Important: This hub combines anonymised active matters with illustrative composite case studies. The composite cases demonstrate Raven Africa’s methodology, deliverables and decision value without representing a named client engagement.
Client and target identities, personal information and sensitive operational evidence are withheld from the public case. Each assignment is tailored around the decision, transaction or project stage, location, stakeholders and consequences of error.
Ravens role is to convert fragmented information into practical control: verified counterparties, clearer dependencies, prioritised stakeholders and accountable risk treatments.
Active Case: Risk Intelligence for a Proposed USD 1 Million Scrap-Metal Transaction
Client brief: An overseas buyer instructed Raven to assess a potential Kenyan scrap-metal supplier before committing approximately USD 1 million or making an advance payment.
What Raven Verified
- Official company identity, registration, ownership and representative authority
- KRA PIN, tax-obligation, electronic-invoicing and Tax Compliance Certificate status
- Registered, tax and public-facing addresses through documentary and field checks
- Scrap-metal dealer licensing, licensed premises and proposed export authority
- Operating claims, shipment history, adverse information and non-delivery risk indicators
- Bank-account alignment, payment exposure and transaction-control options
Decision Value
The review confirmed a recorded legal and tax identity but identified material operating-footprint, regulatory, tax-document and adverse-information concerns. Counterparty clearance was placed on hold, and Raven advised against an unsecured advance payment pending direct regulatory confirmation, verified stock and premises, authenticated banking and a controlled settlement structure.
This public summary is anonymised. Reported allegations and warning sources are not presented as court findings or criminal convictions.
Read the Full Active Case StudyIntegrated Delivery Model
Decision Framing and Planning
Define the decision, assumptions, material information gaps, jurisdictions, stakeholders, source plan and escalation thresholds.
Records, Source and Field Verification
Test desk research against corporate, court and regulatory records, selected sources and proportionate field verification.
Stakeholder and Project-Area Analysis
Map institutions, communities, interests and decision pathways affecting approvals, access, acceptance and delivery.
Decision-Ready Reporting
Translate findings into options, conditions precedent, risk ownership, engagement actions and monitoring priorities.
Raven Africa Case Study Library
These focused case studies show how Raven applies a different verification or risk lens to a specific client decision. Each page is designed to complement—not duplicate—the relevant service page.
Supplier Verification Kenya
An international buyer tests a Kenyan supplier’s legal identity, premises, banking alignment, operating footprint, capacity and first-transaction payment risk.
Read Supplier Verification Case StudyNGO Implementing Partner Due Diligence
A donor or development organisation examines governance, key people, field presence, related-party procurement and programme-delivery capacity before funding.
Read NGO Partner Case StudyReal Estate Developer Due Diligence
An off-plan investor looks beyond title to the developer’s ownership, authority, approvals, project financing, delivery history and capacity to complete.
Read Developer Due Diligence Case StudyField Verification Kenya
A remote investor independently checks what actually exists on the ground: business premises, observable activity, assets, occupancy and inconsistencies with remote claims.
Read Field Verification Case StudyProject Risk Assessment Kenya
An infrastructure or development sponsor tests land access, critical approvals, utilities, contractors, stakeholders and implementation dependencies before major capital commitment.
Read Project Risk Case StudyProperty Due Diligence Kenya
A foreign investor evaluating Nairobi apartments and development property identifies title, payment, planning, off-plan and regulatory risks before releasing funds.
Read Property Due Diligence Case StudyCommercial Due Diligence Before a Strategic Investment
Scenario: An investor was evaluating a Nairobi-based target whose reported growth, ownership relationships and commercial dependencies required independent verification before signing.
Tailored Raven Response
- Corporate, beneficial-ownership and management verification
- Litigation, insolvency, regulatory and adverse-information review
- Customer, supplier and related-party dependency assessment
- Discreet market enquiries and operating-location verification
- Commercial red flags, evidence gaps and transaction safeguards
Decision Value
The investment committee would receive a verified risk picture, issues requiring specialist financial or legal review, and proposed conditions precedent, warranties or post-closing monitoring.
For a focused procurement example, see the Supplier Verification Kenya case study.
Explore Due DiligenceCritical Minerals Mining Support and Project-Area Intelligence
Scenario: A mining company was assessing an early-stage critical-minerals opportunity in Kwale and needed to understand the licence context, counterparties, land access, stakeholders and delivery environment.
Tailored Raven Response
- Licence-holder, beneficial-ownership and local-partner due diligence
- Land, access, infrastructure and logistics verification
- County, community, institutional and commercial stakeholder mapping
- Local procurement, employment and community-expectation assessment
- Security, operational, reputational and escalation-trigger analysis
Decision Value
The project team would obtain a phased entry plan, verified dependencies, stakeholder priorities and a practical risk register for site access, partner selection, engagement and continuing monitoring.
For a broader infrastructure decision example, see the Project Risk Assessment Kenya case study.
Explore Project Risk AssessmentKES 150 Million Property Development Risk Support
Project: A developer and financing group were considering a KES 150 million Nairobi property project requiring clarity on land, counterparties, approvals, access, local interests and execution risk.
Tailored Raven Response
- Land-interest, ownership-chain, charge and dispute research
- Joint-venture partner, contractor and key-person due diligence
- Planning, approval, access, utilities and development-control mapping
- Neighbourhood, institutional and stakeholder-risk assessment
- Construction-phase political, security and reputational monitoring plan
Decision Value
The sponsors would receive a conditions-precedent matrix, issues for legal and technical advisers, counterparty safeguards, stakeholder priorities and a risk-adjusted route from acquisition to delivery.
For a real anonymised example focused on title verification, land-search controls, off-plan apartment risk and payment safeguards, see our Property Due Diligence in Kenya case study.
Read the Property Due Diligence Case Study Explore Site & Project RiskKES 1.2 Billion Solar Power Project Support
Scenario: A project sponsor was preparing a KES 1.2 billion solar power development in Samburu and needed an independent view of land access, community relationships, contractors, logistics and project acceptance.
Tailored Raven Response
- Site, land-access, representation and route verification
- Community, traditional, county and institutional stakeholder mapping
- Contractor, supplier and local-partner integrity checks
- Employment, procurement, benefit and grievance expectations
- Security, logistics, acceptance and implementation monitoring
Decision Value
The sponsor and financiers would receive a project-area risk register, stakeholder engagement sequence, contractor safeguards, early-warning indicators and an evidence base for coordinated implementation.
Development organisations can also see the NGO Implementing Partner Due Diligence Kenya case study.
Explore Stakeholder AssessmentWhat Mission Success Would Look Like
Verified Counterparties
Ownership, management, affiliations and material claims tested before commitment.
Clearer Dependencies
Land, approvals, infrastructure, contractors and stakeholder pathways mapped.
Practical Controls
Conditions precedent, risk owners, safeguards and early-warning indicators defined.
