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The Tech Telegraph
Social Links in US, Mind Foundry advised by ex-Met, Othrys hires ex-FCDO

Whether in SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT and cyber, we report each week on developments great and small in the world of the technical intelligence providers.

Miami OSINT firm Social Links obtains CAGE code

London Machine learning firm Mind Foundry hires old Met head

London Othrys brings on more cyber intelligence experts

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Suppelsa at Raedas, Lord Vaizey in crypto, ESL does PR

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 Istanbul, London and Paris.

Istanbul/London Raedas poaches from super lawyer Amsterdam

London Influential Lord Vaizey tries his hand at cryptocurrency

Paris ESL boss works on his image

Kazakh asset recovery on hold until elections over

Behind the scenes, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's administration is still talking to US and British law firms about plans to recover assets connected to people in ex-president Nursultan Nazarbayev's circles. Their progress is hinged on the outcome of the upcoming political events.

British intelligence tries to become Warren Buffet-style tech investor

As it gradually gets up to speed, Britain's National Security Strategic Investment Fund is investing, sometimes publicly, sometimes secretly, in sectors that can serve British foreign policy, Ukraine included.

Central Asian intelligence services take a first step towards their British counterparts

Although they are being careful to maintain their relations with their Russian counterparts, the Kazakh and Kyrgyz intelligence services are widening their contact network.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
EIB increases investigations spending, Nardello, Herminius, TDI Sustainability, Enyo

Appointments, financial results, new contracts: each week, we report on developments big and small in the global corporate intelligence community. This week, we report from Luxembourg, London and Brussels.

LuxembourgEIB boosts corporate intelligence budget.

LondonFCDO veteran Kilby joins Herminius.

LondonFormer Alaco staffer becomes MD at Nardello's London office.

BrusselsEuropean Commission brings in specialist conflict minerals investigators.

LondonEnyo sends in lawyers to ICSID

Mohammed bin Zayed's sovereign fund decides to stay in London despite Macron's efforts

French president Emmanuel Macron has been trying to use his close, personal relations with Abu Dhabi's ruler, Mohammed bin Zayed, to attract the emirate's sovereign funds. Among them, Mubadala has nevertheless decided to keep its European operations centre in London.

Private diplomats position themselves for mediation roles in Russia-Ukraine war

Private mediation specialists are poised and waiting for Russia and Ukraine to give in to battle fatigue and come to the negotiating table.

Opcit Research to serve as UN terrorism look-out in Afghanistan

With high-level diplomatic meetings in full swing in Central Asia, and Afghanistan one of the main subjects of discussion, the UN has called in one of its regular contractors to help it gain a better understanding of the area.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Jaeger, Cooper, Oatley

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 Washington.

LondonGuy Cooper launches new investigation firm.

WashingtonRecently retired CIA officer Jaeger launches private firm.

LondonNew partner for veteran Oatley.

London-based holding company linked to former Kazakh government appoints international board members

Against the backdrop of the hunt for assets linked to former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, the British Kazakh asset manager Jusan Technologies is restructuring, with new British, American and Austrian directors replacing its old Kazakh board members.

London stock exchange group to include Kyiv sanctions in its database

Ukraine has made a breakthrough in the UK regarding its push for European partners to broaden the direct or indirect sanctions they impose: London Stock Exchange Group's database now includes 'international sponsors of the war'.

Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund to take further step into infrastructure with stake in Heathrow

Saudi Arabia, which is determined to take control of a number of key international infrastructures, has just acquired a majority stake in Heathrow Airport, the biggest airport in the UK.

Hakluyt strenghtens its team in Germany

The British consulting and corporate intelligence firm Hakluyt has been beefing up its Frankfurt office, perceived as a potential growth area on the European continent.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
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.

Mining conglomerate ENRC heirs take charge of family business affairs

ENRC's founding trio have passed the baton to the next generation, the latest of whom, Mounissa Chodieva, has recently joined their galaxy of companies.