The brief
A US law firm needed the real people behind a set of aircraft: beneficial owners and the individuals who actually make decisions. Public records stopped at shell entities.
Track Record · 実績
Crossings on record.
Real engagements, described in enough detail to judge. Anonymized, never invented.
SHIP'S LOG
5 SELECTED CROSSINGS
5 SELECTED CROSSINGS
LOG 01 / 05
Beneficial owners, traced to a name
FIXED DELIVERABLE · INVOICED IN FULL + BONUS“Public records stopped at shell entities.”
What we did
Built a structured dataset from registries and corporate filings, triangulated ownership chains, and reconciled conflicting records down to named, contactable individuals.
Results
29
records resolved
→ named
decision-makers identified
Paid
invoiced in full, plus bonus
Why it reduced risk: every identification carried its source chain, so the firm could rely on the findings instead of taking them on faith.
Service used
LOG 02 / 05
A US manufacturer's first qualified distributor meetings
SUCCESS FEE · PAID PER CONFIRMED MEETING“The downside was capped from the start.”
The brief
A US manufacturer wanted to appoint Japanese distributors but had no local presence and no one able to reach the right people in Japanese.
What we did
Identified candidate distributors, ran direct outreach to decision-makers in native Japanese, qualified interest and fit, and set up the conversations.
Results
Per meeting
paid only on confirmed, qualified meetings
Qualified
interest and fit verified first
JP
outreach in native Japanese
Why it reduced risk: the client paid on confirmed, qualified meetings, not on effort or promises. The downside was capped from the start.
Service used
LOG 03 / 05
Sourcing Japanese supply for an overseas buyer
FIXED SCOPE · INVOICED & PAID“A screened shortlist instead of a raw list.”
The brief
An overseas buyer needed Japanese suppliers for a specific material grade, with the outreach and screening handled end to end.
What we did
Compiled a supplier long-list, contacted and screened each one, and reported back which were responsive and worth pursuing.
Results
35+
suppliers contacted & screened
Fixed
fixed scope, invoiced & paid
Shortlist
of responsive suppliers
Why it reduced risk: a fixed scope and price meant the buyer knew the cost of the search before committing, and got a screened shortlist instead of a raw list.
Service used
LOG 04 / 05
Localization QA that became a standing role
PROJECT → RETAINED“Fixing the process, not just the words.”
The brief
A global travel platform needed its Japanese content checked for quality, and suspected its localization process itself needed work.
What we did
Ran coverage QA against the source text, fixed machine-translation artifacts, and redesigned the prompt and process so quality held at scale. We then proposed a continuing arrangement.
Results
QA + fix
source-checked, glossary-governed
Process
redesigned, not just patched
Retained
escalated into ongoing work
Why it reduced risk: fixing the process, not just the words, meant the quality problem stopped recurring.
Service used
LOG 05 / 05
A cross-border group's bilingual operation
MONTHLY RETAINER · ONGOING“One contact, one standard, two languages.”
The brief
A cross-border real-estate group had continuous bilingual work (minutes, landing pages, ads, research) spread across too many hands.
What we did
Consolidated it into one monthly operation: bilingual minutes, LPs and ad copy built and localized, research run on demand — one contact, one standard.
Results
Monthly
ongoing retainer
4+
work-streams under one operator
One
contact, one standard, two languages
Why it reduced risk: one accountable operator who already knew the file removed hand-off gaps and kept a consistent standard across every deliverable.
Service used
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