Asset Search & Asset Tracing in France

RCI Detectives provides professional asset search and asset tracing investigations in France for international clients, law firms, companies and individuals seeking to identify assets, assess financial situations or support legal proceedings.

Based in Paris and operating throughout France, our licensed private investigators conduct discreet financial and asset investigations in compliance with French law.

We regularly assist foreign clients, including US attorneys, law firms and companies, who need reliable information about individuals or businesses located in France.

Finding assets in France can be complex, particularly for clients located outside the country.

French financial, corporate and property information is spread across different sources and is subject to strict privacy and data protection regulations.

Our role is to identify, verify and cross-reference legally accessible information in order to establish a clear picture of a person or company's financial and asset situation.

Depending on the case and its legal basis, an investigation may include:

• Real estate and property investigations
• Company ownership and corporate interests
• Shareholdings and business connections
• Identification of professional activities
• Financial and solvency investigations
• Verification of known assets
• Investigation of potential hidden assets
• Debtor asset investigations
• Lifestyle and financial consistency analysis
• Identification and verification of relevant corporate structures

Each investigation is tailored to the client's objectives and to the information legally accessible in France.

RCI Detectives assists US attorneys and international law firms requiring asset investigations in France.

An individual or company involved in litigation abroad may own property, companies or other economic interests in France that are difficult to identify from the United States.

We provide local investigative support to help legal professionals obtain factual and documented information in connection with:

• Civil and commercial litigation
• Debt recovery
• Enforcement proceedings
• Divorce and financial disputes
• Fraud investigations
• Business disputes
• Due diligence
• Cross-border litigation

Our findings are presented in clear investigation reports designed to be easily understood and used by legal professionals.

Before initiating or continuing recovery proceedings, understanding a debtor's actual financial situation can be essential.

Our investigators can conduct debtor and solvency investigations in France to identify information relevant to recovery strategies.

Depending on the circumstances, investigations may help determine whether the subject:

• Owns real estate in France
• Holds interests in French companies
• Operates or manages businesses
• Has identifiable professional activities
• Appears to maintain assets inconsistent with claimed insolvency
• Has relevant economic or corporate connections

This information can help clients and their legal counsel assess whether further legal or recovery action is appropriate.

Assets are not always held directly in an individual's name.

Companies, associates, relatives or complex ownership structures may sometimes be relevant when investigating a person's financial situation.

Where legally justified, RCI Detectives can examine corporate relationships, ownership structures, professional connections and other available information to identify inconsistencies or potential links to assets.

Our investigations rely on lawful investigative methods, documentary research, OSINT, professional databases, public records and field investigations when necessary.

We do not use illegal access to banking systems, confidential databases or unlawfully obtained personal information.

Asset tracing is also useful in commercial matters.

We assist companies, investors and legal professionals with investigations involving:

• Business partners
• Company directors
• Shareholders
• Debtors
• Former employees
• Fraud suspects
• Commercial counterparties

These investigations may form part of broader due diligence, fraud, litigation or corporate investigation assignments in France.

Conducting an asset investigation in France requires an understanding of French administrative systems, corporate structures and legal restrictions.

RCI Detectives is a licensed French private investigation agency based in the Paris area.

Our investigators operate directly in France and can conduct investigations nationwide.

International clients therefore work directly with investigators on the ground, without unnecessary intermediaries.

Private investigation is a regulated profession in France.

RCI Detectives operates under the authorization and supervision applicable to French private investigation agencies.

All investigations are conducted in accordance with French law, privacy regulations and professional confidentiality requirements.

Our objective is not simply to collect information, but to provide verified, relevant and legally obtained intelligence that can support informed decisions and legal strategies.

If you need to identify assets, investigate a debtor or understand the financial situation of an individual or company in France, contact RCI Detectives for a confidential assessment.

We assist clients in France and internationally, including US individuals, attorneys, law firms and companies requiring investigations in France.