Clients
Our list of distinguished clients includes Fortune 500 companies, banking and investment houses, law firms, real estate developers, construction companies, governmental agencies and institutions, and members of some of the most prominent families in the United States, Europe and the Middle East.
Examples of specific engagements are as follows:
THE CITY OF NEW YORK - GROUND ZERO. Thacher Associates was appointed by New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani to monitor the operations of the largest construction firm engaged in the $750 million clean-up effort at Ground Zero. Thacher Associates evaluated the internal controls used by the firm and its subcontractors, performed background reviews on hundreds of on-site personnel and vendors, conducted system and financial audits and investigated suspected fraud. Thacher Associates' services at the site led to the clean-up project being completed on time and under budget, saving taxpayers more than $35 million.
THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ("MBTA") retained Thacher Associates to safeguard its revenue stream after funds were discovered missing from MBTA’s money room. Thacher Associates took over management of the money room, performed financial and operational audits, and provided investigative services that uncovered the schemes that had been used to steal the funds, as well as the individuals involved in the thefts. Thacher Associates also designed a series of enhanced financial and internal controls which enabled the MBTA to more securely protect its future revenue and financial operations
A MAJOR INVESTMENT BANK. Thacher Associates was retained by a major investment bank to provide due diligence services in connection with all of the bank’s transactions in the information and technology sector, including initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions. The bank has been one of the world’s foremost players in this market sector, and Thacher Associates' team of investigators, analysts and researchers conducted due diligence on over 300 companies and 1000 individuals. The information provided not only enabled the bank to more aggressively evaluate and pursue potential business opportunities, it also created a heightened – and highly defensible – standard of care in the conduct of the bank’s due diligence review.
A FORTUNE 500 COMPANY. A Fortune 500 company engaged in a major acquisition program retained Thacher Associates to conduct due diligence on all of its prospective acquisition targets, and to identify potential barriers to entry in the market sectors in which the targets were operating. Thacher Associates performed due diligence investigations on over 50 potential target companies and their principals, and the information generated enabled the client to more advantageously negotiate the terms of each acquisition.
A PRIVATELY-FUNDED RESEARCH ORGANIZATION. Thacher Associates was retained by a privately-funded, internationally recognized research organization to determine whether its staff members were leaking confidential information to outside parties. Thacher Associates conducted a systems and controls audit, identified and interviewed all individuals with access to confidential information, and obtained and reviewed telephone, email and computer records. Based on these audits and reviews, Thacher Associates was able to identify a senior staff member who had been leaking confidential information to the media. As a result of the investigation, the organization implemented enhanced security procedures (designed by Thacher Associates) and avoided a public scandal.
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