Investigations and Global Intelligence
Our team of multilingual forensic specialists helps you respond swiftly and confidently to concerns or allegations of fraud, corruption and misconduct. Working across the Middle East and connected to PwC’s global network in more than 150 countries, we bring together local insight and international best practice to uncover the facts, protect value and rebuild trust when it matters most.
- Fraud investigations and forensic accounting
- Regulatory investigations, diligence and remediation
- Global intelligence
Fraud investigations and forensic accounting
We help you uncover the truth behind financial irregularities, misappropriation and accounting manipulation. Our investigations establish the facts, quantify impact and provide defensible evidence for management, regulators and judicial bodies.
Our support includes:
- Forensic analysis of financial records, digital evidence and documentation
- Tracing and recovery of misappropriated assets
- Conducting targeted interviews with whistleblowers, witnesses and suspects
- Extracting and reviewing structured and unstructured data in Arabic, English and other languages
- Preparing evidence and findings for courts, regulators and law enforcement
- Supporting legal proceedings through discovery, disclosure and expert testimony
We deliver defensible insights that clarify the facts, support recovery and enable informed decision-making.
Regulatory investigations, diligence and remediation
We help you navigate regulatory investigations, compliance breaches and ethics concerns with clarity and confidence. Our work focuses on uncovering facts, establishing accountability and supporting transparent disclosure to regulators and enforcement bodies.
We investigate matters involving:
- Anti-bribery and corruption (ABAC/FCPA): Allegations of bribery, kickbacks or improper payments involving employees or third parties
- Accounting and financial reporting fraud: Suspected manipulation of financial statements, concealed liabilities or falsified records
- Trade and sanctions: Reviews of sanctions breaches, export control violations and cross-border irregularities
- Competition and collusion: Investigations into anti-competitive conduct, bid-rigging or market manipulation
- ESG and governance breaches: Fact-based reviews of alleged environmental, social or governance violations
- Third-party and distributor misconduct: Reviews of intermediaries, agents or distributors in response to compliance, fraud or regulatory allegations
Our findings are grounded in evidence, combining forensic accounting, compliance insight and data analysis to provide clarity and credibility.
We also help you prepare remediation plans and defensible reports that meet regulatory expectations and demonstrate a transparent response to misconduct.
Global intelligence
Our Global Intelligence team helps you identify, assess and manage risks that could affect your reputation, operations or strategic goals. Working across the Middle East and globally, we combine deep regional knowledge with international reach to give you the insight and confidence to act.
With teams across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon, our multilingual specialists help clients navigate complex markets and cross-border matters through investigative due diligence, risk intelligence, asset tracing and recovery support. We identify hidden risks, assess counterparties, map assets and provide strategic investigative insight to support informed decisions and recovery strategies.
Using open-source intelligence, human intelligence, specialist subscription databases and advanced research tools and techniques, we turn complex, fragmented and dispersed information into clear, decision-ready reports that clients can act on with confidence.Our services include:
- High volume third-party screening
- Reputational due diligence
- Pre-employment screening
- Asset search and recovery support
- Social and media monitoring and intelligence
- Investigation and dispute support
- Geopolitical and country risk reporting
We deliver clear, actionable insights that help you anticipate threats, protect assets and move forward with greater transparency and assurance.
Contact us
Partner, Head of Forensics, PwC Middle East
Tel: +971 56 661 3444 / +966 55 177 1734
