Corporate Intelligence & Due Diligence Services

Udo Hohlfeld

Senior Intelligence Specialist & Founder

About INFO + DATEN

One man, one idea: Helping organizations make better decisions.

In May 2000, Udo started INFO + DATEN to provide companies with targeted insights that enable them to make informed decisions, minimize risks, and promote sustainable growth and success.

Fast forward to 2026, INFO + DATEN is a leading provider of corporate intelligence services on a global scale. The unique service portfolio is geared towards supporting customers in securing their strategies, investments, and operations.

The power of many: Over the course of 26 years, INFO + DATEN has built an extensive network of trusted partners that provides support in executing global projects. Partners provide additional topical, language, technical, or vertical expertise.

750+

Intelligence Projects

Years of Experience

Service Portfolio

Unique Intelligence Services

Proactive and Protective Intelligence services add up to derisk your strategic activities by sophisticated insights and enhanced information security.

Proactive Intelligence

Due Diligence Investigation / Analysis Investigates and analyses any relevant topic (company, market, technology, know-how theft, IP violations) in depth, providing answers beyond publicly available information.
Intelligence Monitoring Continuous collection of intelligence from various sources (HUMINT, OSINT, IMINT, SIGINT) to understand changes and trends in your operational environment.
B2B Mystery Shopping Acquire specific items for product comparisons, IP infringement identification or to understand quality and engineering standards, providing unrivaled insights.

Protective Intelligence

Threat Landscape Assessment Understand who your adversary is, what they do to harm you, and their intelligence gathering capacities to put up the best defensive measures.
Background Checks Review confidential and public information to understand an individual's or entity's history, acting ethically within legal boundaries.
Vulnerability Check (non-technical) A carefully planned intelligence gathering effort against your entity focusing on your people to show how reliable your protective measures are.

Methodologies & Techniques

INFO + DATEN uses methodologies recognized throughout the intelligence arena. As not every task is a fit, techniques will be adapted or even invented to enable what is needed. Two specialties are ...

LAMP

Lockwood Analytical Method for Prediction (LAMP) is a systematic technique for predicting short-term, one-off behaviors.

Intelligence Profiling

Profiling an individual remotely using secondary sources, keys to accomplishments, problem-solving skills, and first hand information from the target's near environment.

Global Reach

Industries & Geographies

Core Geographies

Focus on Europe, but extensive experience in Russia, China, Southeast Asia, Middle East, and Africa.

Deep Expertise

Exceptional expertise in IT/High Tech, Medical Devices, Healthcare, and the Machining Industry.

Broad Experience

Project experience across Defense, Chemicals, Automotive, Public Sector, Manufacturing, Energy.

Testimonials

Voice of the Customers

"Intelligence powers success" — INFO + DATEN ensures you stand out from the crowd.

"Udo is a very customer-oriented business partner. He goes the extra mile to get the job done and to serve his clients... High quality combined with high reliability is a great selling proposition for Udo and his company."

— Fortune 1000 company in the IT industry

"What makes all the difference? A global understanding of the real core intelligence procedure... Udo is all that."

— International company in Manufacturing

"I have worked with Udo for several years now. He is honest, reliable and very results-oriented."

— Fortune 1000 company in High Tech