Saudi Arabia, United States
MBS's hound hired by FTI Consulting

United States
Star trader Greg Coffey buys Russian-exposed fund, seeks sanctions protection in Washington

Involved in the buyout of a fund that had accumulated Russian debt securities before the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, financier Greg Coffey is making sure he has some protection in Washington thanks to Stryk Global Diplomacy.

Saudi Arabia, United States
Robert Stryk steps in between MBS and his nemesis Saad Al Jabri

The former Saudi intelligence officer Saad Al Jabri is doing everything he can to have his two children released by the Saudi authorities. He has hired a company experienced in dealing with Saudi cases to urge the US to call for their repatriation.

United Kingdom
New Cyber-focused Private Equity firm Gallos Technologies seconded by Security establishment

Gallos, a new and rapidly rising investment company specialised in security technology, has just made its first investment. It is financially backed by major pillars in British security circles.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Spottiswoode goes to FTI, Exiger hires ex-BACB, Sanction Scanner in US and Chiron head writes book

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 Istanbul.

LondonJocelyn Spottiswoode poached by FTI.

New York/LondonExiger Diligence hires AML expert Saba Ahmad.

Washington/IstanbulTurkish Sanction Scanner to screen potential sanctioned persons from US.

ParisHead of security firm Chiron publishes autobiography on former life as paratrooper.

France
London's Aperio keeps faith in Paris opportunities

Still hoping to carve a niche for itself in the French corporate intelligence world, Aperio Intelligence has overhauled its Paris office.

Saudi Arabia, United States
DoJ will not help former Saudi spymaster Al Jabri

The defence team of the former counterterrorism adviser to former interior minister Mohammed bin Nayef had been hoping for US support. But the Department of Justice will ultimately stay out of Al Jabri's fight against entities controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Spotlight | Canada, Saudi Arabia, United States
Al Jabri comes under fire from Deloitte in Boston despite support from Cofer Black

The team of lawyers and investigators trying to track down the assets of former Saudi master spy Saad Al Jabri's assets has opened a new front in Massachussetts. They are increasingly relying on the findings of an investigation carried out by audit group Deloitte.

Saudi Arabia
Tahakom, MBS' latest creation, hastens push into big data

The state-owned cyber technology company Tahakom has recently issued its first tenders for a big data processing tool. Several Western [...]

Saudi Arabia, United States
Deloitte and subcontractors spearhead probes against MbS' adversaires

Recent documents filed for court cases in Canada and the US by the Saudi authorities against the kingdom's former spymaster Saad Al Jabri reveal how the Saudi state entrusted its entire anticorruption probe to audit giant Deloitte.