The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Nardello, BPCE, Alaco, Paris forensic investigators

United States
Former Ernst & Young investigator joins boutique intelligence firm

Daniel Maki recently joined Telescope Research, where he will serve as its vice president.

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JS Held, Alaco, Control Risks, Hakluyt

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

New YorkJS Held strengthens cyber investigations dept

LondonAlaco keeps on growing

New YorkControl Risks recruits former CIA man

London/New YorkGoldman Sachs exec moves to Hakluyt

France
Tracfin executives' exodus to private sector continues

Tracfin has seen a steady stream of departures as heavyweights take up posts in the private sector, spurred by repeated attempts at internal reform in a French financial intelligence service already rife with tensions, and amid accusations it is becoming politicised.

United Kingdom
Amy Lashinsky and Ambrose Carey sell Alaco to US Risk Management group Sigma7

Backed by Chicago private equity fund Growth Catalyst Partners, risk management veteran Andrew Hersh's new Sigma7 group is taking over the historic London-based corporate intelligence firm, founded 20 years ago.

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EIB increases investigations spending, Nardello, Herminius, TDI Sustainability, Enyo

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on developments big and small in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we report from Luxembourg, London and Brussels.

LuxembourgEIB boosts corporate intelligence budget.

LondonFCDO veteran Kilby joins Herminius.

LondonFormer Alaco staffer becomes MD at Nardello's London office.

BrusselsEuropean Commission brings in specialist conflict minerals investigators.

LondonEnyo sends in lawyers to ICSID

Spotlight | United States
Kroll, JS Held, Ankura, Big Four: corporate intelligence giants battle for market supremacy

Faced with a booming and rapidly consolidating investigations market, corporate intelligence companies are trying to steer a course through uncharted waters.

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Ardian, Namea, legionnaires, Alaco, GEOS

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 Dubai, London and Paris.

Paris French foreign office's Middle East head joins Ardian

Dubai Norman Ricklefs' Namea Group hires ex-US consul Frayne

Paris Former legionnaires head into private armed security

London Another key Alaco manager quits

Paris Ex-CEIS and GEOS director Argyriou shifts into auto industry

Spotlight | United Kingdom
Accountants go after corporate investigators

As well as tracking down Russian clients, the UK's business intelligence community has found itself attracting interest from the world's leading accounting firms keen to develop their scope in the sector.