We are an experienced team offering the full spectrum in relation to forensic audit and investigations services.
Nico Theron, head of Alchemy consultants, commenced his legal career, after obtaining his B.Iuris degree at the University of Potchefstroom. In the Criminal Court as a prosecutor and due to his specific skills shortly thereafter developed his prosecutorial career as a specialist in combating commercial crimes. In the SCCU he handled some of the most noteworthy commercial matters reported regularly in the press and law journals, effectively changing the landscape and more specifically related to the Law of Evidence.
Nico has now been in the private sector for an approximate 18 years and have been actively involved in the investigation and prosecution of matters relating to his expertise, namely commercial crimes, as well as in the securing of recoveries of losses suffered by corporate South Africa. His legal background and prosecutorial experience have furthermore assisted in expediting matters through the criminal process by means of holding watching briefs during prosecutions.
He has been outspoken in the protection of corporate South Africa against the onslaught of commercial crime and has a number of articles published in this regard. His commercial mind-set is based on the above foundation and to assist companies in recovery of prejudices suffered due to criminal activities and in the protection of corporate South Africa.
He is furthermore a Non-Executive Director to the Board of a non-profit organisation. In this regard he assists the Board to ensure that these organizations are compliant to legislation and to King IV, with due recognition of the adherent risks associated with continued viability.
Alchemy has in its employ highly skilled personnel which include investigators, forensic auditors, legal advisors, financial and audit specialists. This has given Alchemy the ability to effectively, efficiently and successfully resolve commercial crimes for listed clients in the mining, industrial, retail and financial sectors of the JSE.