Spotlight | France
With LVMH-Squarcini indictment, epic battles that once raged in French corporate intelligence come to the fore
The charges brought by the French public prosecutor in December in the trial of former domestic intelligence boss turned consultant Bernard Squarcini paint an informative picture of French corporate intelligence. The ex-spy chief's firms, which were contracted by some of France's biggest companies, are now all trying to shed that cumbersome legacy.