The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Tikehau , Nardello, Alaco, Avisa

France, United States
Forward Global, ex-Avisa Partners, looks for fresh cash

Matthieu Creux, chair of the advisory now going by the name of Forward Global, would like to secure a new credit line to fund the company's development. Due diligence seems to be on the cards, after a taxing 2022-2023 period.

United Kingdom
Alaco and Dentons Global Advisors discreetly struggle for talent

A hiring spree at Dentons Global Advisors highlights the growing differences between the strategies adopted by the firm and its rival London-based consultancy Alaco.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
G3, Nardello, KCS

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

LondonValeria Bondareva joins G3

Los AngelesJames Aquilina joins Nardello, and leaves Wallbrook

LondonPost-KCS, Leon Goldman goes solo

Malaysia, United Kingdom, United States
Malaysian 1MDB scandal has created many career opportunities in private investigation

The 1MDB scandal, the subject of a recent documentary, has mobilised private investigation firms all over the world for a decade.

United Kingdom
Anthesis-Wallbrook merger relaunches ESG investigations market

Demand for protection against reputational risk and the need to keep up with Western regulatory developments means that environmental, social and governance investigations have become a fast-growing niche for the corporate intelligence companies.

Spotlight | United States
FTX collapse sparks jitters in due diligence world

Cryptocurrency platform FTX's bankruptcy filing in November has delivered a blow to the corporate intelligence world, whose pre-investment due diligence for clients of Sam Bankman-Fried's company has been found wanting.

United Kingdom
Amy Lashinsky and Ambrose Carey sell Alaco to US Risk Management group Sigma7

Backed by Chicago private equity fund Growth Catalyst Partners, risk management veteran Andrew Hersh's new Sigma7 group is taking over the historic London-based corporate intelligence firm, founded 20 years ago.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Nardello, Optima, Ilios, Sparacino, DRSD

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 New York, London, Paris and Rome.

New YorkFeldman to take over from Nardello in London.

LondonDeath knell sounds for Optima Defence & Security Group.

Aix-en-Provence/RomeIlios International looks towards Italy.

USSparacino without Veretus.

ParisDRSD boss leaves for Sanofi.

Spotlight | France
Between Avisa and French intelligence services, it's complicated

Negative media attention on Avisa Partners, Matthieu Creux's corporate intelligence and influence firm, illustrates the extent of French government ambivalence towards the company.

France, United Kingdom
Axa at front line of kidnap & ransom

The French insurance group Axa announced its acquisition of Britain's XL Catlin for €12 million last week. The deal makes [...]

Europe
Kremlin contract up for grabs

GPlus Europe is doing everything possible to hold on to the Kremlin as a client. The Brussels-based firm, a subsidiary [...]