Negative media attention on Avisa Partners, Matthieu Creux's corporate intelligence and influence firm, illustrates the extent of French government ambivalence towards the company.
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Corporate Intel Carbon 01, founded by former special forces officers, is bidding to carve a niche for itself in an airborne intelligence integration, focusing on the low-cost segment of the market.
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Contractors The futures of Kazakh Timur Kulibayev and Indian Arvind Tiku, two energy tycoons, are going their separate ways. Meanwhile, in Nur-Sultan, there is growing concern about the immediate future of the sector in the country.
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Corporate Intel The Ukrainian intelligence services are keeping a very close eye on the actions of the FSB's operational information department, which has recruited several local operatives able to spread Russia's narrative within Ukraine.
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With mistrust growing across the board, Moscow is looking for ways to better control the tchopi, or private security firms, operating on Russian territory while at the same time tap into their more in-the-field presence to support the state security services.
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Corporate Intel As the war in Ukraine goes on, the Scandinavian countries, which are looking to rearm, are becoming an increasingly attractive market for public affairs operators. In Copenhagen, Navigate is looking to become the go-to firm for local and foreign defence groups.
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Corporate Intel Strategic advisory company Hakluyt, which aims to generate revenues of more than $100m this year, is continuing to expand. After opening offices in Washington, San Francisco and Dubai, it is now looking to establish itself in Toronto.
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