Case study: A French company is envisaging a majority stake in a foreign company. Its directors would like to understand the governance and corporate culture of their target, as well as the expertise, reputation and integrity of its executives, so as to anticipate any incompatibilities that cannot be seen in a financial audit.

Case study: Within an internal expansion process, the directors of a company need to consolidate their HR organisation. To do this it needs to detect any parallel hierarchies and identify sensitive functions that hold strategic information for the company’s competitiveness.