Avisa Partners

Europe, Germany
Brussels brings in consultants to help it learn first lessons from war on Ukraine

The European Defence agency plans to use analysis from a panel of German and French advisory and corporate intelligence companies as the basis for its 2023 defence and capacity development programme.

Saudi Arabia, UAE
Riyadh challenges Abu Dhabi for regional cyber hub role

Saudi Arabia's efforts to develop its cyber capacities are starting to bear fruit, just as domestic business opportunities are starting to dry up for its neighbour and rival, the United Arab Emirates. The kingdom, which is determined to play a regional role, is using soft and hard power to boost its efforts to attract the latest technology.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
McLarty and Ikea, UN investigator in Manchester, Avisa in crypto, SFO's Edwards, Houghton at Strategy&

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 Brussels, before heading to Manchester and then on to Paris and London.

Brussels Ikea to turn to McLarty over possible Belarusian prisoner links?

Manchester New investigation firm for the UK's North West

Paris Avisa Partners counts on fledgling RAID Square for crypto-investigations

London Former SFO Kellie Edwards goes solo

London Houghton advises Strategy&, drops Crossword

France, United Kingdom, United States
Burton moves to Nardello, Sene sanction confirmed, Crystal Blockchain sets up in London, Kikkar debuts in asset recovery, Avisa expands in DC

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 New York, London, Paris and Washington.

The Tech Times
MAG lobbies Washington, EU chooses cyber crisis gurus, Grayshift loses cofounder

Whether in SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT or cyber, we report each week on developments great and small in the world of the technical intelligence providers.

Fairfax/Washington MAG Aerospace lobbyists deploy to Senate

Athens S2 Grupo, Deloitte and Avisa win ENISA crisis-management bid

Atlanta Forensics firm Grayshift loses head of research

Africa, France, Russia
From Paris, ESL & Network promotes the reputation of an increasingly Russia-aligned Madagascar

The French firm has been appointed to smooth relations between the French and Malagasy governments, in the wake of multiple tensions which include Antananarivo's honeymoon with Moscow.

France
London's Aperio keeps faith in Paris opportunities

Still hoping to carve a niche for itself in the French corporate intelligence world, Aperio Intelligence has overhauled its Paris office.

The Tech Times
Avisa Partners lands EU cyber crisis management contract, Lynn Herrick off to SS8, Dafna Messing joins Koios

In SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT and cyber, we report each week on developments great and small in the world of the technical intelligence providers.

Paris/Athens Avisa Partners to work on ENISA cyber crisis management

Milpitas Lynn Herrick takes charge of solutions engineering at SS8

Herzliya Former NSO staffer Dafna Messing heads to Koios

France, Middle East
Global Diwan's annual forum on French Riviera to have Saudi focus

The Global Diwan business club's annual forum in Nice on 8 and 9 September will place a strong emphasis on Riyadh, with a large panel of political and business guests from the Middle East expected to attend.

France, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria
Amarante well placed for "failed states" Levant study contract

The international relations department of the French armed forces ministry, which likes to carry out long studies involving several outside contractors, has issued a tender call for a new study of three countries in the Levant region, which it describes without qualms as "failed states".

Spotlight | France
Between Avisa and French intelligence services, it's complicated

Negative media attention on Avisa Partners, Matthieu Creux's corporate intelligence and influence firm, illustrates the extent of French government ambivalence towards the company.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
K2's bill, security at Al Ula, International SOS, Caspar-Fille-Lambie, from CRG to EY

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 New York, London and Paris.

New York K2 waits for payment by ExWorks

Paris/Riyadh Al Ula gets a new security consultant

Paris/Brussels/London International SOS take on EU officials' travel security

Paris/London Caspar-Fille-Lambie details his lobbying at Babcock

London Control Risks partner moves to EY

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.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Ex-CIA official launches new firm, RosettiStarr, Davra Consulting, Avisa loses ethics chairman

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 Washington, San Diego, London and France.

WashingtonEx-CIA official Ameer Shalaby launches intelligence tradecraft consultancy

San DiegoRosettiStarr hires ex-hacks

LondonRAF veteran launches consulting career

FranceGourdault-Montagne steps down as chairman of Avisa Partners' ethics committee