What Beau Dietl & Associates does

Beau Dietl & Associates (BDA) is a privately held boutique security and investigation firm headquartered in New York City at 489 5th Avenue. Founded in 1986 by former NYPD detective Richard "Bo" Dietl after a distinguished career (thousands of arrests, 95 percent conviction rate), the firm has operated for over 40 years serving corporations, top-tier law firms, insurance carriers, real estate developers, and high net worth individuals. Primary service coverage is the New York tri-state area and Miami, with field teams dispatched nationally and internationally for investigative engagements.

The firm operates two integrated service lines. Investigative Services cover corporate and transactional due diligence, background checks, litigation support, insurance fraud detection and rapid-response investigations, death investigations (including cold and CUPPI cases), asset searches, matrimonial and estate work, and surveillance/counter-surveillance. Security Services cover executive protection, armed and unarmed physical guarding staffed primarily by former law enforcement and military, event security, real estate and site-development threat assessments, corporate security, House of Worship security consulting, and a UAS-based drone surveillance program deployed in partnership with the FAA at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Methodologically, BDA pairs human intelligence (former NYPD First Grade Detectives, FBI agents, ex-Marine Special Operations) with digital forensics, OSINT, and TSCM, and explicitly positions its offering against purely AI-generated background reports in favor of synthesized qualitative and quantitative analysis.

BDA operates a fee-for-service professional services model with bespoke, quote-based pricing and complimentary initial consultations. Revenue is generated through discrete investigative engagements and ongoing managed security contracts, with long-tenured multi-year arrangements — for example a global cosmetics company (15+ years), a South Street Seaport / Howard Hughes Corporation full-facility contract (24/7/365, ~81,500 annual hours), and a large NYC/Florida asset management firm (since 2017). The go-to-market is relationship-driven direct sales led by senior leadership, with the founder's longstanding Fox News and film media presence, an active blog, and law firm/corporate referrals as the primary demand-generation channels; no channel partners or self-service models are used. The firm has scaled selectively via organic growth to a current headcount of 101-250, covering 20M+ square feet under guard and a cumulative 50,000+ investigations.

Name

Beau Dietl & Associates

Legal name

Beau Dietl & Associates

Website

https://investigations.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Beau Dietl & Associates is a New York boutique investigation and security firm founded in 1986 by former NYPD detective Bo Dietl, serving corporations, law firms, insurers, and high net worth individuals with due diligence, fraud investigations, executive protection, and physical security services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Investigative Services: Fee-for-service investigative engagements including private investigations, corporate investigations, due diligence, death investigations, fraud investigations, insurance investigations, litigation support, and specialty services. Billed per engagement or project basis.
2. Security Services: Ongoing security guard services (armed and unarmed), executive protection, event security, and security consulting. Provided on retainer or contract basis for 24/7 coverage needs, as well as per-event for special occasions.
3. Security Consulting & Assessments: Bespoke security consulting engagements including threat and vulnerability assessments, security strategy development, and regulatory compliance reviews. Billed as project engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Beau Dietl & Associates provides private investigative and security services to corporations, law firms, insurance carriers, real estate developers, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm staffs engagements with former law enforcement and federal agents, dispatching investigators nationally and internationally for due diligence, fraud, surveillance, executive protection, physical security, and event security assignments.

Product overview

Beau Dietl & Associates (BDA) operates as a private investigation and security firm offering a unified platform of investigative and security services. The core offering consists of two main service lines: Investigative Services (including corporate investigations, due diligence, litigation support, fraud detection, insurance investigations, background checks, death investigations, and matrimonial investigations) and Security Services (including executive protection, event security, physical security guards, corporate security, site development, real estate security, and security consulting). BDA's investigations utilize advances in data and technology while collecting actionable intelligence through human sources and analysis. The company was founded by former NYPD detective Bo Dietl and has been operating for over 40 years, serving corporations, law firms, and high net worth individuals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Investigative Services Core private investigation service line covering due diligence, fraud, litigation support, background checks, asset searches, death investigations, matrimonial/estate investigations, and surveillance, delivered to corporations, law firms, insurance carriers, and high-net-worth individuals by former law enforcement investigators.
• Security Services Core security service line covering executive protection, event security, armed and unarmed physical guards, security consulting and assessment, house of worship security, corporate security, site development security, and real estate security, delivered to corporate, institutional, and private clients.
• Executive Protection Personal protection and bodyguard services for executives, public figures, and high-net-worth individuals, staffed by former law enforcement personnel.
• Event Security Security staffing and protection for corporate events, private functions, and public gatherings, with armed and unarmed guard options.
• Physical Security (Armed and Unarmed Guards) Provision of armed and unarmed security guards for site, asset, and personal protection assignments.
• Security Consulting & Assessment Advisory service assessing client security posture, vulnerabilities, and protective measures, including TSCM sweeps for hidden electronic devices.
• House of Worship Security Consulting Security consulting and assessment tailored for religious institutions and their facilities.
• Site Development Security Security guarding and protection for active construction and development sites.
• Real Estate Security Security guarding and protection for completed real estate assets and properties.
• Corporate Due Diligence Background and integrity investigations on companies, principals, and counterparties in support of corporate transactions and partnerships.
• Transactional Due Diligence Investigative support scoped to specific transactions, including M&A, financings, and commercial deals.
• Litigation Support Investigations Investigative support for law firms and their clients, including witness location, evidence gathering, and asset tracing for litigation matters.
• Corporate Fraud Investigation Investigation of suspected internal and external corporate fraud, including embezzlement, kickbacks, and procurement misconduct.
• Insurance Investigations Investigation of suspicious insurance claims, including surveillance and fraud detection for carriers and their SIU teams.
• Background Checks Comprehensive background investigations on individuals for corporate, legal, and personal use.
• Asset Searches Locating and identifying assets of individuals or entities in support of collections, judgments, and litigation.
• Death Investigations Investigative support for matters arising from a death, including estate, insurance, and beneficiary disputes.
• Matrimonial & Estate Investigations Investigations supporting matrimonial and estate matters, including pre-nuptial, divorce, and estate dispute work.
• Surveillance & Counter Surveillance Covert surveillance operations and counter-surveillance sweeps, supported by drone-based aerial surveillance with thermal and zoom cameras.
• Rapid Response Investigations Fast-turnaround investigative deployments via the firm's national and international investigator dispatch network.

Quantifiable outcome

• Drone deployment reduced perimeter incident response time from 7-10 minutes to under 2 minutes at Atlanta Airport
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with FAA for drone pilot program deployment at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Collaborated on developing procedures for airspace compliance and drone operations for security purposes that could be replicated at other major U.S. airports.
• Law Enforcement Agencies (Local, State, Federal)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDecades-long strategic relationships with law enforcement agencies across all levels enabling seamless collaboration on investigations, information sharing, and case coordination. BDA's team consists of former law enforcement professionals who maintain these critical relationships.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Guidepost Solutions: Guidepost Solutions provides investigations, security consulting, and compliance advisory services to corporations, law firms, and governments. Comparable to BDA in combining private investigations with security and consulting offerings targeted at complex enterprise matters.
• Nardello & Co. Nardello & Co. is a boutique investigations firm focused on corporate due diligence, fraud investigations, and asset searches for law firms and Fortune-grade clients — closely mirroring BDA's premium due-diligence and litigation-support practice.
• Kroll: Kroll is a direct peer in high-end corporate investigations, due diligence, background checks, and security consulting for Fortune-grade clients and law firms. The service mix (investigative due diligence, security consulting, cyber) and client profile closely overlap BDA's enterprise and legal segment.
• Control Risks: Control Risks is a specialist investigations, due diligence, and security consulting firm serving corporations, law firms, and governments. Like BDA, it sells high-margin human-intelligence-led investigative engagements and security advisory work to enterprise buyers.
• Pinkerton (orporate Investigations & Security): Pinkerton is one of the most direct comparables — a corporate investigations and security firm offering background checks, due diligence, fraud investigations, executive protection, and managed guard services to enterprise and legal clients globally. Both firms sell human-source investigative work plus physical security under a unified brand to large corporate and law firm clients.

Broad incumbents

• Allied Universal: Allied Universal is one of the largest physical security and guarding providers globally, with broad enterprise contracts. It overlaps with BDA on the guard-services and security consulting side but competes primarily on scale and pricing rather than boutique, senior-led engagements.
• G4S (now part of Allied Universal): G4S is a global incumbent in manned security, secure facilities, and risk consulting. Comparable on physical security and risk management services, but operates at significantly larger scale than BDA's boutique model.
• FTI Consulting (Investigations & Disputes): FTI Consulting's investigations and dispute practice competes with BDA on corporate investigations, M&A diligence, fraud, and litigation support for enterprise and law firm clients, but also offers broader restructuring, economic, and consulting services.

Emerging players

• EFM (Executive Security & Forensic Management) — Salus Risk International: Niche executive protection and risk management firms operating in the high-net-worth and corporate protection space overlap with BDA's Executive Protection and HNW personal security offerings.
• FTC Investigations Group (formerly StoneTurn): StoneTurn-style forensic and investigations firms serve corporate fraud, due diligence, and litigation support needs — overlapping BDA's corporate investigation, fraud, and litigation support practice areas, particularly with legal and financial-services clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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