France, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine
Amarante's revenues top record €60m

Algeria, France
Paris-Algiers: Manager of Amarante's Algerian subsidiary held over espionage claim

As relations between Algeria and France continue to deteriorate, we have learned that the manager of Amarante International's Algerian subsidiary, an Algerian national, has been held in prison for over a year on suspicion of spying.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
ADIT/Amarante regional rivalry, Herminius, CR Investigations, Lextrack, De Vinculis

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

LyonAmarante snatches regional council contract from ADIT

LondonHerminius picks new adviser

New York/Boston/WashingtonCR Investigations takes on US staff

London/ViennaNew asset hunter tuned into Central Asia?

LondonNicholas Houghton closes a chapter

France
Former Risk & Co security veterans regroup at My Protection Hub

A group of former executives of the security provider Risk & Co, which imploded in 2023 after years of erratic management, is resurrecting its core business in Africa and the Middle East.

France, Ukraine
Bidders compete for Ukrainian military training contract following turbulent tender process

Launched, cancelled, then revived, the French ministry of armed forces' tender for the training of Ukrainian soldiers closed more than six-months late. Some candidates feel the bid has been tailor-made for Défense Conseil International, now part of ADIT.

France
Bruno Delamotte returns to the world of private security with SSF

Out of the security business since his ouster from Risk & Co in mid-2017, corporate intelligence veteran Bruno Delamotte is returning to the market as an adviser to Scutum International Solutions Group.

France, Qatar, Ukraine
ADIT maps big year ahead, from DCI takeover to Ukraine rebuild

ADIT CEO Philippe Caduc has grand plans for the coming year: lock in its acquisition of Défense Conseil International, double the group's turnover and be part of the reconstruction of Ukraine.

France
Risk & Co takeover: Amarante and SSF compete for security and cyber courted in asset by asset sale

Bids submitted to a French court show that Risk & Co, which is in receivership, will be sold off piece by piece. But future agreements between buyers in cyber, engineering and security, should not be ruled out.

France, Iraq
French security firms struggle to get foot back in Iraq

The promise of contracts tied to large infrastructure projects made by Baghdad raised high hopes among French security specialists, particularly GEOS and Amarante. But these opportunities have yet to materialise.

Security firm Amarante expelled from Libya until further notice

French security company Amarante International has been told to leave the country after the FSA opened an investigation into its operations. The group is accused of failing to comply with the law over the conditions for awarding contracts to foreign firms.