Case studies.
A small sample of recent engagements. All details are anonymized to protect client confidentiality.
Internal Fraud Uncovered at a Manufacturing Group
A mid-size manufacturing group suspected that a senior procurement manager was accepting kickbacks from suppliers. Exero Group conducted a discreet parallel investigation, combining financial-flow analysis, targeted field surveillance and employee interviews, without alerting the subject or disrupting operations. We traced procurement kickbacks totalling €1.2M across 18 months, identified three employees involved, and produced an evidence package that supported both civil recovery proceedings and a criminal referral to Czech authorities.
€1.2M recovered · 3 dismissals · criminal case opened
Staged Workplace Injury Disproven
A European insurer referred a six-figure long-term disability claim to Exero Group after inconsistencies emerged in the claimant's medical documentation. We conducted a 10-day mobile surveillance operation, cross-referenced findings with social media OSINT, and carried out discreet neighbourhood inquiries. The claimant was documented performing physical activities directly contradicting the claimed disability. A court-admissible surveillance report with timestamped video evidence was delivered within 14 days of instruction.
Claim denied · litigation avoided
Asset Tracing for Cross-Border Divorce
A Prague law firm instructed Exero Group to locate assets being concealed by a spouse ahead of divorce settlement proceedings. Using registry research, corporate structure analysis and human-source enquiries across three jurisdictions, we identified undisclosed real estate holdings and beneficial interests held through nominee structures in the Czech Republic, Austria and Cyprus. Findings were delivered in a structured report used directly in settlement negotiations.
Hidden assets identified across CZ, AT, CY
Pre-Acquisition Background on Target Founders
A private equity firm engaged Exero Group to conduct reputational and litigation history due diligence on three founders ahead of a €40M acquisition. Our research surfaced an undisclosed prior insolvency filing by one founder, a regulatory enforcement action against a related entity, and a pattern of adverse court judgments that had not appeared in standard database screening. The acquiring firm used our findings to renegotiate deal terms and add material indemnities to the transaction documentation.
Deal renegotiated · indemnities added
Custody Dispute, Court-Admissible Evidence of Parental Misconduct
A Prague family-law attorney instructed Exero Group on behalf of a parent contesting custody, where the opposing party denied any substance abuse or instability around the children. Over a four-week structured surveillance plan we documented repeated late-night visits to high-risk venues, the children left in the care of unverified third parties, and a household routine sharply at odds with sworn declarations. All footage was captured under Czech procedural rules with continuous chain-of-custody documentation. The report and exhibits were filed directly into the custody proceedings and led to an emergency hearing within ten days of submission.
Emergency hearing granted · custody arrangement revised
Locating a Judgment Debtor and Recoverable Assets in the EU
A Czech corporate creditor held an enforceable judgment against a former director who had relocated abroad and ceased communication. Exero Group combined cross-border registry analysis, OSINT on professional and corporate footprints, and discreet human-source verification to confirm the debtor's actual place of residence, current employment and beneficial interest in two operating companies inside the European Union. The dossier was structured for direct use by enforcement counsel in the relevant jurisdiction and supported a successful EU-wide enforcement action.
Debtor located · assets identified in 2 EU jurisdictions · enforcement opened
Whistleblower Validation Before a Regulatory Filing
An EU-regulated financial institution received an anonymous tip alleging serious misconduct by a senior executive. Before escalating to the regulator, the general counsel asked Exero Group to independently corroborate the most testable claims. Within three weeks, structured OSINT, registry work and discreet inquiries either confirmed, qualified or excluded each allegation, producing a defensible evidentiary baseline. The institution proceeded to a measured internal response, avoided premature regulatory exposure on unverified points, and retained full credibility when the matter was eventually reported.
Allegations triaged · controlled disclosure · institutional credibility preserved
OSINT Counterparty Profile for a 48-Hour Investment Decision
An EU venture investor was offered a closing window of 48 hours on a strategic investment into a Central European technology company. Exero Group deployed a fast-track OSINT cell across corporate registries, court records, sanctions and adverse-media databases, technical infrastructure and the founders' professional histories in five languages. Within 36 hours we delivered a fully sourced profile flagging an undisclosed prior corporate vehicle linked to a regulatory dispute, plus reputational red flags around one co-founder. The investor used the dossier to add specific reps, warranties and a deferred tranche to the term sheet, and closed on adjusted terms.
Closed on revised terms · undisclosed risks priced into the deal
Missing Family Member Located Across Borders
A Czech family had lost contact with a close relative for more than a decade, with several earlier search attempts through informal channels producing nothing. Exero Group built a structured profile from the last verified data points, ran multilingual OSINT, and coordinated discreet inquiries in two European countries with strict respect for the subject's right to privacy. Within two weeks we confirmed the relative's current country of residence and welfare. With the family's consent we then designed and conducted a carefully staged first contact that respected the relative's autonomy and avoided any pressure to re-engage.
Relative located in 14 days · respectful re-contact achieved
Field observations.
Short notes written by Exero Group investigators between assignments. Names, places and dates are altered; the operational lessons are not.
Why the first 90 minutes of a surveillance decide the case
Most surveillance failures we are asked to review by other firms share one root cause, the team rushed setup. They arrived late, parked in the obvious spot, used a vehicle that did not match the neighbourhood, and were burned within an hour. In our practice, the first 90 minutes are spent doing almost nothing visible. We map exits, identify two fallback observation points, confirm that the subject's routine matches the briefing, and only then commit to the position. A surveillance team that loses patience in the first hour will lose the subject in the third, and the client will pay for footage that proves nothing. Discipline at the start is the cheapest insurance a case can buy.
— Senior Surveillance Operative, 22 years field experience
The interview that is not an interview
When a board asks us to look into a suspected internal fraud, our first conversations inside the company are not interviews. They are deliberately ordinary, a walk through the warehouse, a coffee with a long-serving assistant, a question about a process that everyone assumes is boring. People who would never sit through a formal Q&A will, in three minutes of small talk, tell you exactly which supplier nobody is allowed to question, which manager always personally signs the paper invoices, and which audit week is treated as a holiday. By the time a formal interview happens, we already know what to ask and, more importantly, what answers are not possible. That preparation is what separates an investigation that produces evidence from one that only produces suspicion.
— Lead Investigator, Corporate & Financial Cases
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