United Kingdom
MPs slam UK lawyers and investigators who serve oligarchs

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Gulf consulting, new Tory network

London
Gulf specialist Tobias Borck moves into consulting.

London
A new Tory business network.

China, European Union
European Commission hires US's Rhodium to monitor Chinese investments

The New York firm will keep a database on Chinese direct investments in Europe, following a less than stellar report on the European mechanism to control foreign investment that came into force in October 2020.

Spotlight | United Kingdom, United States
Israeli Corporate Intelligence veteran Amit Forlit dragged into Ras al Khaimah battles

Legal efforts to corner Neil Gerrard, the arch-enemy of Kazakhstan's ENRC group, are gathering pace on three continents, increasingly exposing the activities of the intelligence firms involved and endangering the existence of Britain's Serious Fraud Office.

Spotlight | United Kingdom
Planned Middle East group COMENA sparks Tory discord

The creation of a new group affiliated with the Conservatives, the Conservative Friends of Middle East and North Africa, aims to be a competitor to the historic Conservative Middle East Council, which is under scrutiny by Arab embassies because of its potential ties to Iran.

United Kingdom, United States
New PR push ahead of court battle between Neil Gerrard, ENRC and their investigators

Ahead of the court hearing into his dispute with Kazakh conglomerate ENRC, a new PR campaign has been unleashed, helped by a well-established investigator.