Europe
Norwegian state funds turn to UK private investigators

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Avisa's Washington split, LTL round 2, Schindler consulting, Rio Tinto vs. Serbian activists, Norges Bank investigators

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on the events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community, from Washington to Oslo via London and Belgrade.

WashingtonAvisa investigative branch's managing director goes solo

Jersey CityNew investigators for LTL round 2?

London/BerlinHans-Jakob Schindler, German intelligence officer turned consultant

London/BelgradeRio Tinto project in Serbia spurs activism

OsloNorges Bank nearing finish line in selecting investigators

Spotlight | United States
UN agencies beef up due diligence

Increasingly conscious of reputational and corruption risks, UN agencies are discreetly beefing up their compliance and due diligence, supplied by a diverse array of consulting firms in this sector.

Europe
Norwegian sovereign wealth fund targets cyber-intelligence

Norway's Government Pension Fund Global's modest investments are gradually being consolidated in the areas of cyber and data processing. These new opportunities are all the more timely as the fund is being pushed to divest its Russian assets.

Europe, United Kingdom
Diligence facing another suit in Norway

Trefor Williams, a partner of the London-based corporate intelligence firm [...]

Europe, United States
Verité probes slave labour in Norwegian GPFG's investment portfolio

Following reports from Nepal's Foreign Employment Promotion Board (FEPB) that 67 of the country's nationals died while working in Qatar [...]

United States
Control Risks loses CFIUS expert

Consultant John Lash, who was to have helped Control Risks [...]

United Kingdom
Control Risks and S-RM share PIDG investigations with Campbell and Sofala

The emerging economies-focused Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), which is [...]

Spotlight | UAE
RAK brothers vie for power

A power struggle is being played out between the sons of Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, the dying Emir of Ras al-Khaimah. The struggle for control of the poorest of the seven territories that make up the United Arab [.