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Alaco, StoneTurn, Gravamen, FTI

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

LondonAlaco's James Birkett and Austen Josephs join Dentons

Vienna/FrankfurtKristof Wabl moves up whistleblowing ladder

LondonWill Jenkins goes solo after JS Held

WashingtonFTI's China investigation department lags behind

China, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, United States
Western corporate intelligence firms in China forced into stealth mode with local partners

Foreign corporate investigators have had to adapt to China's information-gathering system to continue operating and reduce their risk exposure in the wake of the new anti-espionage law.

United Kingdom
Rolls-Royce vs Goodrich ruling spells victory for FTI over Alvarez & Marsal

The two investigation firms' partners supplied evidence in a two-year legal battle that recently ended in victory for Rolls-Royce, which has been granted the right to buy Goodrich's aircraft engine parts servicing business.

United States
Episode 2: FTI wins prestige clients due to Ferrante's Washington connections

Since joining FTI six years ago, Ferrante has assisted deep-pocket customers such as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Yahoo. Expert reports and testimony on phishing, hacking and other threats are typical services he offers as the firm's Global Head of Cybersecurity.

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Waters exits JS Held, Spottiswoode off to Alaco, Wallbrook grows, EEAS relaunches EUCAP

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

London JS Held lets Waters go

London Spottiswoode swaps FTI for Alaco

Dubai Wallbrook beefs up its office

Brussels EEAS relaunches EUCAP contract

United States
Cyber investigator Naxo stands up to US government in first NFT insider trading case

Accused by the Department of Justice of NFT fraud, the first case of its kind in the world of virtual assets, Nathaniel Chastain turned to cyber specialist Matt Edman for help with his defence. The trial could change the way US prosecutors handle crypto cases in the future.

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Stephen quits Stoneturn, Sports integrity, EU ups security in Pretoria, Adrian Stones's two hats

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

Singapore/New YorkStoneturn loses China-focused investigator

LondonNew firm linked to sports integrity pro Paul Beeby

BrusselsEU delegation to Pretoria boosts security

LondonDentons picks Adrian Stones

China
Corporate intelligence firms gear up for exodus from China

After the difficulties experienced by Mintz, corporate intelligence firms in Beijing and Hong Kong are mulling moves to Singapore.

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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

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Avisa's Washington split, LTL round 2, Schindler consulting, Rio Tinto vs. Serbian activists, Norges Bank investigators

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on the events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community, from Washington to Oslo via London and Belgrade.

WashingtonAvisa investigative branch's managing director goes solo

Jersey CityNew investigators for LTL round 2?

London/BerlinHans-Jakob Schindler, German intelligence officer turned consultant

London/BelgradeRio Tinto project in Serbia spurs activism

OsloNorges Bank nearing finish line in selecting investigators

United States
FTI and Orrick roll out sanctions and export control platforms in Europe and Asia

Branches of the Sanctions and Export Control Society are poised to spring up in European and Asian capitals under an initiative led by the law firm Orrick and the consulting and private investigation outfit FTI Consulting, which plan to team with local firms in this booming business.

United Kingdom
Orange vs MTN hacking case keeps cyber investigators busy

A high number of forensic investigators and financial experts were called on by parties involved in the case at London's High Court pitting an African subsidiary of French operator Orange against the South African operator MTN's subsidiary.

Saudi Arabia, United States
Robert Stryk steps in between MBS and his nemesis Saad Al Jabri

The former Saudi intelligence officer Saad Al Jabri is doing everything he can to have his two children released by the Saudi authorities. He has hired a company experienced in dealing with Saudi cases to urge the US to call for their repatriation.

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Vcheck changes leadership, Schmidt goes from Schillings to CT Group, Hakluyt recruits, FTI and Orrick on sanctions in Germany

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

New YorkVcheck shakes things up at the top

LondonAnna Schmidt moves from Schillings to CT Group

LondonRich pickings for Hakluyt in the US

LondonNiblett also advises Hakluyt

Berlin/WashingtonSanctions platform steered by FTI and Orrick

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CRA, Amarante in Erbil, Brahmachari returns to CRG, Nadia Schadlow joins Sigma7 and Ergo

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 Erbil, London, Paris, Brussels and Washington.

LondonCRA seeks replacement for Panes.

Brussels/ParisAmarante strengthens position in Iraq with Falcon.

LondonBrahmachari returns to Control Risks.

WashingtonNadia Schadlow connects newcomer Sigma7 with Ergo.

United Kingdom, United States
JS Held prepares for further acquisitions in 2023

After an already busy 2022, American corporate intelligence firm JS Held plans to snap up more companies next year as part of its consolidation ambitions.