United Kingdom
Former French DGSI and BND chiefs join CT Group's new corporate intelligence outfit

India
Adani Group roped in UK investigations firm to fight off corruption claims

The Indian conglomerate's expanding list of advisers is helping it fight fires in New York, Washington and Mumbai. But the name of one investigations firm which Adani Group used to conduct research on Hindenburg Research, had so far remained under wraps.

United Kingdom
Ex-MI6 agent and Westminster consultant at heart of Balkan muddle

A former British intelligence officer being banished from an EU country is not a common occurrence. Service veteran turned consultant Anthony Monckton has been struggling with a thorny case in Croatia, against a backdrop of accusations of Russian interference.

United Kingdom
CT Group asked to prove documents used in family trust dispute are authentic

A Monaco resident, whose financial assets were investigated by CT Group, has accused the company of producing false bank documents with the help of a former East European intelligence agent.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Apertus goes Spanish, Zenobia, Vesper, LB International Solutions, Blackpeak

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

Madrid/Paris/LondonApertus welcomes Spanish member

LondonFirst anniversary for Feghali and Stone's Zenobia Intelligence

LondonVesper Group puts down British roots

WashingtonLydia Borland bolsters squad of Ankara lobbyists

LondonBlackpeak gets new UK office director

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
Avisa parties, Alexandre Benalla in London, Strider Technologies, T&M USA

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

LondonAvisa's relaunch parties

London/ParisAlexandre Benalla bounces back in London

LondonDavid Kilby quits Herminius for Strider Technologies

New YorkEx-FBI chief Thomas Sheer advises T&M USA

Lebanon, United States
Bahaa Hariri swaps CT Group for BGR to promote his political ambitions in Lebanon

A powerful businessman and son of the former prime minister murdered in 2005, Hariri will pay BGR $600,000 for a year's work. Lobbyists on the contract include Ed Rogers, a veteran of the Reagan and Bush Sr.

United Kingdom
Airbus and OneWeb eye House of Lords influence thanks to the new Tory whip

With the UK forging ahead with space and defence programmes, Airbus Group's Westminster influence has received a boost from former Conservative MP Graham Evans's recent House of Lords appointment.

Russia, United Kingdom
From Russian mines to London networks, heir Ildar Uzbekov embroiled in legal battles

A London legal battle involving Londongrad mining industry players has put the spotlight on the British and Russian passport-holding Ildar Uzbekov, despite his best efforts to distance himself from the Kremlin.

United Kingdom, United States
Former FBI officer Mark Rossini in legal spat over consulting for Walter Soriano and CT Group

After a lengthy period below the radar after his departure from the FBI, Mark Rossini is in the spotlight again for his work with intelligence consultant Walter Soriano and with the influence firm CT Group in Puerto Rico.

Libya, Russia, United Kingdom, United States
Ex-CIA agent Dan Hoffman joins CT Group in Washington

The Washington office of the intelligence division of political strategists Mark Textor and Lynton Crosby's CT Group has recruited Daniel Hoffman, a media-friendly former CIA officer in Eurasia.

Spotlight | France
Between Avisa and French intelligence services, it's complicated

Negative media attention on Avisa Partners, Matthieu Creux's corporate intelligence and influence firm, illustrates the extent of French government ambivalence towards the company.