Russia, United Kingdom
London consultants quietly gear up for legal battle to recoup Russian giant FESCO's seized assets

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Ex-CRG in Riyadh, Green joins Westexec, G3, Seladore Legal, 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 Washington and London via Paris.

Riyad/WashingtonMike Wolff takes on MbS's projects

WashingtonBiden's NSC newbie heads over to Westexec

LondonAnna Gumowska leaves K2 for G3

LondonSeladore Legal at front line of Russian oligarch tiff

ParisGeos invests in Other Consulting Solutions

Russia, United Kingdom
London leak at heart of Russian prosecutor's plan to capture FESCO assets

A Russian court has used a London Court of International Arbitration decision to justify confiscating the assets of shipping giant FESCO, amid a four-year battle between its shareholders Ziyavudin Magomedov and Mikhail Rabinovich. The Russian prosecutor was not forthcoming about how he got his hands on the normally confidential ruling.

Russia, UAE
Bank backed by discreet oligarch Mikhail Rabinovich set to open in Gulf

Low-profile business magnate Mikhail Rabinovich, who has connections within Moscow's inner circles of power and oversees a logistics empire that extends from Crimea to Vladivostok, intends to establish his Locko-Bank in the Emirates - a market very much in favour with Russian businesses affected by Western sanctions.

Russia
Kiriyenko clan close to Kremlin expands reach in business and politics

With Rostelecom's probable acquisition of oligarch Alisher Usmanov's Megafon, the powerful presidential adviser Sergey Kiriyenko and his son will further expand their hold on a market shaken up by sanctions. This also spells top roles for members of their close entourage.

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.