The new unit will serve UHNW individuals, family offices, multinationals, law firms and organisations in the sports sector.

This week, Heligan Group, a UK-based investment and advisory group, has launched a specialist unit made up of investigators, analysts and technologists who provide risk intelligence services. 

The new offering is called Heligan Strategic Advisory (HSA), the firm, which has offices in London and Birmingham, said in a statement. It will serve ultra-high net worth individuals, family offices, multinationals, law firms, and organisations across the sports industry.

The move marks Heligan’s expansion into high-end risk intelligence and investigations. This is in response to growing demands for faster, more specialised insight into complex transactions and disputes, it said.

HSA will also offer consultancy services with a focus on the defence sector, delivering strategic insight and analysis, technology and market assessments, sector-specific M&A due diligence, strategic acquisition targeting, competitive intelligence reporting, access to influential networks, and commissioned thought leadership.

Its core service areas include:

-- Market entry risk, sanctions and regulatory analysis; 
-- Competitive intelligence and political risk monitoring; 
-- Commercial and enhanced due diligence; 
-- Beneficial ownership, source of funds and compliance reviews; 
-- Cross-border investigations, fraud enquiries and asset tracing; 
-- Litigation support, evidence development and expert analysis; 
-- Crisis negotiation, reputation and high-conflict management; 
-- Digital forensics, OSINT [open source intelligence] and cyber threat assessment; and 
-- Dark web monitoring and threat actor identification. 

The launch has reunited Adam Irwin, Heligan managing partner at HAS, with former colleague, Heligan chairman Keith Bristow. The pair collaborated at the National Crime Agency. They are joined by Jamie Barter, former head of clients at a London digital investigations firm.

Heligan was founded in 2015 by Dr Tim Grasby.

In December 2025, Heligan appointed Adam Irwin as managing partner of its strategic insights division.