The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Royal Navy vet Bennett at Capita, Governances, Gateley Omega, Xirius helps EU

Russia, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Russia-Ukraine tensions drive launch of London investigations firm Neo Forensics

Private investigator Mikhail Lastovskiy is now free to speak as he pleases after launching his new firm, Neo Forensics. His pro-Russian stances proved to be awkward for his previous employer, Gateley Omega, a firm that provides services to entities in Kyiv.

United Kingdom
Belarus's Synesis ruling casts shadow on anti-sanctions investigations market

A British court has rejected a request from Belarusian facial recognition software developer Synesis to be delisted, opting to trust state intelligence over proof provided by the claimant. The decision has some sanctioned entities wondering whether it is still useful to hire private investigators at all.

Belarus, Europe
Belarusian opposition's lobbying rubs European Council the wrong way

The lawsuit between Brussels and facial recognition provider Synesis put the anti-Lukashenko organisation Bypol in the hotseat. Ex-Cop Alexander Azarov's already fragile reputation has taken yet another blow.

Europe, Russia
Legal trio leads Russian oligarchs' anti-sanction campaigns in Brussels

In Brussels, three advocates from the Daldewolf law firm have specialised in representing Russian businessmen in their battle against European economic and individual sanctions.

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.

Spotlight | United Kingdom
Sanctions race generates new market for investigation and assistance work for oligarchs

Londongrad has gone into a frenzy since the start of the Western riposte to Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. The entire ecosystem which has grown up around the oligarchs is working to help them escape sanctions and limit the reputational and financial damage they are expected to cause.