Research questions I’ve answered

“Where is the company under review heading, business-wise?”

Asked by A competitor

“Who are a specific company’s competitors in the market?”

Asked by A competitor

“Did the committee that decided a tender have a conflict of interest with the winning company?”

Asked by A company that lost the tender after investing heavily in preparing for it

“Did a company that went bankrupt turn into a new company that began operating right after the declaration?”

Asked by One of the creditors, to locate assets the owners had hidden

“What are the funding sources of a non-profit abroad that supports BDS?”

Asked by A client abroad

“Is there negative information on the shareholders of a startup?”

Asked by An investor, before deciding whether to invest

“Could fund transfers from one company to another entity constitute an offense, even money laundering, in a foreign country?”

Asked by A client abroad

“Why did the CEO of a public company leave, when the media presented the departure as a “change of direction”?”

Asked by A major investor in the company, following legal proceedings

Outcome: The research assessment: not a change of direction, but a wish to part ways with a CEO under whom the share price had dropped by tens of percent, through an offer he couldn’t refuse, so as not to unsettle investors.

“Does a company’s CEO have a conflict of interest, given that he privately owns a company in an adjacent field?”

Asked by A major investor in the company, following legal proceedings

“What is known about operational failures, reliability problems and regulatory issues of a defense product made by a company abroad?”

Asked by A competing defense company, to equip its marketing team with information

“Which products does a specific company make, and who are its contacts, in order to open a conversation?”

“Who is reacting on social networks to a specific topic, and which of them is a potential client?”

Outcome: Based on the reactions, a target list of potential clients was built.

“Where is a fraudster, not necessarily Israeli, who deceived people and disappeared?”

“Where, anywhere in the world, are a landowner or their heirs?”

Asked by A construction company that wanted to buy the land

“Who is behind online threats against a tycoon?”

Outcome: Among the possibilities examined: environmental activists, BDS activists, antisemitic groups and lone individuals.

“What is publicly known about a specific person?”

“Does a person who is about to make a business decision have a conflict of interest toward one of the parties?”

“Where is a foreign shareholder in an Israeli company who disappeared 20 years ago?”

Asked by The other shareholders, whose financial statements the Tax Authority would not approve

Outcome: His grave was located in Israel, a probate order was found and the heirs were located.

“Does an airline’s defense, in a lawsuit over a canceled flight, hold water?”

Asked by Following a lawsuit by a group of passengers whose flight was canceled

Outcome: Take-off and landing data was collected for the relevant airport.

“What assets does a private company hold after losing a lawsuit worth millions of shekels?”