Spy Way of Life | United Kingdom
The Fitzroy Tavern, a London pub where corporate investigators spend a happy hour

Serbia, United Kingdom
Belgrade-based British sleuths seek to create corporate intelligence hub in Serbia

A handful of British corporate intelligence professionals are trying to develop a community of investigators in Serbia through training and networking events.

Hungary, United Kingdom
Central European investigation firms break out of their traditional area

Millennium Emerging Europe is expanding its beat, capitalising on the increasing number of contracts it has won in the Russian-speaking and Eastern European region. Several other firms that have stayed connected to the Ukrainian conflict are doing the same.

Germany, Poland, United Kingdom
Bearstone Global looks to expand from its Polish base into Western Europe

Bearstone Global, which is registered in Warsaw, is looking to expand progressively into Germany, as well as consolidating its presence in Poland, which has become much more strategically important since the start of the war in Ukraine.

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.

United States
JS Held says unexpected goodbye to chief operating officer Frank Holder

A small shockwave has just swept through the US private investigation market. Industry veteran Frank Holder has been sacked by consulting group JS Held, which has been expanding fast on this market over the last year.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Idesus, Fitzroy Tavern, BGR and Governances

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 London, Washington, Paris and Tashkent.

LondonNetworking session for London's corporate intelligence elite.

ParisGovernances still rolling in CAC 40 anti-corruption experts.

Washington/TashkentBGR continues Central Asian momentum.

London/ParisNewbie Idesus sets foot in Paris with Africa in sight.