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Cases · Tax, finance & assurance · Due diligence, valuation & forensic accounting

A court dispute needs an expert financial damages report

Usually led by Transactions & Deals, with Audit & Assurance and Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity. WONE Global brings the areas of expertise and countries together, with a named professional in each market where one is published.

The situation

What is happening

Checking a business, a partner or a set of accounts before you rely on them, and valuing assets.

The first questions

  • What decision depends on the work?
  • Which countries and entities must be covered?
  • What standard will the report be held to: buyer, lender or court?
  • What records are available?

Who faces this

  • Investors
  • Acquirers
  • Boards
  • Litigants

Cross-border complications to check

  • Ultimate beneficial ownershipLayered ownership complicates identifying the persons behind a counterparty · Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity
  • Sanctions conflictsParties are subject to differing sanctions and licensing regimes · Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

Usually led by Transactions & Deals, with Audit & Assurance and Risk, Compliance & Financial Integrity.

How WONE Global usually approaches due diligence, valuation & forensic accounting

  1. 01Agree the scope and the standard.
  2. 02Coordinate professionals in each country to that scope.
  3. 03Deliver one report with the issues that matter.
  4. 04Support negotiation or proceedings that follow.

General guidance for this subject. The route for your case depends on the countries, the deadlines and what you already hold.

Services

The services involved

One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.

  1. Usually leadsTransactions & Deals19 markets with a named lead→
  2. Often involvedAudit & Assurance17 markets with a named lead→
  3. Often involvedRisk, Compliance & Financial Integrity11 markets with a named lead→

Who handles it

Transactions & Deals, market by market

The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.

  1. Cameroon WONE Global Partner Edmond Christian AKOA MBALLA · Founder & Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  2. China WONE Global Partner Roberto Gilardino · Regional Partner North Asia & additional countries Brief this Partner →
  3. Colombia WONE Global Partner Katherin Diaz Velilla · Co-Founder Brief this Partner →
  4. Ethiopia WONE Global Partner Mekonnen Shiferaw · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  5. Germany WONE Global Partner Ulrike Berner, MBA · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  6. Hong Kong WONE Global Partner Yvonne Chow · Partner Brief this Partner →
  7. Israel WONE Global Partner Karin Horev · Founding Partner Brief this Partner →
  8. Italy WONE Global Partner Alessandro Dagnino · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  9. Luxembourg WONE Global Partner Bruno Abbate · Owner - Managing Director Brief this Partner →
  10. Mexico WONE Global Partner Miguel Angel Asencio Asencio · Founder, Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  11. Morocco WONE Global Partner Mouad Aktaou · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  12. Panama WONE Global Partner Ebrahim Asvat K. · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  13. Portugal WONE Global Partner Bruna Prinzo · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  14. Rwanda WONE Global Partner Lydie N. Murorunkwere · Founder & Managing Director Brief this Partner →
  15. South Africa WONE Global Partner Kameel Keshav · CA(SA) · Corporate Finance & Transaction Advisory Brief this Partner →
  16. Spain WONE Global Partner David Bermejo Perramón · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  17. Switzerland WONE Global Partner Gianmatteo Terruzzi · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  18. United States WONE Global Partner Frederick Miles Adler · Principal Brief this Partner →
  19. Zambia WONE Global Partner Reagan Blankfein Gates · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  20. India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  21. Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  22. Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  23. United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  24. United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →

Other markets: WONE Global covers 100 countries. Name yours in the requirement →

Roberto GilardinoShanghai · China

WONE Global Partner · China

Roberto Gilardino

Regional Partner North Asia & additional countries · Horizons (Shanghai) Corporate Advisory Company · Shanghai

Roberto Gilardino is Regional Partner at Horizons, supervising the advisory’s activities in North Asia as well as additional countries (including Mongolia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, UAE, Cyprus and Malta).

Katherin Diaz VelillaBogotá · Colombia

WONE Global Partner · Colombia

Katherin Diaz Velilla

Co-Founder · V&V Associates · Bogotá

International tax attorney and strategic advisor with 12+ years across Colombia\\\'s DIAN, Ministry of Finance, Senate, Presidency, and EY. Co-founder of V&V Asociados. Specializes in cross-border tax structuring, trans…

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UNIONE™ · Before You Arbitrate™

If this becomes a dispute, test it first.

Test the claim or the defence, the evidence, the exposure and the settlement options before committing to formal proceedings.

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UNIONE™ is the UNBOUNDED™ Global Ecosystem's institution for cross-border dispute prevention, resolution, arbitration and enforcement. Like WONE Global, it is part of the ecosystem, and the two work as one. Links open theunione.org. Visit UNIONE™