UAE
Talent wars: first wave of ex-Deloitte investigators takes up PwC roles after mass resignations

UAE
Sharjah graft probe hits dozens of consultants with travel bans and asset freezes

A criminal enquiry launched in July in the emirate led to the naming of as many as 80 potential suspects in the matter, Intelligence Online has learned. The case is the latest to emerge from the spectacular collapse of the UAE-based private equity titan Abraaj.

The Corporate Intelligence Gazette
French-style litigation support, Ankura hiring in Asia, Competition in Dubai

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

ParisPrisme Intelligence opens litigation support practice

Hong KongAnkura adds muscle to financial investigations team

DubaiBoutique teams struggling to compete in investigations market

UAE
Talent Wars: Deloitte weighs up legal options against PwC after raid on Middle East investigations practice

Insiders say Deloitte's legal team is under pressure to respond to PricewaterhouseCoopers' sudden hiring of virtually its entire 70-person Dubai-based advisory practice late last year.

Saudi Arabia, UAE
Talent wars: PwC rocks Middle East investigations sector with super-charged hiring spree

PricewaterhouseCoopers is said to have targeted as many as 90 forensics consultants in Saudi Arabia and the UAE as part of a drive to rapidly expand its advisory offering in the region. Among those who have already agreed to move are senior investigators from Ankura and Deloitte.

UAE
Investigators fly in, and out again, for Dubai Arbitration Week

The Middle East's biggest legal get-together unites lawyers with corporate spooks from around the world. But while leading arbitration firms have put down roots in the UAE, investigators remain wary.

United Kingdom
Stuart Leach Associates, bolstered by former Bell Pottinger staff, strengthens its investigations capacities

Recently founded Stuart Leach Associates is building its own investigation capabilities to back up its reputation management and communication work.

France
French anti-corruption agency defends its use of compliance investigators

As it weighs up whether to stop using private investigation firms, the French anti-corruption agency has found itself embroiled in a heated parliamentary debate. It is preparing to defend its upcoming reform on the matter.