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Sastre, Kroll, HKA, JS Held, Guidepost

Saudi Arabia
PIF engages corporate investigators to probe misspending at Neom

A Public Investment Fund's probe completed last spring found evidence of financial trickery and over-spending at Neom. In response, the Saudi government has decided to enlist the support of outside investigators in the region. Sources close to the work say the true scale of spending on Western firms is much larger than has been reported.

United Kingdom
From K2 Integrity to Nigeria, Lebanese fraudster uses rivals' probes in legal battle

Elie Taktouk, a businessman found guilty of fraud, has used the findings of investigations previously ordered into his affairs by his former business associates to prove that he did not have the money to pay them.

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Phintias Advisory, HKA, GMTL

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

LondonOxbridge research duo head into private consultancy

DallasHKA poaches slew of investigators from StoneTurn

London/WashingtonA new adviser for GMTL

Spotlight | United States
Fired Kroll top executive hits back with lawsuit

The corporate intelligence firm alleges in a complaint that Anna Povinelli took confidential documents home with her, while Povinelli accuses the company of sexual harassment and discrimination.

France
Kroll investigative division in Paris still looking for a new boss

The sudden departure of the head of Kroll's investigative division in Paris, Louis-David Magnien, has an air of déjà-vu, just under two years after the departure of his predecessor.

Hungary, United Kingdom
Central European investigation firms break out of their traditional area

Millennium Emerging Europe is expanding its beat, capitalising on the increasing number of contracts it has won in the Russian-speaking and Eastern European region. Several other firms that have stayed connected to the Ukrainian conflict are doing the same.

Japan, United Kingdom, United States
The corporate intelligence heavyweights who are leaving JS Held

The firm's global investigations division continues to be restructured, with departures recently from its offices in London, New York and Tokyo.

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Herminius, Nardello, Raedas and Naftogaz

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

Kyiv/New YorkNaftogaz reshuffles investigators

New YorkBryan Mabry takes over US operations at Herminius

LondonAbby Stanglin leaves Nardello

London/WashingtonRaedas loses two investigators

United Kingdom
Nick Panes leaves Charles River, prepares next moves

After announcing his departure from Charles River Associates, veteran investigator Nicholas Panes recently became an adviser to a new regulatory consulting firm but is preparing other moves in the longer term.

United States
K2 shaken by Tom Bock's departure

In a consolidating investigations marketplace, JS Held has recently poached a senior executive from the heart of K2's operations in its fief of New York.

Europe, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Sastre and Millennium, the twin investigative firms snapping up business in Eastern Europe

Since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a web of consultants led by a Hungarian trio with handy connections in London has been picking up new Ukrainian contracts.