Est.2002 in Dubai, Cyprus and Greece

PLATO is a specialized Full-Cycle Business and Strategic Intelligence Information services provider, aiming to assist our clients to ensure/enforce Customer/Supplier/Collaborator Integrity, achieve Compliance, expose/minimize Risk and apply Effective Tactical and Strategic Decision making. Initially established in 2002 as PSI Proactive Strategic Intelligence, PLATO operates for over 16 years and has Offices in Dubai, Cyprus and Greece.

Full Cycle Strategic Intelligence

We specialize in collecting Primary Research results and Hands-on Local Research, Information, Official Documentation and Unofficial Intelligence on the subjects of our research, via our extensive Local Network of Operatives in the Geographical Regions of our coverage. We conduct Site Visits, Local Official Sources/Registries/Chambers Visits and collect the Fresh, Up-to-date Local Actionable Intelligence you require, at the time frame you require it.

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Local Operatives in over 85 Countries

PLATO has an extensive locally based Researcher – Operatives network, covering over 85 countries in the Balkans, Middle East and Africa, Eastern Europe, Russia, CIS and Eurasia. Through our extended global network, our customers can enlarge their geographical coverage and extend their own reach to difficult territories and emerging countries (e.g., Libya, Nigeria, Angola, Somalia, Kenya, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Brunei, Mongolia, Cambodia, etc)

16

YEARS OF OPERATION

87

COUNTRIES COVERED

185

LOCAL OPERATIVES

2800

PROJECTS COMPLETED

We DO NOT just provide DATA, we offer you INTELLIGENCE with our CRITICAL THINKING so you can effectively INTERPRET what it means for YOUR BUSINESS

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Full Cycle Strategic Intelligence Services

All our products and services are fully customizable to accurately suit and best fulfill our client;s requirements

Enhanced N-Tier© Due Diligence Intelligence
Enhanced N-Tier© Due-Diligence Intelligence research, Cross-Border/Country, Cross-Company/Entity Cross-Sector/Industry, fully client customized for Legal Entities and Individuals/Persons Of Interest
UBOs/Shareholders N-Tier© Multilevel research
Multilevel UBO and Shareholders identification, Biographical, Sociological Intelligence, Political intelligence on UBOs, Shareholders and Directors including Reputation Assessments
HUMINT and Local Source Enquiries
Human Intelligence and Local Source Enquiries, local language Unofficial Intelligence and discreet Interviews by locally based operatives with Verbatim reporting of results
Litigations research and Bankruptcy checks
Past & Present Litigations research, Legal Exposure, Paralegal support, Bankruptcy checks, Assets tracing, employee/collaborator Background checks
KYC/KYS and PEP Information Services
KYC/KYS Information Services, Sanctions Screening, Politically Exposed Persons research and PEP Screening, On-boarding Checks and PEP-Alerts©
Competitive Intelligence - MEDIS©
Competitive Intelligence, Competitive Technical Intelligence, Media Intelligence Services – MEDIS© Industry Monitoring qith Executive News Summaries and Media Alerts
Business and Market Intelligence
Intelligence for Pre-Mergers & Acquisitions, JV's and Partnership Targets, Pre-Sales, Pre-Contract and Customer Business Intelligence, Special events analysis of public perception from OSINT research, Market Entry, Exports & Corporate Expansion Intelligence & Market Research
Local Site Visits & Collocation Intelligence
Local Address, Offices and Premises Verification - OnSite Inspections and Validation with Photos and local sources Official/Unofficial feedback, Collocation Intelligence of locally coexisting legal entities
Investigative Fieldwork
Investigative Fieldwork on Companies and/or Individuals by our local Investigative Operatives, as dictated ad hoc by specific client requirements

From PLATO's Cave of Shadowy Illusions, Missinformation and Risk, we guide you out into the Sunlight of Knowledge, Awareness, Transparency and Integrity

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Our Geographical Coverage

We cover over 85 countries with our own network of Locally based Operatives

South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Mauritius, Seychelles, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi
Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa

South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Mauritius, Seychelles, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi
Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Sierra Leone, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Cote d’ Ivoire, Liberia, Ghana, Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso, Angola, Namibia
Western Sub-Saharan Africa

Nigeria, Niger, Mali, Sierra Leone, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Cote d’ Ivoire, Liberia, Ghana, Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso, Angola, Namibia
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt
North Africa

Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt
Palestine/Israel, Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, Yemen  
Middle East

Palestine/Israel, Bahrain, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, Yemen  
Myanmar, Mongolia, Cambodia, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia, Maldives,
South Eastern Asia

Myanmar, Mongolia, Cambodia, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia, Maldives,
Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Gibraltar, Russia and CIS, Ukraine, Turkey
Europe

Greece, Cyprus, Malta, Gibraltar, Russia and CIS, Ukraine, Turkey
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Northern Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, Croatia, Slovenia
Balkans

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Northern Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, Croatia, Slovenia

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We welcome you to enquire about our  Services and get up to speed on all issues of your interest, without any obligation whatsoever. An executive Analyst from our staff will come back to you with information and assistance on the Service and Geographical Area of your interest. Any information you may provide will be treated with absolute Privacy and our highest respect towards you and your potential business.

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    The latest news, events, happenings, participations and developments that concern our company and the field of Strategic Intelligene

    PLATO Group achieves supreme coverage of Africa via its own local operatives network

    PLATO is especially proud to have achieved supreme coverage of Africa with our own network of locally based operatives and researchers, a hard earned result of a decade of applied focus, local experience and dedicated effort. We are pleased to now offer our flagship Enhanced Due Diligence product, our *EDD Intelligence Report with Local Source Interviews* for […]

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    • September 10, 2021

    PLATO Group now operates on 100% Teleworking capability

    In response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, as of May 2020 the PLATO Institute of International Strategic Extroversy is hereafter capable of 100% teleworking. We have established the necessary communication protocols, instigated safety and security procedures and created a multinational interoperability system that allows us, all our local employees and remote local operatives and researchers located at over […]

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    • May 22, 2019

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