Accountants go after corporate investigators

JS Held streamlining with guidance from shareholder Kelso 

Company executives promise further acquisitions are on the cards in London and the US, but some believe JS Held's current round of cuts may be the prelude to a sale by shareholder Kelso.

• WASHINGTON - Nardello loses cyber chief.
  

• PARIS - BPCE strengthens security with financial intelligence specialist.

• LONDON - Alaco expands with Liberia contract.

• PARIS - Forensic investigators network.
  

Sastre and Millennium, the twin investigative firms snapping up business in Eastern Europe 

Since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a web of consultants led by a Hungarian trio with handy connections in London has been picking up new Ukrainian contracts.

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.

• LONDON - Gulf specialist Tobias Borck moves into consulting.

• LONDON - A new Tory business network.

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.

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 [...]

Darren Matthews brings veteran Hassen to K2 

Darren Matthews, who is busy reorganizing the Europe, Middle East and Africa's investigations & disputes practice at K2 Intelligence, has [...]

How North American firms in legal spats with DRC orchestrated campaign against ENRC 

ENRC has accused investment firms involved in legal battles with the DRC of conducting operations to destabilise it, thanks to internal documents leaked by a former IT consultant.

Grant Thornton, FTI investigators face off in Kazakh intrigue 

Kazakhstan Kagazy (KK), which claims to be the biggest paper recycling company in Central Asia, won a London High Court [...]