Ukraine, United States
Legion volunteer and private security provider Matthew Parker leaves Ukraine

Poland, United States
Poland's liberal gun laws attract foreign private security contractors

Attracted by Poland's liberal legislative framework, US group Independent Security Advisors has recruited a partner in Warsaw. A former Belarusian KGB special forces member, he will provide training for the company's clients.

Russia, Ukraine, United States
Ex-Blackwater trains pro-Kyiv Russian volunteers

Russian volunteers fighting on the Ukrainian side have benefited from the expertise of Erik Prince's private American military company Academi, the former Blackwater.

Ukraine
US veteran Matthew Parker supports specialised battalion of Ukrainian legion

The US private security provider and investigator, enlisted in Ukraine in a personal capacity, was one of the voices that pushed for the creation of a 4th battalion within the International Legion. The new unit will specialise in selecting and training instructors and troops for the rest of the foreign fighters corps.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Aussie PI in Mauritius case, BPI's corporate intel platform, Mintz vs Kossoff, from Nardello to Merck, Barker takes over Minerva, Parker's Kyiv mission, Rud Pedersen in Ukraine

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events both big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to Sydney, New York, Paris, London, Kyiv, Largo and Copenhagen.

Sydney/New York The investigator chasing a ghost investor

Paris Public bank boosts export intelligence scope

New York Mintz still investigating Kossoff's downfall

New York Ex-Nardello CISO goes to Merck

London Former FTI Barker moves to intelligence with Strix Varia

Kyiv/Largo New Ukraine mission for US Army vet Parker

Kyiv/Copenhagen Danish lobbyist Rud Pedersen sets up shop in Ukraine

Ukraine, United States
US private security veteran Matthew Parker redeploys to Ukraine

After hunkering down in Maryland for months, the director of the private security outfit Independent Security Advisors has won new contracts with the Ukrainian armed forces and law enforcement.

Ukraine, United States
Despite heavy casualties, private military and security contractors still operating in Ukraine

The Mozart Group imploded, but other private firms are recruiting - and there's plenty of demand for jobs. Companies from the UK, Israel, Estonia, Germany and Albania have been recently active in Ukraine.

Ukraine, United States
Fog of Ukrainian war envelops Mozart Group

The US volunteer group is falling apart, brought down by the murkiness surrounding its finances and mission, US government ambiguity concerning lethal aid, and the complexity of the military situation on the ground.

Ukraine, United States
Mozart Group's internal strife tarnishes reputation of American volunteers in Ukraine

No ITAR licence, murky legal status and finances...The two key officials at this US paramilitary organisation are making open accusations against each other left and right.

Belarus, Ukraine
US army veteran Matthew Parker hired to shore up Ukraine's northern flank

The retired NCO arrived on Ukrainian soil in March to coordinate the recruitment of foreign volunteers and is now training Ukrainian regular forces and helping with tactical planning on the border with Belarus.

Belarus, Ukraine
How Kyiv dismantled Belarusian volunteer militia Pagonia

Pagonia, a group of anti-Lukashenko dissidents, had hoped to be on the front line against Russian forces in Ukraine. However, it stumbled on the realities of the ground, and on interference from the Ukrainian intelligence, eager to keep control of its territory.

Spotlight | United States
Role of US private military contractors expanding sharply in Ukraine

As Russia's war in Ukraine grinds into its ninth month, the role of PMCs backing Ukrainian troops appears to be growing, interviews and a review of job ads show.

Belarus
Combative opposition homes in on Lukashenko's private security firm Gardservis

As the risk of political unrest in Belarus grows and the war in Ukraine threatens to spill over its southern border, the Belorussian president is cranking up his own personal security, for which he relies on the small private company Gardservis.