Discreet investigations for business-critical decisions.
When a business relationship, investment or commercial dispute raises questions, you need clear information and someone you can trust. ASE Associates provides discreet investigative support, led by Paul Bevington, for business leaders, entrepreneurs and private clients with commercial interests.
Based in the UK, we consider enquiries with an international dimension as well as matters closer to home.
- Personally led
- Clearly scoped
- International enquiries
What do you need to establish?
You may need to understand who you are dealing with, investigate a concern inside your business or establish what assets are connected to a dispute. Start with the question that matters to your decision. We will discuss the appropriate investigative support.
We also consider suitable insurance fraud and employee theft instructions. Explore all services to understand the scope of our work.
View all servicesA relationship built on trust.
Sensitive work needs more than a list of capabilities. It needs a clear point of contact, careful judgement and a shared understanding of what you are trying to achieve.
Paul leads the relationship with ASE. The starting point is a conversation about your concern, the decision it affects and whether the work is suitable. Scope, costs and communication are discussed before an instruction is agreed.
Meet Paul and learn about ASEEnquiring for someone else?
You may be a personal assistant, executive assistant, concierge or adviser helping someone find the right support. You are welcome to make the initial introduction. You do not need to identify your client or share sensitive case details through the website form.
Support for clients and their representativesHow an enquiry becomes an instruction
Explain the question
Start with a brief outline of what you need to establish and why it matters.
Assess the fit
We discuss suitability, available support and relevant limitations before proposing work.
Agree the scope
The proposal sets out the intended work, costs, payment terms and how we will communicate.
Review the findings
Reporting is agreed around your objective, with a clear distinction between findings, interpretation and anything that remains unresolved.
Our focus is commercial and investment-related matters. We do not offer matrimonial investigations or personal relationship investigations.
Start with a conversation.
You do not need to know which service to ask for. Tell us, in general terms, what you need to establish. We will discuss whether ASE is the right fit and what a suitable next step could look like.
Speak to PaulPlease keep your first enquiry brief. Detailed case information can be discussed once the appropriate next steps have been agreed.