The red flags were there. They just weren’t in any database. That’s the gap between what background check vendors sell and what due diligence actually requires, especially when you’re buying a company or lending eight figures to someone.
That is the difference between a database search and someone who actually digs- the kind of work that doesn’t come back as a PDF with a green checkmark.
We don’t do background checks, we do background investigations. Big difference when it’s your money on the line.