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Global Investigations Limited is a Private Investigations organisation offering a range of services including people and asset tracing, in-depth background checks, complex fraud and scams, employee vetting, enhanced due diligence, global surveillance and technical surveillance counter measures (bug sweeping). It was founded by Jack Roberts, one of UK's leading private investigators. Global Investigations Limited celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2019 and is considered an industry pioneer in cross border investigations. They were the first investigations agency in the UK to offer fast & easy, online tracing, and then in 1997 were the first UK agency to offer support based tracing where subjects were located and put in telephone contact with their immediate clients to their benefit - this was quickly followed by other agencies in the UK.

The company has now gone on to operate in all major continents and has operatives working daily in the Americas and all over Europe.

History and Company Structure


Founded in 1993 by Jack Roberts, Global Investigations opened its first office in Surbiton's High Street but following a need for expansion moved into the current headquarters in Kingston Upon Thames in 1998 . After starting out as a small UK based company, Global Investigations Limited have since grown into world-renowned investigative agency, working daily in over 20 countries including Europe, Asia & The Americas. The lead investigator and owner of Global Investigations is Jack Roberts who has been in the field as private investigator for over 30 years. He specialises in complex fraud and scam investigations as well as background enquiries both in the UK and internationally.

Global Investigations currently has 4 main operating sectors, under the company name Global Investigations Limited. The 4 sectors include:


 * Global Investigations: UK and international tracking/tracing, covert surveillance, asset investigations, process serves and legal investigations.
 * UK Background: Background checks and due diligence checks, credit checks, criminal background checks.
 * Advanced Vetting: Vetting and due diligence checks.
 * Advanced Sweeping: Technical surveillance counter measure team, dealing with specialised bug sweeping enquires. Based in the midlands but cover the whole of the UK.

Awards

 * 2013 - Global Investigations Limited was awarded the distinction of UK Tracing Firm of the Year at the M&A Awards
 * 2014 - Global Investigations Limited was again awarded the M&A Award for UK Tracing Firm of the Year
 * 2016 - Global Investigations was awarded Best for Fraud & Legal Investigation Services - UK at the M&A Awards
 * 2017 - Wealth and Finance International: Leading Fraud Investigations Award
 * 2019 - Lawyer International Legal Top 100: 2019 Winner Best Private Detective & Investigation Agency of the Year (UK)

Memberships
Since its foundation, Global Investigations Limited has worked tirelessly to gain company accreditation in several associations including:


 * Association of British Investigators (ABI) - being members of the ABI encourages investigations to operate to a high level of integrity within an unregulated industry
 * International Association of Asset Recovery
 * Business, Espionage and Counter Controls Association (BECCA)
 * Professional Background Screening Association (formerly National Association of Background Screeners)
 * British Agents Member

Licences

 * Global Investigations Limited is a licenced Private Investigatior with the PSA in Ireland. Licence Number: 08776
 * Global Investigations holds a British Standards Licence in Investigative Services. Registration number: LON389

Media
Global Investigations Managing Director, Jack Roberts, is seen as an industry expert and has been quoted in the media multiple times.

The UK's best selling crime author, Peter James, also sought inspiration and advice from Jack Roberts for his Novel 'Dead at First Sight' released May, 2019. A character was based on Jack.

Media Articles featuring Jack Roberts and Global Investigations listed below:


 * https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3333833/Private-investigator-reveals-murdered-millionaire-Kinga-Legg-hired-three-months-death.html (2015)
 * https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/exqqez/private-investigator-cheating-relationship-239 (2015)
 * https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/news/a49818/private-investig ator-cheating-spouse/ (2015)
 * https://www.theabi.org.uk/news/school-where-teens-learn-to-scam-lonely-british-women (2019)