Hungary, United Kingdom
Central European investigation firms break out of their traditional area

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
JS Held works for oil firm, investigators open doors in Ukraine, LVMH safety doubts

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

SingaporeOil firm calls on JS Held sleuths

London/Kyiv/LvivUkrainian investigators fund visit by British MPs

ParisSquarcini lawsuit and job ad raise questions over LVMH security

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Bearstone in France, French economic intelligence union Synfie, private diplomacy for Astana

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

Paris/WarsawAngéline Steinbach's return anchors Bearstone in France

ParisPush to incorporate economic intelligence into legislation

WashingtonRare earths part of Astana's lobbying angle?

Ukraine
Homegrown Ukrainian corporate intelligence aims for big league

Ukrainian investigators such as Cosa are trying to move beyond the status of subcontractors and broaden their field of action. In a still open market, local companies are competing with the giants of the sector.

Hungary
Hungarian Hiszem behind cybersecurity startup PCAutomotive

The Hungarian start-up PCAutomotive, which is positioning itself in the emerging automotive cybersecurity sector, is a subsidiary of businessman János Hiszem's Pro Concept, a company well looked after by his government.

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Sastre, Kroll, HKA, JS Held, Guidepost

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

LondonEastern Europe-focused Sastre Consulting beefs up investigation practice

New YorkTom Bock goes with different Kroll

LondonNick Panes lands new role at HKA

LondonSofia Batchelor joins JS Held

New YorkGuidepost also works on Guo Wengui's case

Ukraine
Western private operators help reshape Ukraine's military industrial conglomerate

Ukroboronprom has turned to experts and consultants that have Washington's and Brussels' approval to help it restructure.

Russia, Singapore, UAE
Investigator Gambit Universal teams up with digital intelligence specialist MatchSystems

The Dubai-based multi-jurisdictional investigation firm Gambit is now working with the Singaporian cryptocurrency tracing specialist MatchSystems. The two entities, which have already worked together on past projects, plan to pool staff, technical resources and even clients.

Germany, Poland, United Kingdom
Bearstone Global looks to expand from its Polish base into Western Europe

Bearstone Global, which is registered in Warsaw, is looking to expand progressively into Germany, as well as consolidating its presence in Poland, which has become much more strategically important since the start of the war in Ukraine.

United Kingdom
Raedas extends its global client base through hire of star CIS lawyer

The new head of client relations at London investigations firm Raedas will be expected to make use of her connections in regions ranging from Russia to Brazil in order to attract lawyers looking for backup on legal cases.

Ukraine, United States
Corporate intelligence firm COSA increases its footprint in the defence sector

Eager to obtain contracts with defence industry clients, Kyiv-based consulting firm COSA has been leading a dedicated working group at the US-Ukraine Business Council, created shortly after the beginning of the war to facilitate military purchases from the West.

Spotlight | Russia
One year of war all but wipes out Russian private investigation market

The conflict in Ukraine has had an unprecedented impact on the world of corporate intelligence in and on Russia. Despite the huge decline in contracts, a few niche firms are still eking out an existence.

Pakistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Ukraine corporate intelligence firm COSA sets up shop in Islamabad

COSA, a Kyiv-based corporate intelligence firm, is extending its operations into South Asia with the imminent opening of an office in Pakistan and the recruitment of local business and diplomatic figures.

Europe, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Sastre and Millennium, the twin investigative firms snapping up business in Eastern Europe

Since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a web of consultants led by a Hungarian trio with handy connections in London has been picking up new Ukrainian contracts.