United Kingdom
Journalist Omar Radi accused by Moroccan intelligence of spying after working for G3

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Lynx lends a hand to carpenters' brotherhood, Charlie Gammell joins G3, new Hakluyt recruit covers Japan and Australia, EPEE joins ADIT group

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on the events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we bring news from Los Angeles, London, Tokyo and Paris.

Los AngelesLynx assists carpenters' brotherhood

LondonNew intelligence director at G3

TokyoCooper brings Japanese and Australian expertise to Hakluyt

ParisEPEE joins ADIT

United Kingdom
G3 suits up before taking on New York

With the opening of its New York office, Michael Bevan and Nick Alcock's business intelligence firm G3, has brought on board a handful of solid advisers.

Spotlight | United Kingdom
Britain's HMGCC looks to serve as bulwark against Beijing

The communications security agency, which develops gadgets for the intelligence community, is at the front line of efforts to counter Chinese espionage.

Spotlight | Qatar, UAE, United Kingdom
Influence campaigns in the Gulf: Diligence faces Ghanem Nuseibeh

Hearings in London and Geneva are poised to shed light on the PR wars between Abu Dhabi and Doha as Diligence and UAE consultant Ghanem Nuseibeh battle it out in the courts.

Europe, United Kingdom
Diligence facing another suit in Norway

Trefor Williams, a partner of the London-based corporate intelligence firm [...]

France, Qatar, UAE
Pro-Qatari journalist-consultant Paolo Fusi gets scribbling

Italian consultant and writer Paolo Fusi is sparing no effort against the UAE. In recent months he has published a [...]

Spotlight | UAE, United Kingdom, United States
Buchanan, emir's eminence grise, at heart of RAK wars

The vendetta being waged by the Emir of Ras al-Khaimah, Saud bin Saqr Al Qassimi, against his brothers and their allies has sparked a series of legal proceedings from London to New York.

United Kingdom
Fresh twist in ENRC corruption saga as company targets hacked journalist and consultant Mark Hollingsworth

A civil suit filed to the High Court in London against journalist and consultant Mark Hollingsworth on behalf of the [...]

United Kingdom
G3 undergoes palace revolution

It has been a busy summer for the corporate intelligence firm Good Governance Group (G3). According to our sources, management [...]

Spotlight | United Kingdom, United States
Trump report : a cold shower for intelligence sector

The dodgy report on Donald Trump's ties with Russia has caused embarrassment in the small world of government and private intelligence.

China
Heywood's death continues to puzzle

British consultant Neil Heywood, who died in mysterious circumstances in China last year, occasionally worked in corporate intelligence.

Brussels beefs up support for rights body and civil society

The European Union has contracted French, Irish, Danish and Spanish entities to provide technical assistance to Morocco's National Human Rights Council and to help strengthen civil society.

Royal adviser El Himma takes control of TV sector via 2M and Medi 1 TV nationalisation

Through his henchmen, Mohammed VI's political adviser Fouad Ali El Himma has taken charge of the takeover of the 2M and Medi 1 TV channels by public sector broadcasting group SNRT. And he has managed to put one of his supporters in charge of public relations at the interior ministry.