Deloitte

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.

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S-RM, Secretariat, BDMN, European Investment Bank

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

New YorkS-RM takes on Richard Fogarty

Hong KongEx-FTI group expands at Secretariat

LondonEx-Met boss drops his police contracts

Luxembourg cityEuropean Investment Bank doubles client investigation budget

UAE
Investigators fly in, and out again, for Dubai Arbitration Week

The Middle East's biggest legal get-together unites lawyers with corporate spooks from around the world. But while leading arbitration firms have put down roots in the UAE, investigators remain wary.

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Ashurst, Forward Global, SC Strategy without ex-MI6 boss, EU security in Riyadh

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

LondonAshurst's risk analysis branch thins out

WashingtonLiza Baron leaves Mintz for Forward Global

LondonSC Strategy buys out former MI6-boss John Scarlett

BrusselsQuestions over safety of EU delegation in Riyadh

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Laurel Insights, Animus Associates, Teneo, Bird Dog

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

New YorkBlue Heron Research staff find new roost at Laurel Insights

LondonAnimus sees net assets plunge in 2023

New YorkPatrick Quish goes solo

LondonForensic investigator Mark Tantam leaves Teneo

Spotlight | Saudi Arabia
Border surveillance reboot could revive MIKSA bidding war

Riyadh is considering a refresh of its Saudi Border Guard Development Program, long known as MIKSA, which Airbus Group has operated for the past decade.

United Kingdom, United States
Talent wars: FTI Consulting combines direct legal action and behind-the-scenes arrangements

FTI Consulting is haemorrhaging staff to hungry rival Secretariat and is taking legal action against it. In many similar cases, FTI has managed to reach agreement with other firms.

Vietnam
Unit C03 hears from accountants in risky anti-corruption probe

In questioning executives from KPMG, Deloitte and Ernst & Young in connection with the Truong My Lan case, the Ministry of Public Security is asserting its prerogatives in terms of financial intelligence. Having confidential information on banks controlled by business figures could prove invaluable in furthering MSP leader Tô Lâm's ambitions.

United States
Former Ernst & Young investigator joins boutique intelligence firm

Daniel Maki recently joined Telescope Research, where he will serve as its vice president.

Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom
Sales rep to Pakistani navy, Ali Alwabel, trades in on Newcastle-Riyadh connections

Former Saudi navy officer-turned-consultant Ali Alwabel wants to branch out into new lines of business and is building ties between Riyadh and business circles in Newcastle, whose football club is owned by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund.

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SITE in Berlin, Ashurst, Grant Thornton in Chicago, Field Intelligence, Audere Securus, from Schillings to Valkyrie

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

BerlinGerman interior ministry picks SITE to combat Islamic fundamentalism

LondonDmitry Sachkov quits TRAG

ChicagoGrant Thornton expands forensic investigations in Midwest

LondonField Intelligence expands consultancy team

LondonAudere Securus ropes in industry legend James Blount

LondonSchillings stalwart joins Valkyrie

Europe
SecAlliance provides cyber protection for Europe's central banks

Security Alliance, a company run by former UK defence ministry official Robert Dartnall, is landing contracts from European central banks after having won its laurels working for the financial institutions in London.

France, United Kingdom, United States
Israeli special forces vet Doron Kempel extends private security services to Europe

The US-based businessman, a former IDF commando, has already set up shop in the United Kingdom and is now exploring the French market.