An interesting CNNMoney article on the ever-growing international market for corporate P.I. services. Featured in the article are fellow investigator-bloggers, Fortress Global.

U.S. private eyes are snooping in China

By Parija Bhatnagar, CNNMoney.com staff writer
March 16, 2006: 4:51 PM EST

Not all U.S. companies are bemoaning the potential for fraud that comes with doing business in China. Corruption is a good thing for the growing number of private eye firms setting up shop in the Far East. New York-based private investigations firm Fortress Global has been in China for less than two years but the region already accounts for up to 30 percent of the company's international business. Besides China, Fortress Global also has offices in South Africa, London and Canada.

"Many U.S. companies are looking to do business in the Far East, predominantly in China, and they're retaining our services to make sure that they won't lose money down the road," said Donald Leo, vice president of Fortress Global's operations in Asia. Leo said the nature of the firm's investigative work in China typically pertains to intellectual property and copyright violations, as well as vetting local business partners for joint venture proposals.

A typical background check involves investigating for any record of criminal activity either in China or in the United States, said Leo. "We also see that there are no U.S. sanctions imposed against the local company, or even if the company was cited by the Federal Trade Commission for shipping violations in the past," Leo said...

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-- MDT

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