Zorge Partners Limited is a UK-based company specializing in investigations, due diligence, litigation support, and sanctions compliance. With over a decade of experience, our team combines expertise in law, finance, journalism, and intelligence, offering in-depth analysis for businesses, legal teams, and authorities. We help corporations and institutions navigate risks, ensure transparency, and uncover financial wrongdoing with particular expertise in high-risk and geopolitically sensitive regions such as Russia and Eastern Europe.

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We provided investigative assistance in the multi-jurisdiction asset recovery process for one of the largest banking fraud cases. We performed an in-depth review of thousands of documents recovered from the bank and disclosed during the years of proceeding to identify nominee shareholders used by the fraud perpetrators and justify the seizure of assets. The largest asset (shares of the company) recovered based on our findings was valued at several hundred millions dollars.

We were engaged to investigate the wealth and corporate structure of a high-profile individual under international sanctions. Our team reconstructed the subject’s family tree, corporate affiliations, and cross-border asset holdings, including those held through nominees and complex ownership chains. By identifying concealed assets and the individuals fronting them, we assisted in freezing properties that had not been previously linked to the sanctioned individual. The investigation also exposed a broader network of associates and companies involved in the asset concealment scheme. Our findings played a key role in expanding enforcement actions and preventing further sanctions evasion.

Hired by the family lawyers we assisted in recovery of trust assets that were illegally appropriated by trustees. The project required review of the trust's financial and investment history, banking records, tracing of assets and investigation of trustees’ personal assets, connections and activities. The project resulted in complete recovery of misappropriated assets.

Our firm conducted an in-depth reputational review of a prominent business person from a former USSR country to help international stakeholders assess potential risks and make informed decisions. Using open sources – including company registries, media reports, and public records – as well as direct inquiries, we traced the subject’s business history, key partnerships, and any connections to state actors. The findings showed a clear, consistent development of the subject’s business over time. Our work gave clients a clearer picture of the context and helped them evaluate potential engagements with the businessperson, free from misperceptions or unwarranted political concerns.