Mintz acquires Bishop Group still in mourning

• LONDON - New London-based firm focuses on South Africa.
  

• NEW YORK - Stoneturn loses a partner.
  

• LONDON - Silverbridge takes on new consultant.

• NEW YORK - French investigator joins Quinlan.
  

• LONDON - Alaco restructures following takeover.
  

Mintz's takeover of investigator Barber Mullan & Associates pulls rug from under competitors' feet 

Investigations firm Barber Mullan & Associates, which is run by a small, mainly British team, used to do most of its business as a subcontractor for larger firms, which are now concerned about the loss of this valuable support.

Former Bishop executives set up new company Silverbridge Intelligence 

Following Mintz Group's takeover of Bishop International, the company owned by Jeff Katz, who died in 2020, Nick Plested and Jody Freshwater have left Bishop to set up new company Silverbridge Intelligence.New corporate intelligence company Silverbridge Intelligence (SB Strategic Advisory) has now started operations.

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.

ERG predicts growth in financial operations in the business intelligence market 

In its 22 June market update, US merchant bank ERG Partners, which specialises in security and business intelligence, notes that financial operations have been increasing in the sector since the start of the year.

Mintz close to hunt for Polish magnate Switalski's assets 

Poznan's prosecution service announced at the end of December that

Bishop goes on after Jeff Katz 

The investigation firm has been taken over by management following the death last month of its legendary founder Jeff Katz.

Mintz woos investigator away from Kobre & Kim 

The Washington office of James Mintz's private investigation firm, the

Mintz mired in problems in Hong-Kong 

According to our sources, Randal Phillips, the former CIA head