Kazakhstan, United States
Nazarbayev's US contacts challenge Kazakh government's asset recovery drive

Kazakhstan, United Kingdom, United States
Behind the scenes of Kazakh asset managers feud playing out in US and UK courts

Fraud, stolen confidential data, libel... Accusations have been flying back and forth between the former and current directors of a set of companies with assets in Kazakhstan. Things are particularly heated between Yerbol Orynbayev, who served as deputy prime minister under former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, and Ron Wahid, owner of several consultancies that worked for Astana for years.

Central Asia, Germany
Consultant Konstantin Panovko thriving in Berlin despite loss of Russian oligarch clients

The Berlin-based communications and government relations consultant close to Russian magnate Alisher Usmanov is distancing himself from businessmen hit by sanctions and bolstering his advisory role with Central Asian governments.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Chorus prospects in US; Moussalli joins CRG; ESL boss moves to Publicis; Eberly resurfaces at Arcanum; Ex-CIA officer Peristere launches firm

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

LondonEx-DoJ investigator helps Chorus make play for US market

FrankfurtMoussalli joins Control Risks

ParisPublicis recruits ESL & Network's Middle East boss

New YorkAfter Jusan, Charles Eberly resurfaces at Arcanum

WashingtonRichard Peristere joins private sector

Spotlight | Kazakhstan, United Kingdom, United States
Score-settling thrives in international court battles with Astana over asset hunts

The lawsuit filed against Astana by Jysan Holding, which was managed until recently by members of the previous administration, underlines the country's 'endemic corruption'. This surprising line of defence is also used by businessmen who have been at loggerheads with that government for years.

Kazakhstan
Rustam Jursunov, defending entrepreneurs from proposed asset hunt legislation

As well as working to protect the interests of entrepreneurs, Rustam Jursunov is serving as a go-between for proposed legislation on ill-gotten assets and local business leaders, starting with energy magnate Timur Kulibayev.

Spotlight | Kazakhstan, United Kingdom, United States
Ron Wahid falls back on Kazakh networks as UK tax office starts hunt

The founder of RJI Capital and Arcanum Global Intelligence has been gradually withdrawing from the London affairs of his advisory and intelligence firms, but not so of his companies with assets in Kazakhstan. Those entities have been calling on their lobbyist networks in Washington.

Kazakhstan, United Kingdom
Kazakh government and opposition reorganise their London support to asset recovery efforts

Parallel to the legal proceedings in the United States, political opposition organisations and government representation from Kazakhstan are using London as a base to lead investigations into assets linked to the former ruling regime.

Kazakhstan
Bolashak Consulting Group under scrutiny in Stati affair

In the latest episode of the long-running legal battle with the Stati clan, the discreet Bolashak Consulting Group continues to assist the Kazakh government. However, some of its supporters in the latter are losing their influence.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
BlueVoyant in unfair dismissal spat, two ex-Met chiefs team up, GEOS lands Dushanbe contract

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 Delaware, London and Brussels.

Dover, Delaware Cyberfirm BlueVoyant sued by former CCO

London Hogan-Howe teams up with ex-Met man at Intelligent Sanctuary

Brussels GEOS and Red Line land strategic EU contract in Tajikistan

Kazakhstan
Kazakh financial intelligence ups pace of asset recovery investigations

A year after the January 2022 protests, Kazakhstan's economic and financial intelligence services are under pressure to either conclude or communicate the preliminary findings of their investigations on ill-gotten assets.

Kazakhstan, United Kingdom
London-based holding company linked to former Kazakh government appoints international board members

Against the backdrop of the hunt for assets linked to former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, the British Kazakh asset manager Jusan Technologies is restructuring, with new British, American and Austrian directors replacing its old Kazakh board members.

Kazakhstan, Switzerland
Arcanum caught up in Kazakh intrigues

Hacked e-mails anonymously posted online (see here), shed light on a deal between private investigation firm Arcanum and the Kazakh government.