Strategic & Market Intelligence
Institutional-grade research. Independent practice.
THE PROBLEM
When your team takes on a new matter, a new deal, or a new engagement involving an unfamiliar company or industry, someone has to get smart fast. That work usually falls to junior staff piecing together fragments from Google, trade publications, and whatever databases they can access. The result is often incomplete, inconsistent, and delivered too late to be useful.
THE SOLUTION
Pinkard Research produces sourced, structured competitive and market intelligence briefs — flat fee, quality guaranteedEach brief is tailored to your use case and can include:
Company overview and corporate structure
Industry dynamics, market size, and growth drivers
Competitive landscape and peer analysis
Executive profiles and leadership background
Financial summary and trend analysis
Litigation and regulatory history
Key risks, headwinds, and market outlook
Every claim is sourced. Every brief is ready to go straight into your case binder, investment memo, pitch book, or engagement file.
Every claim sourced. Every brief ready for your case binder, investment memo, pitch book, or engagement file. A redacted sample brief is available upon request
Turnaround
Structured for how deals and cases actually move. Timelines in finance and litigation don't wait. Every engagement is scoped to the turnaround your situation requires.
| Urgent | Priority | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 24 to 48 Hours | 3 Business Days | 5 Business Days |
| For investment decisions, depositions, or client meetings that can't wait. Covers the critical sections your team needs immediately. Supplemental detail available on a follow-on basis. | For active deals, live engagements, and matters on compressed timelines. Full brief, accelerated production. | For engagements with a normal preparation window. Full brief with comprehensive sourcing and quality review. |
WHO WE WORK WITH
Litigation teams preparing for cases involving unfamiliar companies or industries.
Litigation finance firms evaluating potential case investments.
Restructuring and turnaround advisors who need industry context from day one.
Private equity and investment firms conducting pre-deal or portfolio company research.
Consulting firms that need fast, reliable industry background for client engagements.
Corporate development and strategy teams evaluating markets, competitors, or acquisition targets.
Our Commitment
Twenty years producing competitive intelligence and market research at Goldman Sachs, EY, and BDO.Every major industry vertical.The same quality you'd get from a Big Four or bulge bracket research team — without the overhead, the staffing delays, or the six-figure engagement.Every engagement is flat fee, scoped in advance, and delivered on schedule. A deposit is collected at engagement; the balance is due upon delivery.All engagements are strictly confidential.
HOW IT WORKS
You share the company name, the industry, and what you need to know.
We scope the brief and confirm the flat fee.You receive a sourced, polished deliverable on the turnaround your matter requires — standard, priority, or urgent.
GET IN TOUCH
[email protected]Sample brief available upon request. Flat fee. Quality guarantee.