Carpinvest Group - Investigative Consultants

What Carpinvest Group - Investigative Consultants does

Carpinvest Group SRL is an Italian private investigation firm headquartered in Carpi (Modena) that has provided investigative and brand protection services since 1986. The firm serves four primary client segments: large industrial and enterprise groups requiring brand protection and anti-counterfeiting services; insurance companies requiring claims fraud investigation; law firms specializing in intellectual and industrial property; and Italian law enforcement and customs authorities requiring expert technical assessments of seized counterfeit goods. Notable named clients include Tottenham Hotspur FC and major international music artists (AC/DC, Ed Sheeran, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Linkin Park, Guns N' Roses), with event-driven brand protection delivered across at least seven European countries.

The firm's core technology product is a web-based Brand Protection Online platform launched in its current five-module form in 2022, covering Website, Marketplace (eBay, Alibaba), Mobile App, PPC Ads (Google, Facebook/Instagram), and Social monitoring. The platform employs algorithmic risk prioritization and adaptive learning to identify repeat infringers and major brand parasites, with integrated multi-channel cease-and-desist tooling. This is supplemented by a proprietary investigative case management system, OSINT capabilities, and direct access to Italian government registries (Camera di Commercio, PRA, Catasto, Conservatoria, Uffici Anagrafe) for counterparty analysis and evidence gathering.

Carpinvest operates a quote-based, project-priced professional services model with modular budget structures. Go-to-market is exclusively direct enterprise sales through dedicated consultants, supplemented by SEO-optimized content marketing (the firm website and case-study blog), industry partnerships with IP law firms, and on-site presence at international live events. The firm claims presence on the supplier lists of over 50 national and an equal number of international companies, and reports an 88%+ conviction rate in judicial proceedings where its expert reports are submitted. Revenue and ownership are not publicly disclosed; the company is registered as an Italian SRL with paid-in capital of €25,500 and has no parent company or external funding identified.

Name

Carpinvest Group - Investigative Consultants

Legal name

Carpinvest Group SRL

Website

https://carpinvest.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Carpinvest Group is an Italian licensed investigative firm founded in 1986, providing brand protection, anti-counterfeiting, corporate investigations, and insurance fraud services to industrial enterprises, insurance companies, IP law firms, and live-event organizers across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Investigation Services

NAICS

Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161), Investigation and Personal Background Check Services (561611)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Due Diligence & Investigative Research (BPAHALAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Trademark Prosecution & Brand Protection (BPAHAMAB), Fraud Investigations & Claims Support (Insurance/Financial) (BPAKAEAD)

Keywords

• Corporate investigation services
• Brand protection consulting
• Anti-counterfeiting investigations
• Insurance fraud investigations
• Intellectual property investigations

Headquarters

HQ city

Carpi

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Brand Protection Services: Comprehensive brand protection services including technical expert assessments of counterfeit goods for police and customs authorities, trademark investigations, online brand protection monitoring, and anticounterfeiting operations at live events. Services include on-site inspections, email-based assessments, and customs office examinations.
2. Corporate Investigations: Employee monitoring services including absenteeism investigations, disloyal employee investigations, pre-employment background checks, false sick leave verification, improper use of Law 104/92 permits, unauthorized access/theft/sabotage investigations, and corporate fraud investigations.
3. Insurance Investigations: Investigative services for insurance companies including RCA (auto liability), RCG (general liability), fraud detection, accident reconstruction, claim verification, and mortality investigations. Also includes counterparty analysis for credit and reputational risk assessment under Italian Legislative Decree 231/01 and anti-money laundering regulations.
4. Law Firm Support Services: Investigative services supporting legal practices specialized in intellectual and industrial property. Includes trademark use and pre-use investigations, competitor analysis, undercover investigations, counterparty solvency verification, and comprehensive business intelligence on legal and natural persons.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Carpinvest Group is an Italian investigative firm providing brand protection, anti-counterfeiting, corporate, insurance, and legal investigation services. Its offerings combine professional field investigations (technical expert reports, on-site counterfeit seizures, employee surveillance, insurance claim verification) with a proprietary web-based "Brand Protection Online" platform that monitors websites, marketplaces, mobile apps, PPC ads, and social media for trademark violations and counterfeit activity. The company also delivers counterparty due diligence and compliance support under Italian Legislative Decree 231/01 for law firms, insurance carriers, large industrial groups, and law enforcement agencies.

Product overview

Carpinvest Group operates as a private investigation firm with a portfolio of specialized service lines rather than a unified software platform. The core offerings include Brand Protection services (encompassing technical expert reports on counterfeit goods, intellectual property investigations, online brand protection software with five monitoring modules, and trademark anti-counterfeiting), and Investigative Services (covering employee controls such as absenteeism investigation, disloyal employees, pre-employment screening, corporate fraud, technical debugging, insurance investigations, law enforcement support, and counterparty analysis). The brand protection online software represents the company's primary technology product, while investigation services are delivered through professional investigative teams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brand Protection Services Comprehensive brand protection services covering online and offline trademark protection, counterfeit merchandise analysis, intellectual property investigations, and market monitoring for large enterprises and brand owners seeking to safeguard their brands from infringement and piracy.
• Technical Expert Reports on Counterfeit Goods Technical expert analysis services to determine whether goods are counterfeit or genuine, providing a valid evidentiary basis for judicial proceedings and law enforcement actions.
• Intellectual Property Investigations Investigations for trademark and patent protection, including verification of ownership, registration, validity, use, and pre-use of marks, plus competitor strategy analysis and new market opportunity research.
• Brand Protection Online Monitoring Platform Web-based software platform with five monitoring modules (Website, Marketplace, Mobile App, PPC Ads, Social) that automatically scans for brand violations, counterfeits, and trademark abuse across digital channels, with multi-platform cease-and-desist capabilities.
• Trademark Anti-Counterfeiting Investigations Anti-counterfeiting services including specific investigations, market monitoring, and collaboration with law enforcement to combat trademark infringement and piracy.
• Employee Controls Investigations Employee investigation services including absenteeism monitoring, loyalty verification, pre-employment screening, false sick leave investigations, unauthorized access detection, corporate fraud investigation, and technical debugging (TSCM sweeps).
• Investigative Services for Law Firms Investigative services supporting legal practices with evidence collection for intellectual property, industrial, and general legal cases, including undercover operations, counterparty solvency verification, and testimony.
• Insurance Investigation Services Insurance fraud investigation services including RCA (auto liability) verification, accident reconstruction, claims investigation, workplace injury investigations, claim verification, and mortality investigations for the insurance industry.
• Law Enforcement Investigative Services Expert witness and technical analysis services for police forces including counterfeit goods examination and evidence documentation for criminal proceedings.
• Counterparty Analysis Counterparty analysis services for compliance with Italian Legislative Decree 231/01 (Administrative Liability) and anti-money laundering regulations, including credit risk, reputational risk, and anti-corruption assessments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 88% conviction rate in judicial proceedings (147/170 criminal cases; 46/52 civil cases in 2021)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Tottenham Hotspur FCflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019In 2019, Carpinvest was selected as brand protection partner for Tottenham Hotspur FC to manage the club's transition from Wembley Stadium to its new stadium, preventing unauthorized merchandise vendors during the inauguration. The partnership demonstrates Carpinvest's capability in large-scale sports venue brand protection and contributed to the stadium being nominated for Venue of the Year at the Stadium Business Awards.
• Italian Patent Law Firms (Various)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCarpinvest collaborates with the most important patent law firms and prestigious law firms specializing in Industrial Property, serving as their investigative arm for trademark and patent protection cases. These partnerships provide comprehensive intellectual property enforcement services to shared client companies.
• Agenzia delle Dogane (Italian Customs Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaily collaboration with the Italian Customs Agency for counterfeit goods seizure investigations. Carpinvest performs expert technical assessments on goods seized at Italian customs offices, providing evidentiary reports for prosecution of counterfeiting crimes.
• Guardia di Finanza (Italian Financial Police)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates daily with the Guardia di Finanza and broader Italian law enforcement for counterfeit seizure investigations, providing expert technical assessments and investigative support for intellectual property crimes nationwide.
• International Law EnforcementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperates internationally with law enforcement agencies during brand protection operations at major events across Europe, including coordination with local police in Poland, France, Germany, Spain, Denmark, and Hungary.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pinkerton: Global investigative and corporate security firm (now part of Securitas) offering corporate investigations, fraud detection, and brand protection services comparable to Carpinvest, but with vastly greater geographic and resource scale.
• Securitas: Global security services group (parent of Pinkerton) providing investigations, brand protection, and corporate security at massive scale, serving as the principal broad incumbent against which Carpinvest's premium investigative services compete.
• Kroll: Major global risk consulting firm providing corporate investigations, brand protection, IP enforcement, and cyber investigations to enterprise clients, directly overlapping with Carpinvest's enterprise offerings at much larger scale.
• Control Risks: Global risk and investigations consultancy delivering corporate investigations, integrity due diligence, and brand protection services, comparable in professional services positioning to Carpinvest but operating internationally with broader capability sets.
• FTI Consulting: Global advisory firm with a dedicated investigations and brand protection practice serving enterprises and law firms, competing for similar insurance, IP, and corporate investigation engagements as Carpinvest.

Emerging players

• S-RM: Independent cyber and corporate intelligence consultancy offering brand protection, due diligence, and investigations, competing with Carpinvest for European enterprise engagements with a more digitally-focused delivery model.
• Group-IB: Cybersecurity and fraud investigation firm with a brand protection and anti-counterfeiting practice, overlapping with Carpinvest's online brand monitoring and corporate fraud investigation services with a more technology-led approach.
• Resecurity: Cyber investigations and brand protection firm providing online counterfeit detection, dark web monitoring, and corporate investigations, comparable in technology-enabled investigative services to Carpinvest's online brand protection capabilities.

Direct peers

• Incopro: Specialized brand protection software and services provider focused on online IP enforcement and counterfeit detection, directly comparable to Carpinvest's Brand Protection Online platform and anti-counterfeiting offerings.
• MarkMonitor (Clarivate): Enterprise brand protection platform (now part of Clarivate) offering online anti-counterfeiting, domain management, and trademark enforcement software, competing for the same corporate IP-protection budgets as Carpinvest's digital platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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