The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Nardello, Optima, Ilios, Sparacino, DRSD

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Darroch dines with Audere, Hakluyt, Iremos, ex-Optima

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

LondonKim Darroch dines with Audere

ChicagoEx-CIA officer and former Biden briefer takes seat at Hakluyt

ParisIremos purchase brings ChapsVision closer to Unibail

LondonOptima founder starts new chapter in defence sector

Iran, Turkey, United States
Law and investigation firms search for Turkish-Iranian businessman at the centre of financial scandal

Helped by a team of ex-CIA officers turned private investigators, a new civil case has been filed targeting businessman Reza Zarrab, known for his involvement in a vast Turkish-Iranian financial scandal. He has until 22 February to be served and is thought to be residing in Florida.

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Tikehau , Nardello, Alaco, Avisa

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

Paris/LondonFrench fund Tikehau invests in UK corporate intelligence with Antithesis

Los AngelesWendy Wu joins Nardello's expanding California office

London/New YorkFormer FBI agent Robert Heuchling anchors Alaco in the US

ParisAvisa bolsters its ethics committee

France
French defence ministry rolls out cyber emergency response centre for defence firms

Parliamentary discussion of France's draft 2024-2030 military programming bill has put the spotlight on an initiative by the DRSD to provide a computer emergency response team for the defence sector, which is currently being deployed in key regions.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
MPP protects LVMH again, 5 Stones minus Harrington, Nardello in Singapore

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to Paris, Miami and New York.

Paris MPP returns to protect LVMH

Miami Harrington flies solo again after 5 Stones

New York Nardello returns to Asia

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Mitmark investigates crypto, Adrian Stones goes solo, and TRAG quits Hong Kong

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to London and Hong Kong.

LondonMitmark called in to investigate NFTs

LondonAdrian Stones goes solo

Hong KongTRAG joins exodus

The Agencies' Gazette
New public security director in Jordan, Susnjara candidate for DRSD, Kalinovsky Regiment goes political, sex scandal in Copenhagen

Appointments reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online reports on developments great and small in the global intelligence community. This week, we bring news from Amman, Paris, Minsk and Copenhagen.

JordanAbdallah II appoints new public security chief to combat drug trafficking.

FrancePhilippe Susnjara favourite to head the DRSD.

Belarus/UkraineKalinovsky Regiment goes political.

DenmarkRevelations about spy chief's sex life threaten Social Democrats

France, Ukraine
War in Ukraine: Ukrainian delegation to meet with French representatives to discuss arms supplies

France is maintaining its links with Ukraine, while trying to tread a fine line between providing military and logistics support for Ukraine in cooperation with the allies and, at the same time, preparing itself for life in a war economy and developing its own strategic autonomy.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
GPW/Schillings, Exiger Diligence, Nardello, Banque de France, Opus Pear Tree

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on events both great and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to London, New York and Paris.

London Irwin leaves Nardello

Paris Banque de France recruits new security chief

London GPW nabs investigator Waters from Schillings

New York Exiger exodus

London Opus Pear Tree assists gold giant Petropavlovsk

United Kingdom, United States
Kelkar called to the rescue of The Risk Advisory Group in DC

Investigations veteran Patrick Kelkar has been recruited by the British group's chief executive Chris Rowley. He will have the job of restoring order at The Risk Advisory Group's Washington office, which has been struggling.

France
Comcyber picks all-in-one command and control platform favourites

France's defence innovation agency has selected the metaverse cyber operations command centre project that Airbus and its university partner IMT Atlantique developed as part of a government-run call for cybersecurity projects.

France
French military counter-espionage service set for a new director

Eric Bucquet is to hand over as head of the defence security intelligence service, the DRSD, this summer and he should be succeeded by Stéphane Dupont, currently in charge of French forces in Djibouti.

United States
Charges against Big Pharma in Iraq fuelled by investigation led by former CIA executives

The legal action started by law firm Sparacino against five pharmaceuticals companies for alleged terrorism financing attracted heavy media coverage. The lawsuit, which was validated last month by a Washington appeal court judge, is based on the work of a squad of former intelligence officers turned private investigators.

United States
Veretus gets back to business

The corporate intelligence firm Veretus Group, which is headed and staffed by a number of former CIA officials, is looking to make a comeback after a series of misfortunes.

Japan
Nardello turns Japanese

The private investigation firm founded by former US federal prosecutor Daniel Nardello has joined the growing ranks of firms that are targeting the Japanese market.

United Kingdom
Optima gets into cyber

Optima Group has merged with Electronic Warfare Solutions and Mason Change Communications to strengthen its panoply of electronic and internet anti-terrorist services.