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Global intelligence.
Specialist investigations.

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.

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Who we work with

Investigations shaped
around your circumstances.

A legal dispute. A family concern. A decision with consequences. The starting point is yours.

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At a glance

What we do
Investigations into fraud, theft, disputes and sensitive personal matters. Asset tracing, due diligence, litigation support and defence enquiries.
Who we work with
Law firms, family offices, private clients, businesses and public institutions.
Led by
Neel Chakrabarti.
Where
London, Dubai, Hong Kong, Mumbai and Sofia.
How to start
A free 30-minute consultation with Neel, or a confidential enquiry. No obligation to commission further work.
Fees
Scope and commercial terms are agreed before any work begins.
Contact
07971 747616 · operations@catoandveil.com

Selected investigation

International law firm · Asset investigation

Tracing assets across borders

What changed for the client

Previously undisclosed assets identified to support a freezing-order application.

01 / The instruction

Conventional searches had not located sufficient assets following a commercial fraud.

02 / The enquiries

Local investigators, open sources and financial analysis examined ownership across four jurisdictions.

03 / The connection

The enquiries identified previously undisclosed holdings and ownership arrangements.

04 / The outcome

The findings supported a successful freezing-order application.

Illustrative reconstruction. Client details are anonymised.

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Experience · Connections · Thorough investigation

Some doors open through experience.
Others through connections.

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.

Neel Chakrabarti
Neel ChakrabartiCEO · Defence consultantMeet Neel ↗

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 ↗
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Pramana / Evidence reconstruction

Messy documents.
Structured understanding.

Meet Cato & Veil’s evidence reconstruction engine. Built around the work of turning fragmented documents into structured timelines and testable hypotheses.

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Pramana
Illustrative film.

The investigative practice

What do you need
to establish?

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Investigations

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Investigations

Someone 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.

Complex investigations ↗Defence enquiries ↗

Sensitive & specialist matters

A disputed allegation. A high-control group. A personal matter with serious consequences.

Dedicated investigative experience, careful handling of witness accounts and discreet contact arrangements around the people affected.

False allegations ↗High-control groups ↗Defence investigations ↗

Cybersecurity & investigations

Penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, source-code review and threat modelling for applications, networks and cloud environments.

We map the systems, scan for known weaknesses, test access restrictions and explain the fixes. The findings can also inform a wider investigation.

Technical cybersecurity services ↗Cyber investigations ↗

Financial & corporate investigations

Follow a disputed payment, establish ownership or examine the interests behind a business.

Financial analysis, company records and human enquiries help explain where assets went and who benefits from an arrangement.

Financial investigations ↗Corporate intelligence ↗Economic threats ↗Geopolitical risk ↗

Fieldwork & technical intelligence

Surveillance, bug sweeps and digital examination directed at a specific investigative question.

Local field teams and technical specialists coordinate their findings, from a witnessed event to the records held on a device.

Surveillance & bug sweeps ↗Digital forensics ↗
Sources & image credit

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Corporate intelligence for the AI sector

A connected group of engineers leaves. A partner has undisclosed interests. Proprietary information appears outside the business.

Our AI-sector specialism examines team movements, access, research relationships and supplier exposure to determine what deserves investigation.

AI corporate intelligence ↗AI talent intelligence ↗Corporate espionage ↗

Transnational repression

Pressure on relatives abroad. Demands to return. A journalist’s contacts exposed.

Investigate cross-border coercion and coordinate the digital, legal and protective support the situation requires. Explore our country research and methods.

Transnational repression ↗Country research library ↗
Explore the full practice ↗Discuss your circumstances ↗
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Black Card / Retained intelligence

Your own intelligence team.

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.

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Training & mentorship

Learn how experienced
investigators think.

Professional courses, practical exercises and private workshops. Minerva develops women in intelligence. Quintilian prepares emerging leaders for the decisions ahead.

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Minerva

Women in intelligence & investigations

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Investigation & fieldcraft

OSINT, covert investigation and surveillance

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Cyber & crisis exercises

Ransomware, social engineering and narrative

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Leadership & mentorship

The Quintilian Institute

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All training ↗Minerva ↗The Quintilian Institute ↗Speaking & workshops ↗

The wider group

When the matter needs more than investigation.

Explore Praetorian Global and the group ↗Pramana · Investigation technology ↗Inside a coordinated operation ↗

The Cato Brief

Analysis & perspectives.

What useful due diligence delivers ↗Silicon Valley’s crisis management problem ↗

Observations from investigative practice, technology-sector commentary and the questions that deserve a closer look. Read Neel’s essays alongside notes from the practice.

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A private first conversation

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