United Kingdom, United States
Mintz acquires Bishop Group still in mourning

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Alaco restructures after takeover, Quinlan, Silverbridge, new Africa-focused London firm

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on new developments great and small in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we go to London, New York and San Paolo.

LondonNew London-based firm focuses on South Africa.

New YorkStoneturn loses a partner.

LondonSilverbridge takes on new consultant.

New YorkFrench investigator joins Quinlan.

LondonAlaco restructures following takeover.

Singapore, United States
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.

Spotlight | United States
Kroll, JS Held, Ankura, Big Four: corporate intelligence giants battle for market supremacy

Faced with a booming and rapidly consolidating investigations market, corporate intelligence companies are trying to steer a course through uncharted waters.

Spotlight | United Kingdom, United States
Corporate intelligence firms face succession choices

Founders and managers looking to protect their corporate intelligence firms' futures essentially only have two quite different routes open to them.

United Kingdom
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.

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.

United States
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.

Europe, United States
Mintz close to hunt for Polish magnate Switalski's assets

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

United Kingdom
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.

United States
Mintz woos investigator away from Kobre & Kim

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

United States
Mintz mired in problems in Hong-Kong

According to our sources, Randal Phillips, the former CIA head [...]