France
French defence services company's takeover manoeuvring takes political turn

France, Ukraine
ADIT wins French tender to train Ukrainian soldiers

The French ministry of armed forces has finally awarded its tender for the training of Ukrainian soldiers to Défense Conseil International, which was bought by ADIT earlier this year.

France
Former DGSE intelligence officer joins ex-Avisa Partners' cyber unit

Frédéric Polycarpe has left Eviden to join Matthieu Creux's Forward Global, previously known as Avisa Partners.

France, Ukraine
Bidders compete for Ukrainian military training contract following turbulent tender process

Launched, cancelled, then revived, the French ministry of armed forces' tender for the training of Ukrainian soldiers closed more than six-months late. Some candidates feel the bid has been tailor-made for Défense Conseil International, now part of ADIT.

France
French government gives green light for ADIT takeover of armed forces' operator DCI

ADIT has officially taken control of Défense Conseil International. France's Commission for Shareholdings and Transfers has just validated the sale of some of the French State's shares to the country's leading corporate intelligence group, thereby transforming it into a major player.

France
ADIT's takeover of Défense Conseil International leads to Sofema ownership change

Corporate intelligence group ADIT is preparing to take control of Défense Conseil International, which will affect one of the latter's shareholders. Arms supply company Sofema is to be sold to its sales director, himself the founder of a corporate intelligence company.

France, Qatar, Ukraine
ADIT maps big year ahead, from DCI takeover to Ukraine rebuild

ADIT CEO Philippe Caduc has grand plans for the coming year: lock in its acquisition of Défense Conseil International, double the group's turnover and be part of the reconstruction of Ukraine.

France, Philippines
France's DCI in Naval Group bust up over Philippines submarine project

France's embassy in Manila and its ministry of armed forces are still finalising their commercial strategy to support Naval Group's submarine offer in the Philippines, but cooperation within 'team France' is proving tricky.

France
France's Défense Conseil International poised for change in wake of acquisition by ADIT

DCI is set to boost its line of training and consulting services for foreign armies with more cyber, anti-drone and geospatial intelligence training.

France, Ukraine
Legal action over cancelled state tender for Ukrainian military training

The French government has been named as the "losing party" by a French administrative court in a disputed call for tenders for the training of Ukrainian soldiers by France. However, the call for tender in question had actually already been cancelled by the French Ministry of the Armed Forces prior to the court's ruling.

France
Risk & Co takeover: Amarante and SSF compete for security and cyber courted in asset by asset sale

Bids submitted to a French court show that Risk & Co, which is in receivership, will be sold off piece by piece. But future agreements between buyers in cyber, engineering and security, should not be ruled out.

France
Regional corporate intelligence plans back in French Senate

A bill providing for corporate intelligence committees to be set up in every administrative region in France is currently being examined by the Senate. This, despite the fact that the programmes already in place for this purpose remain little used.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
ADIT/DCI deal gets political, Consors lands Framatome mission, Steffi Probst joins IRC

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

ParisFrench left party challenges sale of DCI

ParisConsors snags Framatome contract thanks to ESG know-how

New YorkEx-TRAG director Steffi Probst joins International Rescue Committee

France
ADIT edges closer to taking control of DCI

The French corporate intelligence group has made progress in its battle to take over Défense Conseil International and hopes to conclude the first stage of the operation within weeks.

France, Middle East
Threatened by takeover, DCI goes all out to land export contracts

With would-be buyer ADIT closing in, DCI's CEO Samuel Fringant is fighting a rear-guard action by positioning the firm for several big contracts.

France, UAE
DCI and Naval Group in trouble on Emirati corvette offsets

Emirati defence procurement authority Tawazun recently refused an offset proposal from France's Naval Group involving fellow French company Défense Conseil International. The setback could favour DCI's main rival on this market, SeaOwl Group.

France, UAE
SeaOwl challenges DCI on Gulf navy training

Well-established in the Middle East, Défense Conseil International now has a rival in the region in fellow French company SeaOwl.

France
ADIT goes after Sofema and DCI

Acquiring former procurement office Sofema would significantly increase corporate intelligence group ADIT's stake in foreign armies training specialist DCI. But to take control of the latter, ADIT, majority owned by the Sagard fund, must convince the French state to give up some of its shares.

France
ADIT seals Eurotradia acquisition

According to our sources, the French corporate intelligence firm ADIT has inked a deal to acquire the export consulting firm Eurotradia International.