United Kingdom, United States
Kelkar called to the rescue of The Risk Advisory Group in DC

United Kingdom
London's intelligence village takes stock, looks ahead to 2025

The British capital's well-established corporate intelligence firms such as G3 and The Risk Advisory Group are reviewing the year as it comes to a close. The picture emerging shows that those companies backed by funds are still thriving while others are struggling with plummeting revenues.

Spotlight | United Kingdom
Inside the summer boardroom bust-up at The Risk Advisory Group

Poor financial performance and an employee exodus had spurred a growing feeling of disillusionment at TRAG, according to sources close to the company. That tension culminated early this month in the sudden exit of CEO Chris Rowley and his deputy Chris Ferguson.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Kolbe rejoins private sector, Raedas gets new office, TRAG's profits down

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: every Wednesday, we report on events big and small that matter in the global corporate intelligence community.

WashingtonCIA veteran Paul Kolbe opens advisory

London/DubaiRaedas to launch UAE office

LondonLow sales for The Risk Advisory Group

United States
Risk Advisory hit by sackings and resignations, but also boasts new hires

A number of important staffers have departed The Risk Advisory Group, and not always under agreeable circumstances. It all began in late 2020 with Goran Maksimovic, who was sacked after sending an email that revealed he had accepted a sweet offer from a competitor.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Nardello, Optima, Ilios, Sparacino, DRSD

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 New York, London, Paris and Rome.

New YorkFeldman to take over from Nardello in London.

LondonDeath knell sounds for Optima Defence & Security Group.

Aix-en-Provence/RomeIlios International looks towards Italy.

USSparacino without Veretus.

ParisDRSD boss leaves for Sanofi.

Lebanon, United Kingdom
Ark Group wins British contract to support Lebanese Armed Forces

Ark Group is taking over the Lebanese Armed Forces National Security Assistance Programme, run for the past ten years by The Risk Advisory Group, amid growing insecurity in the country.

Spotlight | United States
UN agencies beef up due diligence

Increasingly conscious of reputational and corruption risks, UN agencies are discreetly beefing up their compliance and due diligence, supplied by a diverse array of consulting firms in this sector.

United Kingdom
Risk Advisory Group attempts Dragonfly metamorphosis

The Risk Advisory Group (TRAG)'s new service DragonFly is a bid to adapt to a changing marketplace and an industry that has been severely hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.

United States
Up-and-coming Quinlan appoints Kelkar

After putting together a team of fellow ex-journalists, including Kelly [...]

United States
Glenn Ware

In charge of investigations in Africa and the Middle East [...]