Case 1: Research project on a medical technology company in Suzhou city
In this case, the client's primary focus is on key information regarding the current status and market prospects of the subject company’s main R&D products, the founders’ financial situation and personal capabilities, as well as the relationships between the main founder and two co-founders.
Aegis’s research team has successfully assisted the client in understanding the extensive applicability of the subject company’s flagship R&D products to various specific diseases. Additionally, Aegis has discovered that the subject company has attracted discussions and negotiations with several well-known companies in the industry for potential collaborations. Simultaneously, Aegis has obtained valuable information about the founders’ personal background, including their research capabilities, management skills, personal conduct, industry reputation, and financial situation. This information has provided the client with valuable insights for evaluating the prospects of the investment project.
Furthermore, Aegis has helped the client identify internal financial management chaos within the subject company. It has also been noted that a female member of the management team (responsible for operations, administration, and finance) is severely lacking in job proficiency and has a close relationship with the male founder. Besides, Aegis has discovered that this management member has established multiple pharmaceutical and biotech companies externally and has been utilizing resources and personnel from the subject company to assist with the financial work of her private companies, raising suspicions of conflicts of interest.
Case 2: Research project on a grain trading company
In this case, the client intends to establish a joint venture project with a grain trading company (the subject company) and requires information about the subject company’s financial situation and recent development trajectory. The client is also interested in the founder's industry reputation and political and business relationships. Additionally, since the founder previously held a position as the marketing director for a Central Asian country in the domestic petroleum system, the client needs to understand the reasons behind the founder's transition to the grain trading industry.
Aegis has learned that the subject company has been in operation since 2019 and engaged in cooperative discussions with governments in Xi'an, Xinjiang, Lanzhou, Guangxi, and other regions. In 2023, the subject company successfully completed the construction and production of a grain processing plant with an annual capacity of 1.5 million tons in a bonded zone located in a southern province of China. Currently, the subject company primarily procures relatively inexpensive grain raw materials such as corn and barley from Russia and a certain country in Central Asia.
The founder of the subject company has accumulated strong political and business connections through years of work in the domestic and international petroleum systems. Having served as the marketing director for a Central Asian country, the founder has established close relationships with high-level national leaders of that country, which enables them to access reliable grain suppliers and other resources in the local market.
Aegis has also identified a potential compliance issue during the investigation. Due to a change in leadership in the Central Asian country a few years ago, the founder lost the advantage of having close relations with the current leadership. Several years ago, the founder faced an investigation in that Central Asian country for using their position for personal gain, which eventually led to their departure from the domestic petroleum system and the establishment of the subject company.
