Australia, United Kingdom
CT Group suffers brain drain after media and legal exposure

United Kingdom
The changing face of private intelligence, part 1: Final chapter closes on oligarchs' battles

Years of sanctions against Russian oligarchs Petr Aven, Oleg Deripaska, Mikhail Fridman and others, all of whom were avid users of British private detectives, along with the death of several prominent Kazakh clients, is forcing London's private intelligence community to rethink its business model.

Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States
US corporate intelligence thrives in Kyiv despite Trump's shock announcements

Uncertainty over Washington's future stance on Ukraine has fuelled business for private investigators in Kyiv. More and more are positioning themselves to provide services supporting the country's reconstruction projects.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Tory donor crafts own narrative, Revue des Deux Mondes and Bousquet, Bulgarian refinery lobbying

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

LondonTory donor Mohamed Amersi takes reputation into his own hands

ParisBousquet de Florian and Sellal at Revue des Deux Mondes gala

Washington/SofiaLobbyist running for Bulgarian refinery builds network in Sofia

Singapore
Talent wars: FTI and Secretariat poach intelligence bigwigs for Singapore practices

Corporate intelligence providers FTI Consulting and Secretariat Advisors are on the hunt for detectives with operational experience in Southeast Asia, a search that has led both to approach a pool of ex-Control Risks Group talents.

Kazakhstan, United Kingdom
Veteran investigator Charlie Carr pivots towards strategic PR work

After several good years working for Central Asia's business elites, Charles Carr's research firm C and F Partners was forced into a rethink in 2024, shedding senior staff and pivoting towards communications work.

Spotlight | Russia, United Kingdom
Same contractor provided CT Group with allegedly forged records in three London High Court disputes

Treated as a star source by senior executives, a former Eastern European spy now living in Russia provided the investigations firm with bank statements, database excerpts and real estate valuations. All have been labelled forgeries in High Court litigation.

Australia, United Kingdom
Intelligence veteran Eugene Curley steps down from role at CT Group following staff exodus

The withdrawal of establishment figure Curley comes after a steady trickle of departures from its London and Sydney offices.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
FBI/CIA veterans team in Boston, CT woos AUKUS clients, K2 receives French help to launch in Riyadh

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

BostonCIA and FBI veterans team up in Massachusetts

CanberraCT Group adviser Mark Carleton-Smith woos new defence clients for AUKUS

RiyadhFrench senior civil servant helps K2 Integrity set up shop in Saudi Arabia

The Tech Times
Tesseract Intelligence in UAE, DARPA's underwater acoustic sensors, Skyral Defence

From SIGINT to GEOINT and OSINT with a dose of cyber, every Thursday we report on the events big and small that matter in the community of technical intelligence providers.

Abu DhabiBulgaria's Tesseract Intelligence sets sights on UAE via Pegasus

United StatesDARPA seeking to develop new acoustic sensor for deep-sea surveillance

LondonNOIA Capital makes adjustments at new firm specialised in VR training platforms

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Ardian, Namea, legionnaires, Alaco, GEOS

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 Dubai, London and Paris.

Paris French foreign office's Middle East head joins Ardian

Dubai Norman Ricklefs' Namea Group hires ex-US consul Frayne

Paris Former legionnaires head into private armed security

London Another key Alaco manager quits

Paris Ex-CEIS and GEOS director Argyriou shifts into auto industry