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The Moosegg Hotel, hidden in the Alps. © moosegg.ch

Spy Way Of Life

Corporate Intelligence 13/05/2022

The Moosegg Hotel, the Alpine retreat where private investigators meet up with their Gulf paymasters

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Corporate Intelligence 20/04/2022

Fallen FBI star Mark Rossini in spotlight again over missions for Soriano

Former FBI agent Mark Rossini, in 2021. © USA Today Network/Reuters

Corporate Intelligence 06/04/2022

Athena Intelligence investigates in Gulf Petrochem oil trader wars

The Swiss corporate intelligence firm conducted a probe for Italian bank UniCredit in an oil dispute that was part of a much bigger fraud scheme involving Gulf Petrochem. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 04/04/2022

Axel Krueger, Swiss adviser for oil traders, in Gazprombank's sights

Veteran mining and oil industry consultant and financier Axel Krueger is caught up in a legal battle in London where his business partner, oil trader Mourat Seitnepesov, is being sued by the Luxembourg subsidiary of Russia's Gazprombank, recently targeted by British sanctions. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 25/03/2022

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice: Athena in crypto, Dominic Armstrong, Control Risks

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 London and Geneva. [...]

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Corporate Intelligence 17/03/2022

Corporate raider Nat Rothschild exposes his relationship with Indian ex-hacker Rajat Khare

Financier Nat Rothschild, a member of the British branch of the Rothschild family, has taken over an Indian IT company in partnership with Rajat Khare, well-known to readers of Intelligence Online as an Indian "hack for hire" pioneer. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 11/01/2022

Kazakh oligarchs fly off on holiday to escape the protests

The unrest in Kazakhstan has led former President Nursultan Nazarbayev's inner circle and the country's oligarchs to fly out of the country in the hope that calm will soon be restored. [...]

SpotlightCorporate Intelligence 17/11/2021

Battle for return of Yanukovych clan assets progresses in fits and starts

A recent ministerial trip to Switzerland offered Kyiv an opportunity to talk about the return of assets allegedly held by former president Viktor Yanukovych's family there. The Ukrainian government has engaged in a multi-layered legal battle against the somewhat isolated pro-Russia former head of state. [...]

Former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych. © Yuri Kochetkov/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP

Government Intelligence 15/11/2021

Swiss intelligence takes a step in Washington's direction

Though his predecessor was considered close to Paris, the new director of Switzerland's secret service, Christian Dussey, appears on good terms with the United States. That could come into play in light of the Crypto AG affair. [...]

Christian Dussey has been appointed head of Switzerland's secret service, the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS). © fondation-zmb.ch

Corporate Intelligence 24/09/2021

Jihad Analytics tries to break into open source intelligence market

Swiss company Jihad Analytics, which was set up by a former employee of the French armed forces ministry, aims to keep jihadist organisations under surveillance by using the open source data they put out. It will attempt to carve out a niche for itself on a jihadism-focused open source intelligence (OSINT) market, where there is already strong competition. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 27/08/2021

Tracked by Kyiv, Kolomosiky clan cuts exposure in Switzerland

As Gazprom share prices yo-yo, Larissa Chertoka, sister to the Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky, has been gradually paring back her Swiss assets down, while preserving her luxury concierge business in Geneva. [...]

Surveillance & Interception 22/07/2021

ZeNPulsar enters fake news fight with help from Kalita Partners

The newcomer has nudged its way into the increasingly competitive counter-disinformation sector. One of its executives who hails from Kalita, Alexander Pisemskiy, also co-founded the Russian cybersecurity firm Group-IB. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 07/07/2021

Gunvor's general counsel Leclercq spearheads response to anti-corruption probe

The compliance team at Gunvor has swung into action after the Swiss prosecution service opened an anti-corruption investigation into the company last month. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 12/05/2021

Gennady Timchenko's French connections at heart of Franco-Russian business network

As well as his relationship with Total, Russian oligarch Gennady Timchenko, who is close to Vladimir Putin, has built up a tight network in Paris and Geneva, thanks in particular to his Neva Foundation. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 07/05/2021

Louis-Dreyfus escapes the clutches of the Russian asset recovery agency

Louis-Dreyfus Company, which claimed that the International Bank of Saint Petersburg made abusive debt claims against it, has won its case before an English court. The verdict marks yet another setback for Russian state body Deposit Insurance Agency, which is trying to recover the bank's assets, and a victory for Louis-Dreyfus chairwoman Margarita Louis-Dreyfus. [...]

Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, CEO of Louis-Dreyfus Company. © PhotoPQR/La Provence/MaxPPP

International Dealmaking 28/04/2021

RDIF calls on Italian-Swiss contacts to secure Sputnik V production

While the European Union is still divided over Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, Moscow's sovereign wealth fund is working its contacts with European pharmaceutical groups, starting with Antonio di Naro's Swiss group Adienne, with the view towards future production. [...]

Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev. © Reuters

Government Intelligence 07/04/2021

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The Moosegg Hotel, the Alpine retreat where private investigators meet up with their Gulf paymasters

Fallen FBI star Mark Rossini in spotlight again over missions for Soriano

Athena Intelligence investigates in Gulf Petrochem oil trader wars

Axel Krueger, Swiss adviser for oil traders, in Gazprombank's sights

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice: Athena in crypto, Dominic Armstrong, Control Risks

Corporate raider Nat Rothschild exposes his relationship with Indian ex-hacker Rajat Khare

Kazakh oligarchs fly off on holiday to escape the protests

Battle for return of Yanukovych clan assets progresses in fits and starts

Swiss intelligence takes a step in Washington's direction

Jihad Analytics tries to break into open source intelligence market

Tracked by Kyiv, Kolomosiky clan cuts exposure in Switzerland

ZeNPulsar enters fake news fight with help from Kalita Partners

Gunvor's general counsel Leclercq spearheads response to anti-corruption probe

Gennady Timchenko's French connections at heart of Franco-Russian business network

Louis-Dreyfus escapes the clutches of the Russian asset recovery agency

RDIF calls on Italian-Swiss contacts to secure Sputnik V production

FIS expected to join new China coordination body

VIP investigator Charlie Carr splits with his holy sponsor

Athena investigates Indian cyber privateers for Azima in his hacking case against RAK

Veteran Bühler lands intelligence main role

Pluteos Middle East push

Wallbrook reconstitutes Stroz Friedberg's forensics team in Zurich

Vision Fund turns to Heptagone and Kroll

Diligence spat goes to court

Athena Intelligence goes live in Geneva

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