Skadi

What Skadi does

Skadi Limited is a London-headquartered boutique advisory firm founded in 2012 that provides expert services to wholesale financial market participants and their legal advisers. Its core offerings are (i) complex wholesale financial investigations including whistleblower support, historic trade reconstructions and substantial loss analysis; (ii) expert advisors and Part 35-compliant expert witnesses for financial litigation, arbitration, mediation and dispute resolution; (iii) independent front office subject matter expert support for audit, compliance and control functions at regulated firms; and (iv) training under the Skadi Learning brand covering complex financial products. The firm's software asset is ODIN, a proprietary multi-asset class anti-money laundering trade surveillance tool that monitors data from legacy trading systems to identify suspicious activity and integrates with existing AML/KYC and Swift screening processes.

Skadi monetises primarily through bespoke, quote-based professional services engagements delivered by senior practitioners with decades of buy- and sell-side experience, supplemented by training fees and, in principle, ODIN software licences. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting compliance heads, internal audit leadership and financial litigation partners at banks, regulated firms and law firms, supported by a content-led demand generation programme that includes monthly SKADI HORIZON research, SKADI Impact Pieces, The Skadi Podcast and video content. The firm also extends its expert services into adjacent verticals including mining, aviation and shipping, and renewables, and has formalised training partnerships (e.g., Adelwise) while maintaining credentials such as ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification and an ICA Innovator of the Year shortlist.

Skadi Limited is privately held, founder- or management-owned, with no disclosed funding rounds, parent company or M&A activity. Operating from a single London office with a 1-10 employee team, the firm generates outcomes such as bonus clawbacks in excess of $15 million for regulated clients and over 30,000 hours of investigative experience, while continuing to invest in productisation through ODIN and in thought leadership distribution.

Name

Skadi

Legal name

Skadi Limited

Website

https://skadilimited.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Skadi Limited is a London-based boutique advisory firm founded in 2012 that provides complex wholesale financial investigations, expert witness services, audit and compliance support, and ODIN anti-money laundering trade surveillance software to banks, regulated firms and law firms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Compliance & Investigations Advisory

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523)

SIC

Services-Services, Nec (8900)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Crime, AML/CFT & Sanctions Compliance (BPAHAFAE)

Keywords

• Financial investigations
• Compliance consulting
• Expert witness services
• AML surveillance software
• Audit support

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Financial Investigation Services: Professional services providing complex wholesale financial investigations, supporting heads of internal investigations, internal audit, and compliance. Includes whistleblower support, investigation lifecycle management, interview support, and report preparation.
2. Expert Witness and Advisory Services: Subject matter experts providing expert witness testimony (Part 35 compliant reports), litigation support, arbitration, mediation, and amicable dispute resolution for financial litigation cases.
3. Audit and Compliance Support: Front office subject matter experts deployed to support compliance departments and internal audit functions, including conduct reviews, control testing, and 3 Lines of Defence support.
4. Training Services (Skadi Learning): Financial product knowledge training courses delivered on-site, digitally via e-learning, or via video conferencing. Courses cover convertible bonds, structured credit, inter dealer brokers, rogue traders, and trader workshops.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Skadi is a specialist financial markets advisory firm that delivers expert-led financial investigations (front-line alerts and communications reviews), expert witness testimony, audit and compliance support, and training, alongside ODIN, its proprietary multi-asset class AML trade surveillance software built on the Siron® Compliance Suite. The firm serves regulated financial institutions, brokers, exchanges, regulators, and law firms requiring independent, senior-practitioner expertise.

Product overview

Skadi Limited operates as a financial services expert advisory firm offering a portfolio of interconnected services for the wholesale financial markets. The core offerings include Financial Investigation services, the proprietary ODIN anti-money laundering software, Expert Advisors and Witnesses, and Audit and Compliance support. These are supplemented by Skadi Learning training courses and research publications including SKADI Horizon monthly reports and SKADI Impact Pieces. The firm also produces The Skadi Podcast and video content. All services are grounded in front-line experience from major financial institutions, with ODIN serving as the primary software product—a multi-asset class AML surveillance tool that works alongside existing AML/KYC and Swift screening processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Financial Investigation Front-line, senior-practitioner financial investigations including reviews of alerts, transactions, communications, and trading activity; designed for financial institutions, regulators, and law firms needing high-quality, independent investigative support.
• Expert Advisors and Expert Witnesses Bespoke advisory and expert witness services in regulatory, civil, criminal, and international arbitration matters, leveraging Skadi's senior-level financial markets expertise.
• Audit and Compliance Independent audit and compliance support services for the financial services industry, drawing on experienced practitioners to deliver high-quality, independent advice.
• ODIN Proprietary AML trade surveillance software (multi-asset class, built on the Siron® Compliance Suite) providing automated trade surveillance, detection, workflow, and case management for broker-dealers, investment advisers, and other regulated firms, with the aim of significantly reducing false positives.
• Skadi Learning Training and education offering delivered by Skadi's senior practitioners, sharing lessons learned from real cases to build client capability in financial markets investigations, compliance, and surveillance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30,000 hours of investigative experience
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AdelwiseminorOthersAdelwise is referenced as a training partner in specific business critical areas. Skadi offers courses from select training partners including Adelwise's Cyber Security Awareness course developed by top business and industry professionals.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• FTI Consulting: Large global advisory covering expert witness, investigations, and compliance services across many industries. Overlaps with Skadi but operates at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Alvarez & Marsal: Global professional services firm with disputes and investigations practice covering financial institutions. Broader portfolio than Skadi but overlaps in financial investigations and expert witness services.
• Kroll: Global risk and financial advisory including expert services, investigations, and AML advisory. Larger and broader than Skadi but shares the financial investigations and compliance orientation.
• Houlihan Lokey: Investment bank with a disputes and financial expert services practice providing valuation and expert testimony in financial litigation. Comparable on the litigation support / expert witness dimension.

Direct peers

• Forensic Risk Alliance: Boutique forensic investigation firm focused on financial institutions and complex investigations, regulatory inquiries, and compliance reviews. Closely aligned with Skadi's financial investigations and audit/compliance services.
• Berkeley Research Group (BRG): Provides expert witness and consulting services in complex financial disputes, including economists and financial specialists. Comparable as a destination for complex financial product expert mandates.
• Charles River Associates: Global consulting firm that provides economic and financial expertise for litigation and regulatory matters, including expert witness testimony in complex financial disputes. Directly comparable as a financial expert advisory serving law firms and financial institutions.
• Ankura Consulting: Specializes in disputes, investigations, and expert services for financial institutions and corporates. Highly comparable to Skadi's investigations, expert witness, and compliance advisory offerings.

Emerging players

• Napier AI: AML and financial crime compliance technology vendor serving banks and financial institutions with transaction monitoring. Direct technology peer to Skadi's ODIN surveillance platform.
• Silent Eight: AI-driven AML and sanctions screening platform for financial institutions. Comparable as an emerging AML technology vendor targeting bank compliance teams.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/skadilimited
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCiRs-sxQzUdY-4bdH3KEndw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skadi-limited
• Instagraminstagram.com/skadilimited
• Facebookfacebook.com/SkadiLimited

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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