DD1 · Preliminary
Identity and plausibility
An initial screen of identity, existence, internal consistency and critical warning signs. Its purpose is practical: is there enough here to justify spending more time and money?
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Find out whether deeper work is justified before commissioning it.
Not every question should begin with a long report. MGS uses staged scopes so that a concise, lower-cost first assessment can establish whether the evidence warrants a broader engagement.
Controlled escalation
Due diligence in three levels
DD2 · Focused
Authority, capability and evidence
Where DD1 supports further work, DD2 tests the points that can make or break the matter: authority, capability, documentary traceability, material evidence and contradictions.
DD3 · Deep
Decisional / Transaction Grade
Integrated due diligence for an executive decision, transaction or investment. Evidence, sources, risks, scenarios, limitations, outstanding requirements and recommendation are brought into one decision-grade record.
The same principle across other workstreams
A concise screen before a full report
OSINT
Preliminary: digital identity, footprint, consistency, visible links and risk signals in 1–2 pages.
Full: expanded investigation with sources, chronology, relationships and signal assessment.
Compliance and risk
Pre-screen: UBO, PEP, sanctions, jurisdiction and transaction consistency.
Full: KYC/KYB, UBO, PEP, SoF/SoW, sanctions and execution risk.
Commodities
Preliminary: seller/buyer, product, authority, origin, terminal, inspection, title and payment logic.
Full: authority chain, logistics, Q&Q, title transfer, compliance and payment mechanics.
Banking, payments and trade finance
Initial readiness: bankability, instrument, documentation and likely friction points.
Full: banking readiness, payment structure, trade finance, execution risk and remediation roadmap.
Strategy
Initial assessment: establish whether the issue is genuinely strategic, where it sits and what decision it requires.
Full: diagnostic, options, scenarios, risks, priorities and decision plan.
Investment
Screening: thesis, structure, counterparty, economic coherence and early warning signs.
Full: opportunity, scenarios, risks, counterparty, evidence and decision requirements.
Precious metals and gemstones
Pre-screen: provenance, title, custody, assay/bar list, KPCS where relevant and logistics.
Full: provenance DD, chain of custody, compliance, counterparties and execution.
Viability and business plans
Initial review: assumptions, cash, margins, capacity, financing and critical weaknesses.
Full: model, scenarios, financing structure, risks and executive viability.
Before any engagement. MGS will confirm scope, deliverables, fees and exclusions in writing before you commit. Sending a request does not create a charge.
Request through your MGS account
Describe the decision before deciding how much analysis you need
A free account can hold the relevant context and submit an assessment request. MGS may recommend a narrower or broader level where the requested scope would otherwise be insufficient or disproportionate.
Additional preliminary assessments
The same preliminary → focused → full pathway is prepared for counterparty, risk, commercial intelligence, corporate analysis, energy, shipping, logistics, financial review, digital transformation, real estate and business opportunities.
The initial purpose is to establish whether the evidence and materiality justify deeper work before the client commits to a larger engagement.