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Asset Tracing: Suspicious Partner Behavior Following Investment

Following a dispute between two business partners, Arcane managed a highly complex multi-jurisdictional asset tracing operation. 

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Cyber Investigation: Concealed Identity Theft

On behalf of a high net-worth individual, Arcane investigated an international fraud network, to which he fell victim.

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Intellectual Property Theft: Going Behind the Investor’s Back

Arcane was contracted by a notable emerging technologies Venture Capital firm in the Gulf region after gaining suspicion about one of their investments.

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Deep Dive Due Diligence: An Unprecedented Investment Opportunity

A well-established Canadian businessman reached out to Arcane after receiving an interesting offer from a fund that claimed to be part owned by one of the most well-known families in the Middle East.

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Hiding Assets: Divorce, Concealment of Assets, Evasion and Embezzlement

A prestigious law firm in Germany reached out to Arcane International to investigate the specifics of an unconventional divorce case.

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Due Diligence: The Office Doesn’t Exist

Arcane was approached by an international financial services company. The firm received several tempting investments offers from firms in South and North America.

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Fraud Investigation: Discovering Who’s Behind the Fraudulent Investment Platform

A high net-worth individual from the United States had fallen prey to a fraudulent venture capital investment platform, resulting in losses exceeding several millions of dollars.

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Asset Tracing: Suspicious Partner Behavior Following Investment

Following a dispute between two business partners, Arcane managed a highly complex multi-jurisdictional asset tracing operation. Our client, a serial investor and a high-net-worth businessman, provided funds totaling over 50 million EUR to establish a gold mining operation.

Following the investment, the acting CEO started adopting an unprecedented standard of living, which didn’t reflect his earnings. 

Arcane’s investigation, utilizing well-planned HUMINT operation supported by cyber intelligence tactics, revealed several straw corporations registered in the ownership of the suspicious partner in a tax haven country. After several undercover operations, we obtained confirmation that have left no doubt about projects and business opportunities at the estimated value of 120 million EUR he dispossessed and were intentionally hidden from the investor.

Cyber investigation: Concealed Identity Theft

On behalf of a high net-worth individual, Arcane investigated an international fraud network, to which he fell victim. The client contacted Arcane, as he suspected that his personal information, and that of his wife, had been used nefariously. 

For the sake of dispelling the uncertainty about his details and documents, Arcane adopted multiple strategies simultaneously. A comprehensive cyber investigation was conducted and the suspicious group and its operators were traced using various forensic techniques. 

Arcane uncovered a network of international entities in an offshore country that strengthened the client’s position in legal proceedings against them. Arcane collaborated with Interpol to shut down the network and proceed with a criminal investigation.

Intellectual Property Theft: Going Behind the Investor’s Back

Arcane was contracted by a notable emerging technologies Venture Capital firm in the Gulf region after gaining suspicion about one of their investments. The VC had acquired 40% of the shares of a revolutionary startup in the AI space. 

Several months after getting to an advanced stage of raising funds from four different investors, where a high magnitude of money was streamed to the start-up. Simultaneously, in negotiation with a fifth investor who entered the business via the Venture Capital, he came in, in order to put in the final amount and proceed with the product development. 

The investors started to be suspicious as the entrepreneur began to act independently, ignoring the agreed-upon legal framework requiring joint decision-making, and stopped giving updates about the status of the development of the product and the company’s progress. Arcane investigated the nature of the partner’s activity and discovered he had begun building a new start-up company that will specialize in Artificial Intelligence technology. Arcane started gathering evidence to prove the entrepreneur acted illegally with his startup development, which was actually part of the four investors’ joint intellectual property. 

Furthermore, we discovered that the new joint corporation has been established together with the fifth investor who came through the VC. Our investigation outcome yielded that the fifth investor gave the entrepreneur a tempting proposal, he would bring the firm the entire investment funds, and in parallel, a fair percentage would be shared, between the investor and the technology developer. Arcane initiated well-planned interactions with the entrepreneur and suspected investor, utilizing unique infrastructure built especially for this project. Arcane received an incriminating confession alongside sensitive documents. We gathered evidence through an associate of the entrepreneur that proved the technology in development was the same.

Deep Dive Due Diligence: An Unprecedented Investment Opportunity

A well-established Canadian businessman reached out to Arcane after receiving an interesting offer from a fund that claimed to be part owned by one of the most well-known families in the Middle East. The businessman had been contacted by the CFO of the fund. The businessman, presented with this unique and unprecedented business opportunity had doubts- he recognized he didn’t have the proper tools to get the verified intelligence he was looking for to ensure the investment would be secure. 

Arcane started an extensive examination process of the fund. We utilized cyber-intelligence resources as well as intelligence connections across the Middle East to verify the CFO’s identity and the company’s official funds and assets. 

We found evidence of both fraud and identity theft. Our cyber team discovered the documentation sent by the CFO was purchased from a dark web forum; cyber tools were utilized to obfuscate official documentation; and the license of the investment firm was faked. A comprehensive background checks of the alleged board members of the fund, including their business associates and background, led to the discovery that none had connections to the fund. Our comprehensive assessment enabled the businessman to quickly and discreetly avoid fraud and protect his assets.

Hiding Assets: Divorce, Concealment of Assets, Evasion and Embezzlement

A prestigious law firm in Germany reached out to Arcane International to investigate the specifics of an unconventional divorce case. The woman seeking the divorce was not fully aware of the nature of her then-husband’s business, and couldn’t estimate his capital or his assets. Arcane entered the picture to reveal the concealed aspects of the husband’s business, providing the wife and lawyers evidence and leverage that could be used in court. 

Arcane used several tactics and revealed the husband’s associates, in an effort to obscure his fortune, were holding a majority of his shares in public companies. Furthermore, intelligence gained from informants led to the discovery that the husband owned a number of gold mines in Australia and Canada which were managed by several straw corporations registered in offshore countries. These firms were under investigation by the Australian authorities for tax evasion and embezzlements, alongside other illegal activities. 

Our investigation revealed proof implicating the husband in the illegal going-ons, which the authorities lacked in their legal proceedings. Furthermore, we discovered assets, including real estate; bank accounts; and companies, which were undisclosed to the relevant authorities.  After the concrete findings became a point of leverage in the divorce proceedings, the lawyers were able to act upon these findings to effectively flip the case in favor of the wife, guaranteeing her financial security.

Due Diligence: The Office Doesn’t Exist

Arcane was approached by an international financial services company. The firm received several tempting investments offers from firms in South and North America. However, a lack of essential information about the companies and their owners led to hesitancy. One particular company in Belize caught our client’s attention, but the client needed more than just a standard economic feasibility diagram; they needed to be sure they were making a safe investment.

Our investigation began at the company’s headquarters in Belize, where we delved into the shareholders, and the nature of the business, along with its reputation, proficiency, and past. Our next challenge became uncovering information about their offshore branch. Through a field operation using special agents, our informants reached the alleged office of the firm, to discover there was no physical office, employees, or official licensing. The official documents, financial reports, and information about the real shareholders we obtained enabled our client to make an informed decision, preventing severe financial damages.

Fraud investigation: Discovering Who’s Behind the Fraudulent Investment Platform

A high net-worth individual from the United States had fallen prey to a fraudulent venture capital investment platform, resulting in losses exceeding several millions of dollars. The VC had no publicly-available information, and we set out to determine who was behind the operation. 

Arcane conducted a comprehensive investigation using open, and encrypted sources of intelligence. We discovered a deep-rooted connection between the fraudulent trading platform and a fintech firm. However, revealing the company’s name and owners was insufficient to prosecute them for fraud. We thus set out to collect evidence to strengthen our client’s case against them, painting a picture of the network involved in the fraudulent activity. 

We utilized complex monitoring to identify the owner of the platform and his associates. The owner of the fintech company had dual citizenships and went by different names in each country. Thus, our team used cross-reference expertise to gather and verify intelligence on him and his associates. Arcane discovered disclosed documents about an old lawsuit that took place in a developing country. The lawsuit identified a fintech company owned by the same owner that was implicated in fraudulent activities. Access to these documents revealed the names and details of all those involved and enabled us to establish precedence. These documents were a game-changer for the client, who gained significant leverage in the legal proceedings against the company. 

Mr. Guy Mizrahi

As a tech-oriented manager, his expertise extends from cybersecurity intricacies to visionary product development. Not only he is a seasoned cyber expert, but also a proficient lecturer and adept in the realms of marketing and sales. A foundational member of the Israeli cyber community, Guy proudly serves as the Cyber Steering Committee Chairman for the Israeli InnoTech Conference, exemplifying his commitment to advancing cybersecurity and technology on a global scale.