Corporate Intelligence

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
GMTL, Consors Intelligence, US-Armenian probe, Hakluyt staff losses, finance corruption crackdown in China

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

LondonGordon Rainey joins GMTL

ParisConsors Intelligence picks Marc Martinez as new GM

Washington/YerevanEx-Armenian finance minister's family under DoJ probe hires help

London Hakluyt's cyber specialists exodus

BeijingHas the crackdown on corruption in the finance sector run its course?

Saudi Arabia, UAE
Talent wars: PwC rocks Middle East investigations sector with super-charged hiring spree

PricewaterhouseCoopers is said to have targeted as many as 90 forensics consultants in Saudi Arabia and the UAE as part of a drive to rapidly expand its advisory offering in the region. Among those who have already agreed to move are senior investigators from Ankura and Deloitte.

Kazakhstan, United Kingdom
Private spies and cryptocurrency miners unite, part 2: the information war is on

In the wake of bitter legal battles waged between Kazakh mining magnates, businessmen who were once partners in a cryptomining firm are now waging their own information war against each other through dedicated websites. One has caught the attention of the British government.

Kazakhstan, United Kingdom
Private spies and cryptominers unite, part 1: Raedas vs FTX's former partners

In the wake of bitter legal battles between Kazakh mining magnates, a cryptocurrency mining firm's former partner called on the corporate intelligence firm Raedas to provide testimony to back his claim.

United States
The spyware professionals who stand to gain from Trump's return

Certain businessmen with political connections could benefit from a rollback of restrictions on cyber firms. They include Mati Kochavi, among others.

Spotlight | United Kingdom
When spies turn storytellers: pseudonyms and secrets in the world of espionage fiction

When former spies become novelists, they often cling to their old cloak-and-dagger habits by publishing under pen names, especially if they are still bound by confidentiality obligations. But sometimes the mask slips.

United States
Lobbying firm DCI Group accused by Chinese semiconductor company of running anti-China website

Yangtze Memory Technologies accuses DCI Group of running a disinformation website on behalf of one of its competitors.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Private security in Budapest, Interpath, cop wanted for France TV, Control Risks generous in Dubai

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

Budapest/LondonG4S heir Criterion secures FCDO

LondonAnkura's former head of investigations eyes Interpath

ParisPolice officer wanted for France Télévisions

DubaiControl Risks compensates for rental boom