Courcy’s Intelligence Reports

Courcy’s Intelligence - founded in London in 1934 - is the world’s oldest independent intelligence & advisory service, able to call upon a global network of affiliates, high-level contacts, and specialist sources.

Over the course of 80 years, this network has been built up, nurtured, and constantly replenished to maximise our ability to respond to all client requirements.  Our bespoke services include:

- Market-entry and investment-opportunity assessments
- Counter-party due diligence
- Security & risk assessments
- Situation monitoring
- Strategic reviews

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE

Often answers to questions on critical issues concerning individuals, investments, and strategic decisions can best be gained only from direct access to well-informed contacts on the ground.

Courcy’s Intelligence supplies information in response to specific questions posed by clients, and it obtains these answers through its global intelligence network.  The network is headed by in-country affiliates who are personally known to Courcy’s Intelligence, who are tried and tested in their work, and who are well-connected, trusted, and discreet at gathering intelligence for the benefit of the commissioning client.

All Courcy’s Intelligence affiliates operate independently and exercise discretion in leveraging their own contacts.  In order to ensure complete objectivity, they are never aware of the commissioning client’s identity nor of the identities of others in the network.

Information gathered from the network is assessed and corroborated by our in-house business-intelligence specialists to provide confidential, tailored insight to corporations, financial institutions, and governments.

While no project is ever exactly the same, the Courcy’s Intelligence methodology is broadly similar for each and comprises:

v  Discussions with the client to identify the specific project requirements.

v  Preliminary consultations with the Courcy’s Intelligence network to establish the resources required for a successful fulfilment of the requirements.

v  Submission of a proposal to the client to be followed by discussions, modifications, and formal approval.

v  The fulfilment process entails four phases:

• Preliminary background research and expert consultations;
• The selection and deployment of affiliates best placed to gain on-the-ground, informed views from high-level sources in relation to the client’s requirements;
• The assessment, reconciliation, and cross-verification by the Courcy’s Intelligence in-house business intelligence analysts of the information received from the network, and the consolidation of this intelligence into an actionable Report;
• Submission of the Report to the client to be followed by face-to-face discussions, follow-up enquiries, and clarifications.

Client confidentiality is strictly maintained at all times.  This includes any information that a client shares with Courcy’s Intelligence in respect of their business.  All information obtained from or for clients is treated with absolute discretion.

[Note: A range of ‘sanitized’ sample reports maybe viewed by potential clients, but these may only be viewed in hard copy format and are not available for electronic transmission.]

PRICING & TIMING

Each project is priced on the basis of a line-by-line assessment of the resources required to provide a reliably-sourced, fully-assessed and verified report that answers in full the client’s needs.

A highly complex and sensitive assignment might cost up to £60,000.  More usually, assignments tend to cost between  £15,000 and £35,000, although a simple ‘red-flag’ check might cost as little as £3,000.

Work commences on acceptance of a Proposal and is completed and delivered within the specified number of working days.  In some exceptional cases, a report can be produced within 48 hours.  More usually a project will take around 20 working days.

PAYMENT TERMS

A deposit of 50% of the total fee becomes due upon appointment, payable within ten days of receipt of invoice.  A balancing invoice is issued upon completion and is payable within 30 days.

JKC de Courcy          
Chief Executive        
Courcy’s Intelligence     
61 Old Street  
London
EC1V 9HW     
Int + 44 (0)20-7251-0012