Corporate intelligence & due diligence
Independent company research and local enquiries in the DRC, Guinea and Francophone Africa.
HAR-CHE is a London-based firm examining who owns and runs a business and whether its operating claims can be substantiated. We combine official records with enquiries through experienced local associates.
The work sits in the gap between the file and the ground.
For businesses and investors
Before appointing a partner, paying a supplier or committing to a project, you may need facts that the company’s own documents do not establish. We investigate agreed questions about the business, its ownership and its activities. The same work can help when an existing relationship needs reviewing.
What an assignment can cover
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Company records and ownership, including further enquiries where the records leave questions about control.
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A supplier’s or partner’s claimed experience, premises and current activity.
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Relevant permits and the factual position recorded by the issuing authority.
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Business and trade documents, checked against their issuers and supporting records where accessible.
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Observations at an agreed office, operating site or project location.
How we work
Agree the enquiry
We clarify the questions, location and deadline, and assess whether the required evidence and local access are available.
Confirm the scope
We agree the scope, reporting requirements and timetable before work begins. Commercial terms are discussed privately and confirmed in writing.
Obtain the evidence
We examine official records and make the agreed local enquiries. Where a visit is included, observations are recorded against the questions in the brief.
Report the findings
You receive a written report separating documentary evidence, source accounts and direct observations. We explain discrepancies and what remains unconfirmed.
Coverage
The DRC and Guinea are our core jurisdictions. Work elsewhere in Africa is assessed country by country for access and delivery capability.
Led from London, researched locally
Founder and Managing Director Harouna Cherif brings 15 years of regional experience. He scopes assignments and oversees research and the review of findings, working with local associates selected for the enquiry.
HAR-CHE holds no financial interest in the transactions it examines. It does not broker deals or introduce partners, and accepts no success fees.
Discuss an enquiry
Send the company or location and the questions you need answered, with the country and your deadline. We will confirm whether we can help and what the work would involve.
HAR-CHE Business Solutions Ltd. Registered in England and Wales, Company No. 13037911.
1 Coldbath Square, Farringdon, London EC1R 5HL.
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