Independent Investigations
& Strategic Risk Advisory
At MacNeal-LCB & Partners, seasoned experts excel in helping organizations manage cyber, fraud, corruption, security, and financial crime risks.
Based in the Philippines · Operating across SE Asia · A founding member of The Coalition of Cyber Investigators
Commitment to customer service excellence
Four decades of investigative experience
Experience in over 30 jurisdictions
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Core Services
Do you need help to investigate or manage cyber, fraud, corruption, security, or financial crime risk? Check out our services below and let's discuss a project.
Investigation Advisory
We deliver a full spectrum of investigations services, including cyber investigations, compliance reviews, internal fraud and insider threat detection, external fraud, whistleblowing and HR inquiries, board-level malpractice, incident response and crisis management. Our seasoned team excels in high-risk and complex cases—such as boiler room investment fraud—by combining advanced investigative methodologies, cutting-edge OSINT techniques, and deep industry expertise.
Every investigation is conducted to the highest evidential standards, ensuring findings are robust, admissible, and defensible in legal proceedings. Whether you need to address regulatory challenges, protect your company's reputation, or uncover sophisticated fraud, we provide discreet, thorough, and actionable results that empower organisations and their legal teams to act with confidence.
Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Advisory
We deliver comprehensive OSINT advisory solutions designed to empower investigative teams and organisations. Our services include conducting in-depth OSINT investigations and research projects, delivering bespoke training tailored to your operational needs, and developing robust OSINT methodologies, specialised workflows, policies, and procedures. We offer expert guidance on the assessment and optimisation of OSINT tools and platforms, ensuring they align with the evolving requirements of investigators.
Whether you need hands-on investigative support, strategic advisory, or customised training, our team provides actionable intelligence and practical solutions to enhance your investigative capabilities and operational resilience.
Powered by The Coalition of Cyber Investigators
Strategic Risk Advisory
We specialize in managing and assessing cyber, fraud, corruption, security and financial crime risk. From risk assessments and corporate governance, to the development and implementation of comprehensive policies and procedures, our services are tailored to your specific needs — promoting ethical conduct and compliance at every level.
With direct access to Coalition Intel from The Coalition of Cyber Investigators, we utilize proprietary methodologies to detect previously unidentified risk factors across these domains. Our OSINT-driven approach delivers evidence-based assessments that support compliance obligations, regulatory requirements and informed decision-making, helping organizations proactively manage risk exposure. Learn more→
Specialized Training
Development of specialized training programs to equip your team with the knowledge and skills necessary to prevent, detect and respond effectively to threats.
Examples include Investigations Fundamentals for Legal, Compliance and HR Professionals, Introduction to Investigative Interviewing, and OSINT Fundamentals for Risk Managers and Investigators. Free OSINT & Investigations resources→
Boiler Room Investment Fraud & Pre-investment Validation Services
If you've been affected by an investment fraud scheme and need assistance, we specialise in investigating boiler room investment fraud. We have developed proprietary methodologies which have evolved over years of investigating cybercrime, which when combined with advanced OSINT techniques, often leave the fraudsters with no place to hide.
We offer investigations, preparation of investigative reports for law enforcement, regulators and insurers, and pre-investment validation services to help you avoid scams in the first place.
Critical Friend Support for Those in Leadership Roles
Provision of highly experienced ad-hoc or retained resource to those in leadership roles, providing challenge, critical insights, constructive feedback and strategic advice. Critical friend support provides a neutral, confidential sounding board for leaders by helping them navigate complex challenges, make informed decisions, and surface previously unidentified gaps in their strategy.
Why Work with MacNeal-LCB?
Operating with independence, values, integrity and the highest ethical standards is fundamental to our approach. This unwavering commitment allows us to provide unbiased, objective advice that truly serves our clients' best interests.
Ethical Integrity
We operate to the highest ethical standards giving you comfort that we are independent, discrete, honest and unbiased.
Efficient Execution
Seasoned professionals streamline processes, saving time and expense.
Continuous Learning
Our ethos is that our experts should share knowledge with our clients at each and every opportunity.
Unparalleled Expertise
Decades of experience underpin our services, adding value across the entire engagement lifecycle.
Neal Ysart
Founder, MacNeal-LCB & Partners Inc.
Neal Ysart
Founder
Founder's Bio
Neal Ysart
Neal has over 40 years of leadership experience in the area of investigations, security, risk and compliance. He has worked within legal, regulatory and ethical boundaries his entire career and uses his skills and experience to help organizations comply with legal and regulatory requirements and to manage the threat of integrity, fraud, security, cyber, corruption and other financial crime and ethical risks.
A former Scotland Yard Police Officer with 16 years of law enforcement experience, Neal pioneered internet investigations, setting legal precedents in the field. After leaving the Police, his diverse private sector career includes roles as Lead Regulatory and Investigations Advisor at a global law firm, leadership positions in the Forensic practices of Big Four accounting firms, and leading a team of over 140 due diligence investigators for a global bank. He is the co-founder of The Coalition of Cyber Investigators, an OSINT, digital forensics and investigations think-tank.
Neal has a Masters Degree in Risk, Crisis & Disaster Management, is qualified to Masters level in Forensic Computing, holds an Advanced Certificate in Terrorism Studies from the University of St. Andrews and is a Professor of Praxis at the Philippines Public Safety College.
Founder's message:
“With over four decades of experience in investigations and risk management, I've encountered nearly every scenario imaginable. However, what truly sets MacNeal-LCB apart is the exceptional network of national and global experts we have access to, helping to ensure you get world-class services – delivered locally and underpinned by expertise and integrity.”
The Coalition of Cyber Investigators
Neal Ysart is co-founder of The Coalition — an international OSINT, investigations and cybercrime advisory think-tank uniting leading experts worldwide. Through this network, MacNeal-LCB clients gain access to over 80 years of combined frontline investigative experience and to proprietary methodologies including Coalition Intel and the Coalition Exposure Tool.
The Coalition of Cyber Investigators
Visit the Coalition's home — learn about the international think-tank, its mission, and the team of leading investigators.
coalitioncyber.com →Coalition Exposure Tool
Explore the productised OSINT offering covering Insurance and Banking/Financial Services sectors.
intel.coalitioncyber.com →Insights & Research
Curated thought leadership and expert analysis from The Coalition of Cyber Investigators — exploring the intersection of OSINT, Investigations, Cybercrime and AI.
Where are Modern OSINT Investigations Headed?
The Coalition of Cyber Investigators and guest contributor Elisar Nurmagambet, CEO and Cofounder of Tesari AI, explain why the latest version of the Tesari platform could be a game-changer for modern-day cross-border and complex investigations.
The Cyber Threat Intelligence Blind Spot: Hidden in Plain Sight
The Coalition of Cyber Investigators reveal a significant blind spot present in many commercial cyber threat intelligence feeds resulting in companies being unaware that customer data and sensitive business information is compromised and publicly available.
Boiler Room Investment Frauds: Evolution, Detection, and Prevention
The Coalition of Cyber Investigators explore boiler room investment fraud, revealing how these scams have evolved from old-school cold calls to sophisticated, tech-driven organised crime operations. Key red flags and practical strategies to help investors spot and avoid investment scams.
OSINT Cowboys: A Beginner’s Guide (To Doing it Wrong!)
The first in a series of articles from The Coalition of Cyber Investigators describing the mistakes and bad practices of OSINT Cowboys — and why professional standards matter.
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