United States
Corporate intelligence firm Arcanum hires lobbyist for defence issues

Kazakhstan, United Kingdom, United States
Behind the scenes of Kazakh asset managers feud playing out in US and UK courts

Fraud, stolen confidential data, libel... Accusations have been flying back and forth between the former and current directors of a set of companies with assets in Kazakhstan. Things are particularly heated between Yerbol Orynbayev, who served as deputy prime minister under former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, and Ron Wahid, owner of several consultancies that worked for Astana for years.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Control Risks Ukraine, Arcanum, Horizon Engage, Schillings

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

KyivControl Risks looks to expand in Ukraine

WashingtonSpecial forces veteran joins Arcanum

New York/LondonPatrick Lord hired by rebranded Horizon

LondonEx-FCDO staffer goes to Schillings

Spotlight | Kazakhstan, United Kingdom, United States
Ron Wahid falls back on Kazakh networks as UK tax office starts hunt

The founder of RJI Capital and Arcanum Global Intelligence has been gradually withdrawing from the London affairs of his advisory and intelligence firms, but not so of his companies with assets in Kazakhstan. Those entities have been calling on their lobbyist networks in Washington.

Kazakhstan, United States
Astana lobbyists in Washington adapt to new political landscape

The US midterms, shortly followed by a general election in Kazakhstan, have shaken up the networks carefully crafted by Kazakhstani lobbying firms working in Washington for both the government and the opposition. This, as Astana has several cases still pending in the US courts.

India, Israel, United States
Wirecard: Aviram Azari's guilty plea sets alarm bells ringing at Arcanum

The recent revelation of Israeli private investigator Aviram Azari who linked Indian hacking operators to Western clients has the potential to expose the US corporate Intelligence firm.

France
Former intel boss in formal complaint over Gmail hack

According to our sources, Bernard Squarcini, the former head of the French internal intelligence service DCRI (now the DGSI) has [...]