Crowe Forensics
Crowe Forensics (formerly Horwath Forensics) has been operating since 2005 as an independent firm of specialised Chartered Accountants and financial analysts, operating in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Crowe Forensics was established as an independent private company, allowing it to operate without audit or regulatory conflicts.
We offer clients a team equipped with extensive local and international experience and a proven track record of success in many high-profile matters. We have forensic Chartered Accountants on staff as well as experienced financial analysts, Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE’s) and data analysis experts.
We also have access to leading tax and IFRS practitioners as well as expert cross-border assistance through the Crowe Global network. Crowe Forensics provides ongoing services to a number of leading South African law firms and our track record includes numerous high-profile investigations (including white collar crime and insolvency investigations) on behalf of private and public companies, banks, financial institutions, as well as government departments and non-profit organisations.
Services
Litigation and Transaction Support Services
- Dispute resolution services
- Specialised financial due diligence services
- FCPA due diligence assignments
- Business valuations
- Corporate finance
- Advisory services
- Damage calculations
- Data mining, extraction and analysis
- Assistance in marital dissolutions
Forensic Investigation Services
- Investigating all aspects of fraud & corruption
- Financial statement fraud investigations
- Financial statement reconstruction
- Procurement fraud investigations
- Calculation of damages
- Auditing flow of funds
- Reckless trading analyses
- Solvency analyses
- Data mining, extraction and analysis
Expert Witness Services
- Provision of expert witness testimony, including:
- Expert witness reports
- Evaluation of opposing claims
- Evaluation of expert reports
- Creation of trial exhibits
Crowe Transactions Services is a division of Crowe Forensics. We offer a full range of business advisory and consulting services including financial, strategy, accounting and tax.
If you are an investor or funder in a business, you want to make sure that you are making the right acquisition. Crowe Transaction Services can assist you in analysing and validating the financial, operational and strategic assumptions that you are making about the transaction through an objective financial due diligence and valuation process.
If you are a seller in a business, we can assist you with a valuation of your business, present your financial and business model clearly to potential investors, negotiate the terms of sale, and assist with the relevant documentation and due diligence processes necessary for deal closure.
We use our extensive network to assist and match buyers and sellers of businesses. We also offer all these services to SME clients in a comprehensive ‘all-in-one’ package order to provide you with a cost effective product, full range of expertise and support while your business is growing.
We provide ongoing services to a number of leading South African law firms and national law enforcement, and our track record includes hundreds of white-collar crime, insolvency investigations and transaction support services on behalf of private and public companies, banks, (local and international) financial institutions and government departments.
Recently, Crowe Forensics has been involved in some of the most high-profile white collar crime and insolvency investigations in South Africa, including the lead forensic accountant on the current VBS Mutual Bank investigation as well as the lead forensic accountant on the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) investigation.
Rapid turnaround times: When money is at stake, time is always of the essence. We have the resources required to complete the job in the required time.
Independence: In a court of law or dispute situation, all parties can count on our complete objectivity and unbiased presentation of the facts.
Cost Effectiveness: Specialist skills are never cheap, but we have managed to keep costs down and offer clients market leading skills at market leading prices.
Depth of Experience: Our teams reputation has been earned both locally and internationally.
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To prevent or uncover such cases of white collar fraud, a company requires specialist accountants and financial analysts who
possess an intimate understanding of accounting and legal processes. Crowe Forensics is uniquely positioned to offer such specialist services to you and your company. Within our team, we have accumulated substantial experience from extensive financial and forensic accounting investigations across a variety of industries. |
