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

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Corporate Intelligence 17/11/2021

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

Government Intelligence 15/11/2021

Swiss intelligence takes a step in Washington's direction

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. [...]

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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

FIS expected to join new China coordination body

Switzerland's Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) ) will be invited to participate in the new China coordinating body created as part [...]

Corporate Intelligence 31/03/2021

VIP investigator Charlie Carr splits with his holy sponsor

The corporate intelligence firm that caters to London-based oligarchs, C and F Partners, has finalised a shareholding change agreed to months ago. [...]

SpotlightCorporate Intelligence 10/03/2021

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

Jonas Rey's new firm supplied fresh evidence in court earlier this month to back aviation tycoon Farhad Azima's claim that he was a victim of a hacking and leaking campaign. [...]

Government Intelligence 10/02/2021

Veteran Bühler lands intelligence main role

Switzerland's Federal Intelligence Service (FIS), led by Jean-Philippe Gaudin (IOL 804), announced new appointments on 1 February that are a [...]

Corporate Intelligence 13/01/2021

Pluteos Middle East push

After having worked extensively in the UAE, Lucerne-based financier Samuel Danilowitsch is developing his intelligence consulting company Pluteos in the Middle East. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 28/10/2020

Wallbrook reconstitutes Stroz Friedberg's forensics team in Zurich

Former Stroz Friedberg executives Ian Barclay and James Hunt's new firm has hired Nico Van de Beken, who worked with them at the cyber-investigation firm. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 10/06/2020

Vision Fund turns to Heptagone and Kroll

Caught up in internal power struggles that were revealed by [...]

Corporate Intelligence 25/03/2020

Diligence spat goes to court

Argentinian financier Juan Navarro, the main shareholder in Diligence, filed a lawsuit recently against the corporate intelligence firm's founder Nick [...]

Corporate Intelligence 25/03/2020

Athena Intelligence goes live in Geneva

The discreet Geneva-based corporate intelligence firm Athena Intelligence has hired [...]

Corporate Intelligence 27/06/2019

Aeronautical consultant Charles Hergott focuses on Russia

The drone market beckons for French consultant Charles Hergott, who works for Western defence companies in Russia. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 08/05/2019

Heptagone, Diligence launch investigators association

Geneva's investigation community now has its own trade association, the Aspire (Association Suisse des Professionnels de l'Investigation et du Renseignement [...]

International Dealmaking 06/02/2019

Battles of influence around Glencore, already in the clutches of the DoJ

As it continues to deal with the fallout of the DoJ probe, the giant trading house has to face mysterious "whistleblowers", while high-level raiders get ready to swoop in. [...]

The DoJ investigates Glencore's non-compliance with anti-corruption procedures in several countries. © Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann

SpotlightGovernment Intelligence 19/12/2018

Naftogaz hunt for compensation may block Gazprom's Nord Stream II pipeline

While the US and Russian intelligence services watch on, Naftogaz is trying to torpedo Gazprom's Baltic Sea gas pipeline project. [...]

Corporate Intelligence 07/11/2018

Brasidas in a buzz over Belgrade

Brasidas Group, the boutique Swiss corporate intelligence firm based in [...]

Corporate Intelligence 26/09/2018

System 360 reunites Prevent, BND ex-colleagues

August Hanning, the former head of the BND, the German external intelligence service, has not only recently teamed with investigator [...]

Government Intelligence 12/09/2018

Berlin turns page after Swiss spying

The office of the German public ministry announced earlier this month that it was closing the investigation into Paul Zinniker, [...]

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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

Aeronautical consultant Charles Hergott focuses on Russia

Heptagone, Diligence launch investigators association

Battles of influence around Glencore, already in the clutches of the DoJ

Naftogaz hunt for compensation may block Gazprom's Nord Stream II pipeline

Brasidas in a buzz over Belgrade

System 360 reunites Prevent, BND ex-colleagues

Berlin turns page after Swiss spying

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