and political frameworks.

• Targeted memo summarizing 3–5 of the most consequential policy developments relevant to your sector and operational region. Includes legal references, summaries of enforcement language, and status updates (draft, enacted, delayed, repealed).
• Monitoring of pending legislation, new or amended ministerial decrees, and draft regulations — particularly those that impact investment conditions, clinical trials, environmental approvals, data governance, or spectrum allocation.
• Competitive impact commentary highlighting how key market players, industry associations, or state-aligned competitors are adapting, responding, or lobbying — including press mentions, public statements, and coalition activity.
• Strategic implications memo identifying how shifts may affect licensing strategies, tender eligibility, operational risks, or expansion timelines — with recommended next steps for BD, compliance, or GR (government relations) teams.
• Bonus: links to original texts, committee reports, or media summaries — compiled into a source annex.

Turnaround: 4–5 business days

Government & Public Sector

Public-Facing. Strategy-Oriented. Accountability-Driven.

We support federal, state, and municipal entities seeking insight on policy reform, compliance visibility, or program performance across the public sector landscape. From procurement cycles to social risk, our briefings strengthen institutional awareness and strategic response.

Package 1: Policy Landscape & Reform Tracking

Use Case: For agencies needing clear overviews of policy shifts, reform momentum, and their practical implications. Suitable for planning units, intergovernmental affairs teams, and strategic advisors.

• Annotated summary of current and pending legislation, executive orders, and relevant court rulings — with policy status and sponsor alignment
• Stakeholder influence matrix highlighting reform champions and potential spoilers across ministries, committees, and political blocs
• Chronology of past and projected inflection points, including proposed amendments, debate milestones, or expected vetoes
• Analysis of international donor commentary or conditionalities tied to the issue (e.g., MCC, IDB, World Bank, EU accession)
• Strategic memo with interpretation of implications for agency programs, budget allocations, and implementation feasibility

Turnaround: 5–7 business days

Package 2: Procurement & Stakeholder Transparency Scan

Use Case: For audit offices, procurement oversight units, or ethics departments seeking insight into potential risks, red flags, or performance concerns within a contracting ecosystem.

• Scan of past 12–24 months of tenders, awardees, and procurement notices by selected ministry or local government
• Network mapping of high-frequency bidders, interlocking directors, or politically affiliated contractors
• Analysis of bid protest histories, pricing anomalies, delivery delays, or contract amendments and terminations
• Optional sentiment and press scan covering public perception, watchdog commentary, or civic mobilization around the procurement topic
• Formatted red/yellow/green audit dashboard with visualized trendlines and anomaly flags

Turnaround: 6–9 business days

Package 3: Policy Communications & Social Risk Monitoring

Use Case: For strategic communications units, community engagement teams, or departments rolling out high-sensitivity programs in sectors like education, health, law enforcement, or land rights.

• Scan of local and national press coverage related to the target policy or program area, noting tone, frequency, and key framing narratives
• Social listening output (where possible) for public discourse trends, misinformation, or campaignable controversies
• Stakeholder mapping including unions, advocacy groups, religious or indigenous networks, and opposition figures — coded by position, intensity, and mobilization potential
• Chronology of flashpoints and grievances from prior phases or similar programs, and how they were addressed
• Strategic memo summarizing potential risks to implementation timelines, staff safety, or inter-agency relations — with comms and mitigation guidance

Turnaround: 5–8 business days

International Development & Donor-Funded Sector

Field-Aware. Program-Ready. Locally Vetted.

From the World Bank and UN agencies to smaller NGOs and think tanks, our donor-focused briefings provide the context needed to design, evaluate, and refine international development strategies. Whether assessing partner landscapes or identifying latent risks before implementation, we help you understand where leverage, traction, and vulnerability actually lie.

Package 1: Donor-Side Intelligence Briefing

Use Case: This offering is tailored for multilateral institutions, donor-funded programs, implementing partners, and policy research entities that need locally informed business intelligence to shape their work. It supports programming decisions, proposal preparation, regional scans, and institutional due diligence — especially in under-reported, politically complex, or rapidly shifting environments. Valuable for internal strategy or cross-donor alignment.

• In-depth political economy and institutional landscape overview (4–5 paragraphs), highlighting the major development stakeholders, accountability constraints, informal governance structures, and strategic bottlenecks relevant to programming and implementation
• Stakeholder mapping of 10–15 actors, including ministries, lead implementers, donor task forces, and regulatory or watchdog groups — each annotated with influence ranking, donor proximity, project history, and public legitimacy indicators
• Operational risk register categorizing current and emerging exposures across five domains: regulatory shifts, political interference, staff security, public sentiment, and partner fragmentation — aligned to standard donor implementation frameworks
• Vetting notes and qualitative insight for 3–5 shortlisted local delivery actors (NGOs, CSOs, or subcontractors), summarizing red flags, leadership ties, subcontracting history, and reputational strength based on insider feedback and secondary data
• Comparative scan of 6–8 peer or competing institutions active in the same sector or geography — including IFIs, multilaterals, and INGOs — with attention to program scale, strategic direction, and perceived visibility or alignment
• Formatted 5–7 page strategic briefing including executive summary, key insights table, and slide-friendly formatting for internal or inter-agency presentation

Turnaround: 7–10 business days

Package 2: Local Partner Vetting & Ecosystem Scan

Use Case: Ideal for INGOs, bilateral implementers, and donor procurement units needing discreet, in-country intelligence on prospective subcontractors, grant recipients, or consortium members. This scan provides qualitative and structural insight into institutional history, credibility, relationships, and likely delivery performance — complementing audits and formal due diligence with soft indicators and reputational context.

• Detailed profile summaries of 5–8 potential or requested local partners, including organizational structure, leadership biographies, programmatic footprint, donor funding history, and any shifts in political or operational alignment over time
• Affiliation and influence mapping that captures formal and informal ties to government ministries, political parties, religious bodies, international NGOs, regional blocs, or diaspora groups — noting proximity to power, historic grievances, or gatekeeping behavior
• Operational risk intelligence drawn from past compliance issues, audit flags, internal turnover, sub-grant management history, and trends in staff recruitment or burnout — contextualized against sector norms
• Sentiment scan combining local press coverage, NGO forum commentary, social listening (if available), public watchdog reports, and interviews with peer actors to assess community perception and reputational signals
• Red-amber-green (RAG) style classification memo ranking each organization on reliability, scalability, alignment with donor principles, and likelihood of successful delivery — including justification and caveats

Turnaround: 6–9 business days

Package 3: Thematic Intelligence Pulse

Use Case: Designed for think tanks, donor coordination bodies, or advocacy groups monitoring emerging themes — such as climate resilience, food insecurity, anti-corruption, or civic space dynamics. This package identifies narrative evolution, local champions or spoilers, and data gaps, helping inform programming windows, evidence briefs, or regional research plans.

• Multi-source scan of media, parliamentary proceedings, ministerial announcements, and academic commentary related to the selected theme — with trendlines on sentiment, topic salience, and institutional alignment
• Policy analysis spanning proposed, pending, and enacted legislation relevant to the theme, with annotations on sponsors, political context, and legislative bottlenecks
• Map of 12–15 key actors shaping the discourse — including civil society groups, journalists, independent researchers, sector-specific ministries, bilateral donors, and fringe voices or spoilers — categorized by influence, alignment, and access
• Chronology of major policy inflections or public mobilizations relevant to the theme (e.g. funding shifts, protests, media campaigns, treaty signings), with risk annotations and suggested entry points for research or convening
• Strategic guidance on narrative framing: suggested language, framing sensitivities, and guidance on avoiding co-option, backlash, or loss of neutrality
• Menu of local or regional knowledge intermediaries for further collaboration: research hubs, translation partners, survey firms, or advocacy platforms
• Final 4–5 page intelligence memo including executive summary, signal charting, and 2–3 visuals for inclusion in donor decks or briefing books

Turnaround: 6–8 business days

Legal & Advisory Sector

High-grade. Confidential. Research-grounded.

Built for legal teams, consulting firms, and investigative providers who need clean intelligence to complement high-stakes advisory work. These services support litigation, compliance audits, diligence mandates, and client-facing strategy in opaque, foreign, or emerging markets.

Package 1: Sanctions & Compliance Exposure Review

Use Case: For law firms and compliance consultants conducting risk assessments for clients facing potential exposure to sanctioned entities, politically exposed persons (PEPs), or informal actors.

• Comprehensive review of primary and secondary sanctions regimes applicable to the subject — including OFAC (U.S.), HMT (UK), EU consolidated lists, UN sanctions, and relevant country-specific frameworks. Each regime is assessed for applicability to the entity, individual, or transaction at hand.
• Tracing of indirect exposure vectors: analysis of suppliers, subsidiaries, cross-border intermediaries, and logistics partners that may trigger sanctions compliance risk or create reputational drag due to proximity to restricted entities.
• Enhanced due diligence checks on key individuals and entities for Politically Exposed Person (PEP) designations, corruption-related flags, financial misconduct, or known public scandals — including local media scans, court records, and beneficial ownership registries.
• Country-specific enforcement outlook: analysis of recent local enforcement behavior, prosecutorial trends, and regulatory posture — highlighting whether local authorities are aggressive, cooperative, or dormant in upholding international compliance obligations.
• Final deliverable: a 3–5 page legal-style intelligence memo with clear sourcing, documented rationale, jurisdictional context, and discreet language tailored for internal legal review or attachment to case files.

Turnaround: 6–8 business days

Package 2: Local Partner Vetting & Reputation Scan

Use Case: For advisory firms, consultants, or investigators conducting pre-deal diligence or regional partner evaluations, especially where limited public data exists.

• Comprehensive profile of the local partner or target entity including registration history, shareholding changes, key personnel bios, historic and recent deal activity, business licenses, and litigation footprint — with all sources annotated
• Cross-border verification checks across jurisdictions (e.g., offshore zones, HQ country, known trade partners) to detect anomalies in incorporation records, international blacklists (e.g., World Bank, US Treasury), and adverse legal judgments
• Assessment of known or rumored affiliations with military, law enforcement, ruling parties, political patrons, or powerful local families — with attention to procurement influence or preferential access
• Trace record of donor and multilateral engagement where applicable, including past RFP wins, contractual terminations, audit or delivery notes, and reputation among international clients
• Final 5–6 page narrative memo including full source index (public + human), methodology notes, interview indicators (if any), and red/yellow/green flag summary with rationale for each rating

Turnaround: 6–9 business days

Package 3: Competitor Intelligence & Operational Mapping

Use Case: For law firms and consulting teams evaluating where and how peer organizations operate — to inform expansion, staffing, or bidding strategy.

• Scan of 5–8 legal, advisory, or private intelligence firms operating in the target geography or sector — detailing headquarters location, service offerings, specialization niches, and regional footprint
• Mapping of local staffing models, subcontracting arrangements, and delivery structures (e.g. direct in-country presence vs. regional intermediaries) — annotated with language capacity, licenses held, and legal representation methods
• Comparative breakdown of billing models, retainer structures, rate tiers, and common markup practices across local and foreign firms
• Positioning strategy by firm — highlighting which donors, government agencies, or corporate clients they are aligned with, and their degree of visibility or discretion in sensitive engagements
• Executive summary including 5–7 firm profiles with flagged intelligence gaps, recent wins or losses, and commentary on competitive edge or reputational challenges
• Optional briefing deck formatted for internal use — suitable for partner/BD-level conversations on market fit, teaming decisions, or expansion timing

Turnaround: 6–9 business days

Interested?

Email us at [email protected] with:

• Your name and organization
• Industry and operational footprint
• Primary intelligence needs
• Preferred delivery format
• Timeline and project scope