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Global intelligenceCato & Veil / The investigative practice of Praetorian Global
Theft, fraud, a disputed account or a concern that no one has explained. Our investigators combine an international network with financial, field and technical enquiries to establish what happened.
See an investigation ↓Selected investigation
International law firm · Asset investigation
Previously undisclosed assets identified to support a freezing-order application.
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Conventional searches had not located sufficient assets following a commercial fraud.
Read the case ↗Experience · Connections · Thorough investigation
Cato & Veil is led by Neel Chakrabarti. His approach brings together investigative experience, legal understanding and the relationships needed to reach information that is difficult to find.
An investigation needs people who can connect the records with what is happening on the ground.
We bring together former intelligence and law-enforcement professionals, investigative journalists and corporate specialists. Our network includes people with CIA, FBI and Mossad backgrounds, alongside experienced local investigators.
We look at who is involved, what each person stands to gain or lose, and the relationships that allow a situation to continue. A financial record may lead to a person; a conversation may overturn the original explanation. We follow those connections and test what we learn.
Technology helps us examine more material, connect records and reduce repetitive work. It gives our people more time to assess the evidence, while helping control the time and cost of an investigation.
The people behind the practice ↗The investigative practice
Choose the area closest to your concern. Each opens a different part of the practice.
InvestigationsSomeone has stolen from you. An account does not add up. You need to locate someone or establish what happened.
We work from the question you need answered, combining records, local enquiries and technical examination as the findings develop.
Who we work with
A legal dispute. A family concern. A decision with consequences. The starting point is yours.
Explore client servicesBlack Card / Retained intelligence
A dedicated team that knows your circumstances, maintains the agreed intelligence picture and coordinates enquiries when a new concern arises. Available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, within a defined retainer.
Explore Black Card ↗Training & mentorship
Professional courses, practical exercises and private workshops. Minerva develops women in intelligence. Quintilian prepares emerging leaders for the decisions ahead.
2 days · Practitioner training
5 days · Practitioner training
The wider group
The Cato Brief
Observations from investigative practice, technology-sector commentary and the questions that deserve a closer look. Read Neel’s essays alongside notes from the practice.
A confidential first conversation
You do not need to have the whole picture before you contact us.
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