Confront Global Risk in a Time of Crisis
In today’s environment, change accelerates at incredible velocity. Economic volatility, abrupt shifts in government policy, and an increasingly fragmented global economy define the business landscape. The rules of doing business globally are being rewritten in real-time. Leading organizations must be able to anticipate risk, adapt their business models with agility, and build their resilience to regulatory risk and uncertainty.
We Protect, Create, and Recover Value for our clients by helping our clients understand the dynamic global operating environment and executing effective strategies to mitigate risk and achieve business results.
Our team is comprised of former regulators, national security officers, U.S. ambassadors, and senior diplomats who combine deep international trade and sanctions experience with the capabilities needed to design and execute rigorous global programs that deliver a competitive advantage. We operate as one firm, providing integrated strategic counsel to help our clients address their most complex problems around the world.
Solutions & Services
- Economic Sanctions
We help clients mitigate risk in the ever-changing sanctions landscape by analyzing sanctions exposure points, implementing and optimizing sanctions compliance programs, and executing targeted diligence and investigations when needed.
- Sanctions Compliance Policies & Procedures
- Internal Controls Validation
- Risk Assessments & Mitigation Responses
- International Trade Controls
We combine deep expertise as former in-house compliance executives and professionals with global forensics and risk mitigation capabilities to rapidly and efficiently help our clients and their counsel navigate the dynamic trade and sanctions environment.
- Business Risk Mitigation
- Supply Chain Due Diligence
- Technology Export Assessments
- Diplomacy & Advocacy
Ankura’s McLarty Associates understands geopolitics, economics, and policymaking in Europe/Eurasia at the highest levels. Our team of former U.S. ambassadors and senior diplomats have dealt with Russia and European leaders in both the public and private sectors for decades.
- Reputational Risk Management
- Engagement with Regulators & Decision-Makers
- Diplomatic Relations & Advocacy
- Asset Tracing
We specialize in the provision of detailed investigative support and insight in support of commercial disputes, asset tracing exercises and complex legal casework.
- Global Asset Tracing & Identification
- Beneficial Ownership Clarification & Evidence Gathering
- Location of Key Individuals
- Geopolitical Advisory
Ankura geopolitical advisory professionals cut through the fog of war to deliver the relevant intelligence businesses need to quickly make informed and actionable decisions that reduce risk in the near, medium, and long-term.
- Executive & Board-Level Briefings
- Current Events Analysis
- Scenario-Driven Forecasts
- Risk & Compliance
We understand and balance regulatory realities with the imperatives of operating an international business to deliver solutions that confront uncertainty and manage risk for our clients.
- Organizational Risk Assessment
- Compliance Program Optimization
- Crisis & Investigations Resolution
- Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
Ankura offers a comprehensive range of services in order to help financial institutions tackle their AML challenges, implement sanctions and embargoes, identify criminal activities and react to changing regulation and policy.
- Know Your Customer (KYC) Program Development
- Transaction Due Diligence & Monitoring
- AML Training & Development Programs
- Anti-Corruption
We help protect clients from the risks of corruption that may arise in critical situations. When allegations are raised, our anti-corruption experts conduct thorough investigations to identify bad actors and determine appropriate actions.
- Bribery & Corruption Risk Assessments
- Compliance Audits & Reviews
- Incident Response, Investigations, Disclosures, & Remediation
- Data & Technology
Our global team of cybersecurity practitioners and data experts enable our clients to be proactive in their cybersecurity strategies and information governance efforts by helping them make more accurate predictions and responding to cyber-attacks quickly.
- Advanced Data & Analytics
- Cyber Incident Response & Investigations
- Cyber Threat Intelligence
- Transactions
We help clients assess and manage operational and financial risks for their businesses and assets whether it be exiting a strategic international joint venture or executing a business turnaround or debt restructuring.
- Exiting Joint Ventures
- Valuations & Contingency Planning
- Operational & Financial Restructuring
