Spotlight | United States
Miami becomes new US corporate intelligence capital

Spotlight | United States
Sparks fly between corporate intel stars Fusion GPS and Guidepost in US tech investor case

A case brought by US tech investor Shervin Pishevar to uncover the author of a forged police report that accused him of rape has unleashed a courtroom battle between two corporate intelligence firms FusionGPS and Guidepost, Pishevar's client.

Turkey, United States
Boston's Airde Group trips up on Turkish rugs

The private investigation firm has been working for Turkish carpet maker Orient Turistik Magazacilik San Ve Tic, (OTMSVT) which alleges that distributor Aytek passed off poor quality rugs as imitations of OTMSVT products. The investigation's results have been mixed.

United States
K2 expert and JS Held come to SEC's aid in case against Queens real estate tycoon

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has accused property developer Richard Xia of pocketing $229m from real estate scams in New York. Financial intelligence consultants are helping to investigate the securities fraud case.

United Kingdom
British investigators flock south to Florida Eldorado

Like the many East Coast corporate intelligence operators, British firms are now being drawn to the Miami sun after traditionally taking root in the concrete jungle of New York City.

Spotlight | United States
Transfer season in full swing on Chicago's investigations market for BRG, Stout, Kroll and FTI

The financial capital of the American Midwest and one of the world's leading commodity trading centres, Chicago is currently the scene of an intense game of musical chairs, provoked by the end of the Berkeley Research Group's practice.

Ukraine
Anglo-Dutch alliance to monitor Russian cryptocurrency transactions for Ukraine

Thanks to its local contacts, the crypto investigation firm Crystal Blockchain has signed a new contract with the Ukrainian government, another milestone in its conquest of the former Soviet republics. It will monitor Russian blockchain transactions, which are subject to international sanctions, on its opponent's behalf.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Raedas, FTI, Montrose, Casale, 5 Stones

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, Paris, New York and Miami.

LondonRaedas passes the Covid test.

ParisFTI brings in Karl Payeur to turn round its investigations business.

LondonMontrose germinates in Germany thanks to super-diplomat Michael Schaefer.

New YorkCasale moves from FBI anti-corruption unit into pharmaceuticals.

Miami-ParisFormer DEA Paris bureau chief joins 5 Stones.

Spotlight | United Kingdom, United States
W1, new Washington outfit of David Tinsley, American 'fixer' of the SFO

Described by a British court as the "fixer" between the Serious Fraud Office and UnaOil in one of the most sensitive corruption cases that the British anti-corruption authority has faced, the US private investigator David Tinsley has welcomed the attention to open a new firm close to the US anti-corruption authorities.

France, United Kingdom, United States
Wall Street's biggest users of private investigators settle their scores in battle over Universal

The future of music industry giant Universal will be settled in Paris tomorrow by "activist" investment companies. All the protagonists, who include Daniel Loeb and Bill Ackman, are big users of private investigators for their corporate raiding operations.

United States
Franck Holder heads JS Held's investigations practice

The consulting firm JS Held has hired sector veteran Frank Holder as head of operations to beef up its investigations [...]

Court hearings on Facebook moderators lawsuits put Meta on the spot in Nairobi

The social media behemoth, which farmed out the moderation of East African Facebook posts to subcontractors based in Nairobi, has failed to extract itself from legal proceedings brought against two of its subcontractors.