United Kingdom, United States
Veracity to boost London operations with Tamara Makarenko

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Raedas, Veracity

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 London and New York.

London Raedas arrives in Washington.

New York With a new boss, Veracity plugs into Democrat diplomacy.

United Kingdom
West Sands founders take on new roles - one goes solo and one to Sibylline

Business intelligence experts Tamara Markarenko and Daphne Biliouri, who used to work together at West Sands Advisory, have returned to the market via different paths.

United States
Quinlan on lookout for more investigators

After taking on a number of new recruits in April, the intelligence firm led by former journalist Paul Quinlan is scouring the market for new investigators.

Israel, South America
Defentek wants to fly solo in South America

Geolocation services provider Defentek, which has worked as a contractor to cyber intelligence firms, now looks to supply its technology directly to governments.

Spotlight | United States
Congress looks to streamline intelligence agencies' satellite imagery procurements

Commercially-available spatial imaging solutions are becoming vital to the government's geospatial intelligence operations, but there is widespread confusion in the way these tools are being acquired. Congress wants clarity on the situation.

United States
JS Held picks up BRG investigators

Berkeley Research is pulling out of the US investigations business after withdrawing from the international market. Some of its employees are joining its new owner, consulting firm JS Held, while others are breaking free.

United Kingdom
British OSINT provider X Cyber gains steady stream of backers

Founded by former British intelligence officers, X Cyber offers consultancy and open source intelligence services and has already landed some heavyweight financial backers despite its small size and short time on the market.

United Kingdom, United States
CT Group's special branch hires CBS Washington bureau chief to lead DC opening

The consultancy and investigation branch of Sir Lynton Crosby and Mark Textor's advisory firm has hired star journalist Chris Isham to run its US office.

United States
Sibylline hits big time with Facebook contract

The corporate intelligence firm Sibylline has been on a recruitment drive of late, snapping up young talent from larger companies, [...]