Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens, where they meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online visited Café Max, a favourite Parisian haunt of retired spies and senior police officers now running the security departments of France's largest companies, or working as corporate investigators.
A page turns. This summer, Valdo Riva, owner of the Café Max in Paris, retired and sold the restaurant he acquired 18 years ago after a breakup. The premises have been taken over by Corfou, a gastronomy investment firm owned by chef Frédéric Vardon, owner of the 39V, on the city's Avenue Georges V, and friend of famous French chef and businessman Alain
