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8 Tweets Feb 07, 2023
The tools @HindenburgRes used to research Adani that you can use too!
HindenburgRes - THEE Sherlock Holmes of the finance world, left no stone unturned - NO FRAUD IS SAFE from Hidenburg.
You won't believe the depth they went into...
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Before we dive, some stats on the Adani report:
~33,000 words
~160 pages
Resources used:
-Media reports
-Phone calls/Interviews
-Securities exchange directives/reports/
-Revenue collection reports/directives
-Legal entity identifiers
-Corporate business registars
-others
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Starting with the most interesting:
WayBack Machine web.archive.org
Hidenburg used this tool to see the history of a website domain that was taken offline! Helping them detail a company's connection to Adani.
Peek-a-boo...
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offshoreleaks.icij.org
A tool to find out who is behind offshore companies, trusts, foundations from the international consortium of investigative journalists.
Hindenburg used this tool to build connections between directors and companies.
Connecting the dots...
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Legal entity identifiers - gleif.org
This tool details:
- Companies registration details
- Who owns who
- Who is owned by
Once you find the registration number you can google "Company registry" + [country] to find specifics.
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Hindenburg uses a broad range of country specific resources like:
-Revenue collection databases
-Securities exchange regulators databases
-Country-specific company registries.
-Legal filings
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Hindenburg is also like a Scuttlebutt investor on steroids, conducting:
-on-site investigrations
-interviews with employees/past/current- & execs
-phoning any sort of connection
-Linkedin
-Truecaller
-Rocketresearch
&
-Using media newspaper archives to dig up old dirt.
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