A paper judgment is not money. We trace hidden and relocated assets — property, accounts, companies and beneficial ownership — across jurisdictions, and document them to a standard that supports freezing orders, recovery and enforcement.
When someone owes money, faces a judgment, or is suspected of hiding wealth, the assets that matter are rarely the ones on the surface. They have been transferred to a spouse, parked in a holding company, moved into property abroad, or layered behind nominee directors and shelf companies. Asset tracing is the disciplined work of following that value — wherever it has gone — and recording it in a way that survives scrutiny.
Umbragarde conducts asset searches for law firms, lenders, family offices and private individuals who hold a claim but cannot see the money behind it. We work from whatever you have — a name, an old address, a company, a single transaction — and reconstruct the picture from open sources, public registries and lawful records across the jurisdictions in play.
A list of suspected assets is not useful on its own. To support a freezing order, enforcement or a negotiated settlement, each finding must be sourced and corroborated — so that when it reaches your lawyers, it can be acted on rather than argued about. That discipline is the difference between intelligence that wins time and intelligence that wins the matter.
Typically when a debtor claims insolvency while continuing to live well; when a judgment creditor holds a win but no recovery; when a divorce or estate involves undisclosed wealth; or when a lender needs to locate the security behind a defaulting borrower. In each case the common thread is the same — the cost of not knowing is high, and the answers are not in the public record.
It begins with a confidential brief. We agree the scope, the jurisdictions and what a useful answer looks like before any work starts. We then collect and verify, and deliver a clear, sourced briefing — and, where helpful, a private, access-controlled board you can review and share on your terms. Every enquiry is treated in strict confidence, and we never confirm a client or a matter.
Asset tracing is the structured investigation that follows value — property, bank accounts, companies, beneficial ownership and other holdings — as it moves between people, entities and jurisdictions, then documents it to a standard that supports recovery and enforcement.
A focused trace typically produces first findings within one to two weeks. Complex cross-border structures with nominees and layered ownership take longer; scope and jurisdictions are agreed before any work begins.
Yes. Legitimate asset tracing relies on open sources, public registries and other lawful records, corroborated before delivery. We do not use unlawful access to private data, and our work leaves no footprint that points back to you.
It depends on scope and the number of jurisdictions involved. We agree a defined scope and a clear basis for fees before starting — see our guide on how much asset tracing costs.
One confidential message is enough. Tell us only what you are comfortable sharing — we take it from there.
Make a confidential enquiry