Corporate Due Diligence Investigations in Coconut Grove, FL
Before you wire the money, find out who is on the other side of the table.
Fixed-scope pricing. Written findings.
The Grove Does Business on a Handshake. We Check the Hand.
Coconut Grove has become a second office for a lot of money. Family offices and funds have taken space along South Bayshore Drive and around Mary Street, developers are buying out the last old parcels in Center Grove, and deals get made over lunch on Commodore Plaza between people who met a month ago. Introductions substitute for verification. That is where our work starts.
Wasser Investigations has run due diligence for South Florida businesses, attorneys, and investors since 1985. Travis Wasser handles each engagement personally. He reads the court files, calls the former partners, traces the entities, and tells you in writing what the person or company in front of you has actually done, as opposed to what the pitch deck says.
Investors, Owners, and the Attorneys Who Paper the Deal
You Are About to Trust Someone With Your Money
A new partner, a buyer for your company, a fund manager, a developer promising a Grove condo project. We tell you about the lawsuits, the liens, the prior bankruptcies, and the reputation before the ink dries.
Facts to Back the Reps and Warranties
Independent verification of counterparties, principals, and disclosures so your client’s deal rests on more than a questionnaire.
Due Diligence Scope
Principals and executives
Criminal history, civil litigation, judgments, regulatory actions, bankruptcies, and prior business failures. We verify claimed degrees and licenses by calling the source.
Corporate structure
Sunbiz, out-of-state, and offshore filings. Who really owns the entity, who has owned it before, and which other companies share the same officers and registered agent.
Litigation and liens
Every lawsuit the company or its principals have been party to, read from the docket rather than a summary. UCC filings, tax liens, and unpaid judgments.
Reputation and references
Conversations with former partners, vendors, employees, and customers. Public news, regulatory complaints, and online history preserved with dates.
Undisclosed conflicts
Side businesses, competing ventures, relationships with vendors or buyers, and prior dealings with the other party that nobody mentioned.
Assets and financial condition
Real property, vessels, vehicles, and business holdings in public records, cross-checked against what the counterparty represented.
Deals That Get Checked
Buying or selling a business. Taking on a partner or investor. Hiring a CFO or managing director. Entering a joint venture with a developer or contractor. Extending large credit to a customer. Investing in a fund or a private placement. Vetting a family office counterparty. Pre-litigation assessment of a business dispute.
Most engagements come in with a closing date attached. We work to it.
The Due Diligence Report
- A written findings report, organized by subject, with every source cited and records attached
- An entity map showing ownership and officer connections
- Litigation and lien schedules
- Reference interview summaries
- A plain assessment of what checks out, what does not, and what warrants a closer look
- Investigator availability to brief counsel or the board
We report what we find, including a clean record. A clean report is a result, and it is one you can rely on.
Questions About Corporate Due Diligence
How is this different from what my law firm does?
Your attorneys review the documents the other side provides. We investigate what they did not provide. The two together are due diligence; either alone is half.
Can you check foreign principals and offshore entities?
Yes. Miami deals routinely involve Latin American and European parties. We work with vetted correspondents abroad and pull what is available from foreign registries and courts, and we are candid about the limits of each jurisdiction.
Is this confidential?
Yes. The counterparty does not learn an investigation happened unless you choose to tell them. Reference interviews are conducted in a way that does not tip the subject.
How long does it take?
A principal and entity check takes about a week. Full pre-acquisition diligence with references and multi-entity tracing runs two to four weeks. Rush work is possible when a closing is fixed.
What does it cost?
Scoped and quoted in writing before we start. Most engagements are a flat fee tied to the number of subjects and entities.
Verify Before You Sign
Tell us who the counterparty is and when you close. We will scope the work and get you a written quote the same day.
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