Europe, Montenegro, Russia
Exiled oligarch Ismailov's hidden assets rekindle Russia-Montenegro tensions

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Blacklight Intelligence, VTB hones in on Telman Ismailov, ex-Fulcrum lawyer goes solo, wave of departures at Blackpeak

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

LondonPiers Lunnon-Wood splits time between Satori and Blacklight

Moscow/PodgoricaPolitical scandal puts Telman Ismailov back in VTB's line of sight

SuffolkEx-Fulcrum lawyer Warren Foot opens his own firm

Washington/SingaporeWave of departures at Blackpeak

Russia, Switzerland
Part 2: Ilya Milton, the trader at the heart of Swiss fund SCCF's Russian network

Worried about legal repercussions since the start of the war in Ukraine, investors have been disentangling themselves from their Russian ties on the Swiss financial market. One such player is embroiled in Moscow litigations with former clients, the most exposed of which were introduced by financial business provider Ilya Milton.

Russia, Switzerland
Part 1: Swiss pillar of Russian finance Horizon Capital AG struggles with Moscow assets

Worried about the legal repercussions of the war in Ukraine, investors on the Swiss financial market have been trying to detach themselves from their Russian ties. One such company, asset manager Horizon Capital AG, is embroiled in Moscow litigations with former clients who do not meet current compliance criteria.

Russia, United States
Moscow's asset recovery against ex-bankers moves forward in New York

A New York court ordered discovery has taken the Russian Central Bank a step further along in its efforts to recover stolen assets and obtain damages from ex-owners of Russian private banks, most of them currently living abroad.

Russia
Kremlin ploughs more funding and staff into Russian Federation Investigative Committee

Russia's 2023 budget earmarks more funding for military investigators for the Russian Federation Investigative Committee, whose director Alexander Bastrykin has an in-tray overflowing with Ukrainian 'war crimes', sabotage, foreign agent and corruption cases.

Russia
New FSB special forces chief takes charge

Alexander Bondarenko is the new commander of the FSB's special forces and will oversee counter-terrorism, critical infrastructure protection and operational support operations in Ukraine. Predecessor Alexander Tikhonov is stepping down following a legal scandal.

Spotlight | France, Russia
Moscow poised to recover funds in French court asset tracking case

An upcoming French court decision could see the properties belonging to the New York wife of a former Moscow official, accused of fraud in Russia, seized by the French state. With Moscow still under sanctions, such an outcome could change the way Russia goes about claiming assets.

Spotlight | Russia
TURF BATTLE BETWEEN RUSSIAN CRIME ELITE

If a number of figures linked to organized Russian crime have found themselves embroiled in cases in the West in recent months the reason stems primarily from vicious in-fighting in Moscow between the clans concerned.