Global Intelligence Network

What Global Intelligence Network does

Global Intelligence Network is a privately held compliance, intelligence, investigation, and consulting firm founded in 1997 by Robert "Bob" Maheu, a former FBI counter-intelligence officer and founder of Maheu Associates (whose prominent clients included the CIA and Howard Hughes). The firm is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada and is licensed to practice in Nevada and Colorado, operating under two DBAs: Legacy Investigations, which provides traditional private investigative and forensic accounting services (background screening, vendor/supplier investigations, internal investigations, legal support, asset searches, employee integrity, investment due diligence, domestic investigations, non-compete enforcement, patent infringement investigations), and Quality Service Investigation Specialists (QSI), which delivers customer experience evaluation and audit programs using live evaluators.

The firm serves law firms, gaming industry operators, regulated and non-regulated businesses, and individual clients, with prior international engagement spanning over 80 countries for gaming-industry regulatory due diligence and pre-employment background investigations. Core delivery is human-led: investigations rely on licensed professional staff with backgrounds in U.S. law enforcement, corporate accounting, and high-end hospitality management — current president Richard Beasley is a retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent with 25+ years of service — and there is no proprietary technology platform, API, mobile application, or AI tooling in evidence.

Global Intelligence Network's business model is engagement-based professional services billing, with no publicly disclosed pricing and no subscription, SaaS, or recurring revenue structure identified. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct: clients engage via a phone consultation line (702) 891-0500 or a website contact form to schedule a free consultation, and services are then delivered on a project basis through direct client engagement. The firm has not raised any recorded funding rounds, has no disclosed investors or parent entity, and operates with a stated headcount of 1-10 employees.

Name

Global Intelligence Network

Legal name

Global Intelligence Network

Website

https://globalintelligence.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Global Intelligence Network is a Las Vegas-based private investigative and consulting firm, founded in 1997 and operating through Legacy Investigations and QSI Specialists, serving law firms, gaming operators, businesses, and individuals with background screening, asset searches, legal support, and forensic accounting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Investigation Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital/Online Investigations & OSINT (Non-cyber) (BPAKAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Global / International Background Screening (BPACALAI), Competitive Intelligence & Benchmarking (BPAHALAB)

Keywords

• Private investigations
• Background screening
• Forensic accounting
• Asset searches
• Due diligence services

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Investigative and Consulting Services: Professional services billed on an engagement/project basis. Services include background screening, vendor investigations, internal investigations, legal support, asset searches, employee integrity programs, investment due diligence, domestic investigations, non-compete agreement services, and patent infringement investigations. QSI Specialists division provides customer service evaluation and audit services. Forensic accounting services also offered.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Global Intelligence Network is a private investigative, intelligence, and consulting firm operating through two divisions — Legacy Investigations and QSI Specialists. It delivers a broad portfolio of investigative services to law firms, regulated businesses, and individuals, including background screening, vendor and supplier due diligence, internal investigations, legal support, domestic and international asset searches, employee integrity programs, investment due diligence, non-compete enforcement, patent infringement investigations, and customer service evaluation audits.

Product overview

Global Intelligence Network provides investigative and advisory services through two distinct sub-brands: Legacy Investigations and Quality Service Investigation Specialists (QSI). Legacy Investigations offers traditional private investigative services including business and individual background reporting, business due diligence, forensic accounting, asset searches, surveillance, and employee integrity services. QSI Specialists provides customer experience and integrity evaluation services through service investigations that deliver unbiased consumer analysis and actionable data for business improvement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Background Screening

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Control Risks: International risk consultancy specializing in investigations, due diligence, fraud, and asset tracing for corporate clients. Overlaps with Global Intelligence Network's asset search, investment due diligence, and internal investigation services, but with a global consulting-grade delivery model.
• FTI Consulting: Global advisory firm with a dedicated investigations and forensic accounting segment covering asset tracing, internal investigations, and litigation support. Overlaps with Global Intelligence Network's legal support and forensic accounting services but at much larger scale and broader service portfolio.
• Charles River Associates: Global consulting firm with forensics and investigations practice serving law firms and corporates on asset searches, due diligence, and litigation support. Comparable to Global Intelligence Network's consulting investigations work but operating as a publicly listed firm at far greater scale.
• Pinkerton: One of the oldest corporate investigation and security firms in the U.S., offering background screening, due diligence, asset tracing, and corporate investigations. Directly comparable to Global Intelligence Network's core PI services but with vastly broader geographic coverage and enterprise-grade delivery.
• Kroll: Global investigations, due diligence, and security consulting firm. Highly comparable to Global Intelligence Network's Legacy Investigations services (background screening, asset searches, internal investigations, investment due diligence), but operates at far greater scale with a much broader international footprint and proprietary technology stack.

Direct peers

• Guidepost Solutions: U.S.-based investigations, compliance, and security consulting firm with strong former-FBI/Federal-law-enforcement leadership. Directly comparable to Global Intelligence Network in background investigations, due diligence, asset searches, and litigation support, with similar mid-sized boutique positioning.
• Nardello & Co. Boutique global investigations firm specializing in due diligence, asset tracing, and forensic investigations for law firms and corporations. Closely comparable to Global Intelligence Network's Legacy Investigations offering in scope, clientele (law firms, corporates), and engagement-based professional services model.
• Diligentia Consulting Group: Mid-sized U.S. investigations firm offering background checks, due diligence, surveillance, and asset searches for legal and corporate clients. Closely comparable in service mix (background screening, asset searches, internal investigations) and boutique delivery model.

Emerging players

• HireRight: Technology-enabled background screening and due diligence provider serving enterprise employers. Comparable to Global Intelligence Network's Background Screening product line, but differentiates through automated, high-volume SaaS-style delivery versus GIN's manual, high-touch professional-services model.

Regional players

• Global Investigative Services: Regional U.S. investigations firm providing background screening, surveillance, and corporate investigations. Comparable in service offering to Global Intelligence Network's domestic investigations and background screening lines, primarily serving overlapping geographies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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