Currently working in the following areas for a variety of clients:- due diligence related research and background reviews - fintech and similar start-up business sectors - competition / antitrust regulation - i.e. monitoring trustee support in areas such as hold separate arrangements, compliance with undertakings, divestments, drafting reasoned opinions- fraud and corruption investigations for both NGOs and corporate clients- supporting pre-deal M&A assessments of takeover / buyout targets- other regulatory and investigation support - report writing, document review, independent peer review of work productI hold British and Irish passports, the latter allowing for rapid deployment on tasks / engagements in the EU without visa complications.I am based in Central London, so can assist you at very short notice and in most locations worldwide. I operate through my company McLaughlin Forensic Limited and my rates are competitive.I bring a Big Four background that includes more than 14 years with KPMG Forensic in the UK and Dubai. I also worked in the fraud & corruption investigation field for EY in the UAE (Dubai) and I set up and ran Grant Thornton UAE's forensic practice in the UAE.Since returning to the UK in late 2014, I have worked on projects for NGOs in Asia conducting investigations and related research / fact - finding across the continent from Sri Lanka, India and Nepal to East Timor and Papua New Guinea. More recently I have worked for UN agencies as a panel investigator, for a multilateral development institution conducting numerous investigations in relation to development funding and grants. Most recently I have worked on a large scale monitoring trustee engement relating to a central European business for a London based client.In my career, I have worked with major multinationals in sectors such as Oil and Gas, Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Engineering, Media, Public Sector, Health and Education and I have delivered work worldwide including Africa, the USA, Latin America, throughout Asia and in many European countries.In recent years I have completed investigation, research or training engagements in the following locations:- India - Sri Lanka - Nepal - Pakistan - Bangladesh - Cambodia - Vietnam - Singapore - Taiwan - Papua New Guinea - Switzerland - Timor Leste - UK - Poland.#fraud #competition #antitrust #duediligence #M&A #VentureCapital #Cryptocurrency #NFT #Blockchain #Research #Investigation # #MiddleEast #Irish #research #monitoringtrustee #holdseparate #undertakings #divestment #funding #corruption