Case Studies

A look at how we've helped organisations get clear answers to difficult questions — details anonymised to protect client confidentiality.

Corporate Investigation

The Paperwork Was Clean. The Relationship Wasn’t.

A whistleblower alleged a procurement manager was favouring one vendor, yet every invoice, approval and price looked compliant on paper. InQuest’s confidential investigation found an undisclosed connection and pricing that had crept up over [18 months]. The client got verified evidence it could act on.

Fraud Investigation

The Payments That Stayed Just Under the Limit

Every payment had been approved and had an invoice behind it, yet a quarterly reconciliation still showed a gap nobody could explain. InQuest Global traced it to two vendors that existed only on paper, set up internally and paid just below approval limits for [14 months].

Litigation Investigation

The Debtor Who Claimed There Was Nothing Left

A former business partner owed a supplier [₹X crore] and said it had nothing left to pay. Working with the client’s legal counsel, InQuest Global used lawful public records to show that key assets and contracts had moved to newly formed related companies before the dispute.

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The Competitor Who Knew the Bid Before It Was Submitted

An EPC company lost [three] tenders in a row by narrow margins, and each time a competitor seemed to know its pricing first. InQuest Global’s discreet technical sweep found an unauthorised listening device in the boardroom, along with the contractor access gap that had let it in.

Risk Assesment

The risk wasn’t in any single department. It was in the gaps between them.

Every department of a manufacturing group preparing to expand reported no major concerns. InQuest Global’s unified risk assessment found linked exposures across vendors, site access and data handling that no single team could see on its own.

Executive Protection

The threat wasn’t the headline. It was how predictable everything around it had become.

After a high-profile funding announcement, a founder started receiving hostile messages online, and the family’s first thought was more physical security. InQuest Global’s protective assessment found the bigger exposure was elsewhere: routines anyone could see, household staff who had never been verified, and no plan for what to do if things escalated.

Event Security

Five vendors were responsible for security. No one was in charge of it.

A listed company’s flagship summit had 1,500+ guests, international speakers and a senior government dignitary, with five separate teams each securing their own part. InQuest Global’s pre-event assessment found that the real risk lay in the gaps between them, where no one had overall command.

Design Engineering

The building was almost finished. The security design hadn’t really started.

A pharmaceutical company’s new R&D and manufacturing facility had cameras, access control and alarms specified late, by different vendors, from generic templates. InQuest Global’s security design review found systems that didn’t match how the facility would actually run, while those gaps could still be fixed before construction ended.

Due Deligence

The numbers were strong. The story behind them was incomplete.

A family office was close to a major investment: the financials were clean and the promoter’s track record was strong. InQuest Global’s independent due diligence found undisclosed related-party dealings and an unresolved co-founder dispute, and the deal went ahead on very different terms.

Background Check

Clean books don’t always mean a clean deal.

The financials were clean, but InQuest Global’s due diligence found undisclosed related-party dealings and a co-founder dispute. The family office still invested, on very different terms.

Audit

The security systems were all working. The security wasn’t.

Every warehouse had cameras, access control and guards in place. InQuest Global’s security audit found blind spots, outdated access permissions and inconsistent procedures that left high-value inventory exposed.

Predictive Intelligence

The supplier looked stable. The signals said otherwise.

A critical supplier was delivering on time, but InQuest Global’s predictive intelligence picked up early signs of financial and leadership strain months ahead. The client prepared in time, and when disruption came, production carried on.

Brand Protection

The complaints looked like quality issues. The products weren’t theirs.

Quality complaints were rising, but the brand’s own manufacturing checked out. InQuest Global traced the problem to counterfeit marketplace listings and a fake distributorship website, and the brand quickly had them taken down.

Cyber Forensics

Everyone suspected the obvious person. The evidence pointed elsewhere.

After two clients went to a competitor, suspicion fell on a senior executive who had just resigned. InQuest Global’s forensic investigation showed the data had actually left through a different employee and an account that should have been closed months earlier.

Financial Institutions

A Counterparty Looked Clean on Paper. It Wasn’t.

The borrower passed every standard check, but InQuest Global’s verification of its layered ownership found an undisclosed regulatory history. The lender renegotiated the terms before signing, not after.

Retail

The shrinkage wasn’t random. It had a pattern.

A multi-outlet retail chain kept losing stock across several stores, and routine audits couldn’t explain it. Inquest Global’s investigation traced the losses to collusion between store staff and a supply vendor, which gave leadership the evidence it needed to act and tighten controls.

Real Estate

Before you build together, know who you’re building with.

A real estate investor was ready to partner with a well-recommended developer. An investigation uncovered stalled projects, homebuyer complaints and questionable fund transfers, prompting the investor to reconsider the deal before signing.

Data Centers

Certified on Paper. Untested in Practice.

The data centre had the certifications, the access controls and a clean audit, but none of that showed how security held up day to day. InQuest Global’s assessment found the gaps before a hyperscale client’s review could.

Healthcare

The Credentials Were on File. Not All of Them Were Checked.

A growing hospital chain had hired clinicians quickly, and every file showed “verified.” InQuest Global’s source-level re-verification found discrepancies that routine checks had missed, and the chain fixed them before they became a patient safety or accreditation issue.

Energy

The project was on track. The numbers told another story.

An energy company’s infrastructure project continued to exceed its budget, despite progress reports showing no red flags. Inquest Global’s investigation uncovered a subcontractor billing for work and materials that never existed, helping the client recover losses and strengthen vendor oversight.

Supply Chain

The Losses Everyone Had Accepted as Normal

A logistics provider had written off rising consignment shortages as normal transit loss, until client claims began to threaten key accounts. InQuest Global’s investigation showed the shortages followed a pattern rather than chance, and the provider put a stop to them.

Manufacturing

The Vendor Everyone Trusted

A long-standing vendor’s prices were rising faster than the market, and the question pointed to someone inside procurement. What InQuest Global’s investigation found, and what it ruled out, shaped how the company responded.

Technology

The biggest threat to your IP may already have access.

A technology firm found its product designs in a competitor’s launch. An investigation traced the leak to a departing senior employee, providing evidence for legal action and stronger insider risk controls.