Sectors & Clients
Trusted by legal, financial, and corporate clients in the UK, the Gulf, and internationally.
Banking & Asset Finance
Recovery, fraud investigation, and pre-funding inspection for UK and international lenders.
Banks and asset finance lenders have instructed Groome International across a wide range of matters: tracing and recovering funded assets following default or misappropriation; investigating broker fraud and false identification; presenting evidence files to police where criminal activity is suspected; and carrying out physical asset inspections before transactions complete.
We understand the commercial and regulatory environment in which lenders operate, including the need to act swiftly, maintain evidential standards, and protect client confidentiality throughout.
Examples
- Vehicle recovery following investigation of broker fraud in the UK motor trade.
- Pre-funding asset inspection for plant and machinery transactions.
- Asset recovery following default by borrowers who had relocated assets overseas.
- Liaison with police and law enforcement on fraudulent financing with links to organised crime.
Law Firms
Process serving, asset tracing, and field intelligence for commercial litigation and asset finance disputes.
We work with law firms — from regional practices to the largest UK and international firms — on matters requiring prompt, discreet field-based support. This includes serving legal documents in the UK and abroad, tracing assets and persons of interest, providing field intelligence in support of litigation, and acting in jurisdictions where UK-based firms cannot operate directly.
We have acted with Notarised Power of Attorney in a number of European countries and are familiar with the evidentiary standards required for court use. We produce clear written reports and are available to give evidence at hearings when required.
Examples
- Legal papers served across Europe within 24 hours.
- Asset and person tracing in connection with commercial asset finance disputes.
- Covert surveillance in support of litigation and matrimonial proceedings.
- Process serving in jurisdictions including the UAE, Hong Kong, and across mainland Europe.
Insolvency & Restructuring
Director location, asset tracing, and recovery support for insolvency practitioners and creditors.
Insolvency practitioners have instructed Groome International to trace missing directors, locate and recover assets for the benefit of creditors, and gather intelligence on insolvent entities and their principals. We understand the pace, evidentiary requirements, and reporting standards of insolvency practice, and are experienced in cross-border matters where assets or directors have been moved offshore.
Our work in this sector has included engagements in the UAE, the Baltic States, West Africa, and the Republic of Ireland, and we have supported proceedings in some of the largest insolvency cases in recent UK history.
Examples
- Director and asset tracing for an insolvent multinational with principals relocated to the UAE.
- Asset searches in support of one of the largest bankruptcy cases in the world.
- Recovery of yellow plant and machinery from West Africa for a UK lender.
- Debt recovery and debtor location for legal clients including major insolvency practices.
Corporate Clients
Brand protection, counterfeit investigations, due diligence, and sensitive internal matters.
Corporate clients have instructed Groome International for brand protection, including investigation of counterfeit goods operations overseas; commercial due diligence; and sensitive internal matters requiring discretion, including surveillance and intelligence gathering.
We work with discretion and report to legal counsel or directly to management as the client requires. All corporate engagements are treated as confidential and are conducted without disclosing the instructing party's identity to third parties.
Examples
- Intelligence operation on the manufacture and sale of counterfeit golfing equipment in mainland China.
- Covert surveillance for corporate clients requiring confidential peace-of-mind work.
- Commercial intelligence in support of due diligence and dispute resolution.
Private Clients
Discreet asset location in family-law matters and confidential personal circumstances.
We assist private clients of means with matters requiring absolute discretion. This includes asset location and tracing in family-law disputes, surveillance work, and sensitive personal circumstances where professional support is needed without publicity.
All private client work is handled directly by Mike Groome. No details of any engagement are disclosed to any third party.
Examples
- Confirmation of concealed assets of a spouse in a high-profile divorce matter.
- Surveillance and intelligence-gathering for private clients.
- Location of a sleeping address for children unlawfully taken abroad by a parent, on behalf of a UK client.
Our clients
Over three decades, Groome International has been instructed by banks, law firms, insolvency practices, and corporate clients in the UK and internationally. Specific references are available on request, subject to confidentiality obligations. Contact us to discuss your requirements.
Speak to us confidentially
All enquiries are handled directly by Mike Groome and treated with complete discretion. For urgent matters, the 24-hour line is answered at all times.