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The Agencies' Gazette
Portland loses Doha advisory work, Veolia poaches judicial police chief, Frontex shooting training in Warsaw

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

DohaPortland relinquishes key-role in Doha after decade of service

ParisSecurity shake-up at Veolia

WarsawSpecial forces veteran wins the Frontex shooting training contract

Fixer-diplomat Ali al-Thawadi comes out from the shadows

Long a hidden figure, the fixer-cum-securocrat's work on the Gaza ceasefire has forced him into the spotlight, with Doha last month naming him a minister for strategic affairs.

Key broker in Qatari-UK trade deals takes up role at strategic London fund

Forta Advisors, which is owned by registered diplomats, claims to be privately held. Its new chief executive has played an important role in climate deals between Qatar and the UK.

Thales wins risky victory against former Qatari partner

A court case in Qatar has revealed French defence group Thales's involvement in securing one of the emirate's most strategic locations for food resilience.

Helped by PRs and investigators, US investors renew pressure campaign in multi-billion dollar case against Qatari royal

Hoping to benefit from a new political climate in Washington, dispute funder Delta Capital Partners has engaged lawyers and lobbyists in London and Washington to reprise threats, first made in 2021, to sue the Qatari state for allegedly protecting royal family member Sheikh Fahad Al-Thani.

Sheikh Sultan Al Thani, the Qatari investor-diplomat pouring funds into Trump's America

A recent disclosure by the new head of the US Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, shows he undertook lobbying work in 2023 for the investment group of Sultan Jassim Al Thani. The latter claims to be acting independently, but records show the Qatari royal is a registered diplomat in London.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Ex-CIA officer to Mintz, ADIT boss releases book, Hakluyt's cyber experts reunite, Disruptive Industries expands, Qatar lobbyists in DC

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

WashingtonBrooke Berg moves from Nardello to Mintz

ParisADIT boss turns to clients and consultants for new book

LondonNew consultancy for former Hakluyt cyber specialists

Washington/LondonBritish data provider Disruptive Industries strengthens US presence

Washington/DohaQatar renews its Republican connections

Iranian and Chinese research scientists in Doha among academics receiving support from Canadian quantum computing firm

Toronto-based Xanadu Quantum Technologies, which is backed by the Canadian government, has partnered with one of Doha's leading research centres. But questions remain over security vetting in the sector.

Former British Qatari army consultant strengthens bargaining power with Saudi government

With former UK defence minister Ben Wallace now on his payroll, British consultant Harold Thomsett, head of PR firm CTRD, has boosted his position in Riyadh.