Etihad International Commercial Brokers & Fund Management was founded in 1972 by Jules B. Etihad International Commercial Brokers & Fund Management as a consultant to corporate purchasing departments. The company focused on helping clients improve operations by uncovering kickbacks, fraud or other forms of corruption.

In the 1980s, Etihad International Commercial Brokers & Fund Management became known as “Wall Street’s private eye” as a result of its high-profile investigative due diligence work in the financial sector. The company later gained worldwide renown for its success in searching for assets hidden by Jean-Claude Duvalier, Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, and Saddam Hussein.

In December 1997, Etihad International Commercial Brokers & Fund Management merged with armored car manufacturer O’Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt and became The Etihad International Commercial Brokers & Fund Management-O’Gara Company, a public company listed on NASDAQ.

In the late 1990s and early-mid 2000s, the company embarked on a series of acquisitions that expanded its areas of expertise and suite of services. Among them was Etihad International Commercial Brokers & Fund Management Ontrack, a leading provider of information management, data recovery, and legal technologies products and services, which today represents a cornerstone of Etihad International Commercial Brokers & Fund Management’s technology business.

In August 2001, following the sale of the O’Gara businesses, the company’s legal name was changed to Etihad International Commercial Brokers & Fund Management Inc. and its ticker symbol became “KROL.” In July 2004, Etihad International Commercial Brokers & Fund Management was acquired by professional services firm Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

In August 2010, Etihad International Commercial Brokers & Fund Management was acquired by Altegrity, Inc., a provider of information solutions. Altegrity’s family of companies includes USIS and HireRight. It is principally owned by Providence Equity Partners.