France
ADIT edges closer to taking control of DCI

France
ADIT reshuffles line-up after Défense Conseil International acquisition

Since taking over DCI, the corporate intelligence firm has been redistributing roles within the group from among its experienced staff.

France
French government gives green light for ADIT takeover of armed forces' operator DCI

ADIT has officially taken control of Défense Conseil International. France's Commission for Shareholdings and Transfers has just validated the sale of some of the French State's shares to the country's leading corporate intelligence group, thereby transforming it into a major player.

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Schillings, ADIT, Erys

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

LondonSchillings takes on new analyst

ParisADIT upskills in rare languages with INALCO

Paris Ousted Erys chair takes her case to court

France
ADIT's takeover of Défense Conseil International leads to Sofema ownership change

Corporate intelligence group ADIT is preparing to take control of Défense Conseil International, which will affect one of the latter's shareholders. Arms supply company Sofema is to be sold to its sales director, himself the founder of a corporate intelligence company.

France
France's Défense Conseil International poised for change in wake of acquisition by ADIT

DCI is set to boost its line of training and consulting services for foreign armies with more cyber, anti-drone and geospatial intelligence training.

France, Ukraine
Legal action over cancelled state tender for Ukrainian military training

The French government has been named as the "losing party" by a French administrative court in a disputed call for tenders for the training of Ukrainian soldiers by France. However, the call for tender in question had actually already been cancelled by the French Ministry of the Armed Forces prior to the court's ruling.

Europe, UAE
Tighter European export regulations hit Thales, open window for UAE's Tawazun

The UAE's Tawazun is prospecting in a number of strategic markets that France's Thales cannot export to due to European regulations.

France, Taiwan
Taiwan receives French electronic warfare training

French military services firm DCI has recently started giving out strategic training in Taiwan, which is at the centre of Indo-Pacific tensions.

Czech Republic
Excalibur Army marches on as Europe's ubiquitous arms broker

Ukraine, Indonesia, Vietnam, Iraq... Excalibur Army has gone from being a reseller of Soviet equipment to becoming a veritable financial facilitator and integrator of arms contracts for a growing number of key countries with tight budgets.

France
French defence services company's takeover manoeuvring takes political turn

ADIT's planned takeover of DCI has sparked a flurry of manoeuvring in the French parliament, as competitors look forward to the parastatal operator becoming just another company.

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ADIT/DCI deal gets political, Consors lands Framatome mission, Steffi Probst joins IRC

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

ParisFrench left party challenges sale of DCI

ParisConsors snags Framatome contract thanks to ESG know-how

New YorkEx-TRAG director Steffi Probst joins International Rescue Committee

France, Middle East
Threatened by takeover, DCI goes all out to land export contracts

With would-be buyer ADIT closing in, DCI's CEO Samuel Fringant is fighting a rear-guard action by positioning the firm for several big contracts.

France, Indonesia, Qatar
Jakarta Mirage contract sparks war of influence among service providers

As the supply and maintenance of French-built fighter jets sold by Qatari to Indonesia pits French firms against each other, a winner is gradually emerging.

France
ADIT rings in the New Year with changes at the top

The corporate intelligence group ADIT is reorganising its management and also that of its subsidiary GEOS.

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Sagard completes stake purchase of ADIT, Chatham House loses Niblett, JS Held poaches from Control Risks, Wychrij leaves Wallbrook, Quinlan, COSA

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 Paris, Kyiv, London and New York.

ParisSagard completes stake purchase of ADIT.

LondonChatham House director moves into geopolitical consulting.

New YorkNew due diligence director at JS Held.

LondonWallbrook's cyber director moves to Reliance ACSN.

New YorkQuinlan takes pick of K2 experts.

KyivCOSA sets up security-stamped advisory board.

France
ADIT goes after Sofema and DCI

Acquiring former procurement office Sofema would significantly increase corporate intelligence group ADIT's stake in foreign armies training specialist DCI. But to take control of the latter, ADIT, majority owned by the Sagard fund, must convince the French state to give up some of its shares.