Know who you're dealing with.

Escherlock investigates companies, individuals, and assets using open-source intelligence and lawful methods, then turns what it finds into clear, sourced conclusions you can act on. Engagements are scoped to the question you need answered.

• 01 Corporate due diligence EU · US
• 02 Individual, UBO and background checks Registries
• 03 Counterparty and third-party risk Value chain
• 04 Asset tracing Enforcement
• 05 Pre-deal and M&A diligence Transactions
• 06 Reputational and adverse-media review Sanctions · AML

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   Scope

   We define the question, the jurisdictions, and the boundaries of the engagement with you before any work begins.

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   Lawful collection

   We gather only open-source and publicly available information, using lawful methods throughout.

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   Analysis

   We corroborate, weigh, and prioritise what we find, separating established fact from indication.

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   Decision-grade report

   We deliver clear, sourced findings written for the decision you need to make.

Confidentiality and operational security run through every engagement. Information is requested on a need-to-know basis, communication and delivery run through a secure channel, and findings reach only authorised recipients.

The examples below are anonymised and generic, illustrating typical engagements rather than specific clients.

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  Methodology

  A consistent, repeatable process from scope to report. Findings are corroborated where possible and every material conclusion is traced to its source.

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  Legality and compliance

  Open-source and lawful methods only, GDPR-aware and aligned to KYC/AML expectations. No intrusion, no pretexting, no illegally obtained data.

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  Confidentiality

  Engagements are handled discreetly, on a need-to-know basis, through secure channels.

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  Cross-jurisdiction reach

  Coverage across EU and US jurisdictions, with methods and sources scoped to each legal and linguistic context.

Escherlock is a due-diligence and open-source intelligence firm serving clients in the EU and the US. It exists to answer a single recurring question for the people who carry the risk of a decision: can this company, person, or asset be relied upon? The firm works only with publicly available information and lawful methods, and reports in a form built to be reviewed and relied upon.

The firm serves law firms, compliance and AML teams, investors and acquirers, and corporate risk and security functions. Each engagement is scoped to a defined question and delivered with discretion, source-level transparency, and attention to the legal context of every jurisdiction involved.

Tell us the decision you're facing and the parties or assets involved, and we'll scope an engagement to fit. For confidentiality and security, the secure enquiry form is our only contact channel — no email address is published. Submissions are treated in confidence.