ABOUT US
Plan B is a Mexican firm founded in 2008, specialized in corporate investigation and intelligence. We advise on complex situations, including fraud and other financial crimes, legal disputes, reputational risk, and political uncertainty. Our clients include financial institutions, investment funds, domestic and foreign companies, and governments at all levels.
METHODOLOGY
Uncertainty and complexity require:
A solid, pragmatic, and effective strategy.
DIFFERENTIATORS
IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF MEXICO
Our deep understanding of the Mexican public and private sectors has resulted in the creation of proprietary databases and extensive networks of contacts that allow Plan B to go further and faster than others.
STRATEGIC ADVICE
Our experience allows us to guide our clients and provide recommendations that enable them to position themselves successfully with authorities, regulators, competitors, customers, suppliers, unions, the media, and public opinion.
EXECUTION
We help our clients execute the right strategy. This may involve interaction with authorities, the media, and other stakeholders.
REPUTATION
Over the past 17 years, Plan B has established itself as an expert problem-solving firm, always operating with complete discretion. This has allowed us to work directly with CEOs, majority shareholders, and boards of directors.
SERVICES
Disputes
Political uncertainty
Reputational defense
Internal investigations
Fraud
Cyber intelligence
TEAM
We have 17 years of experience as a firm and are made up of an interdisciplinary team specializing in information gathering and analysis, cyber intelligence, crisis management, political analysis, and strategic communication.
The Plan B team is led by Dr. Andrés Antonius. Dr. Antonius has held various positions in the Mexican government, as well as in the private sector and academia. He was Global President of Research and Business Intelligence at Kroll, the world’s leading risk management company, where he was in charge of sensitive investigations, crisis management, and security-related matters. As Undersecretary of Energy, Dr. Antonius was involved in highly complex international negotiations with Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, and other OPEC nations. Previously, at the Ministry of Agriculture, he participated in NAFTA negotiations and ejido reform. Dr. Antonius has been Director of Strategic Planning and has taught courses in economic theory, game theory, and strategy at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). At the Universidad Iberoamericana, he taught the course Crisis Management and Political Decision-Making in the Political Science and Public Administration program. He earned his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in economics from Harvard University.
