CORPORATE INTELLIGENCE

• SINGAPORE/NEW YORK - Stoneturn loses China-focused investigator

• LONDON - New firm linked to sports integrity pro Paul Beeby

• BRUSSELS - EU delegation to Pretoria boosts security

• LONDON - Dentons picks Adrian Stones
  

• LOS ANGELES - Lynx assists carpenters' brotherhood
  

• LONDON - New intelligence director at G3

• TOKYO - Cooper brings Japanese and Australian expertise to Hakluyt
  

• PARIS - EPEE joins ADIT

Mintz raid spooks Western corporate intelligence's Beijing offices  Free

A police raid on the Beijing office of Mintz has triggered alarm in the international corporate intelligence community in China. But it seems that Mintz's woes are based on a targeted probe rather than a broader issue with the sector.

Ventham Consulting delves into asset recovery probes into Central Asian heirs 

British private investigation firm Ventham Consulting, which specialises in due diligence, focuses on probes into assets held abroad by members of Central Asia's financial and political elite.

Kazakh government and opposition reorganise their London support to asset recovery efforts 

Parallel to the legal proceedings in the United States, political opposition organisations and government representation from Kazakhstan are using London as a base to lead investigations into assets linked to the former ruling regime.

Bolashak Consulting Group under scrutiny in Stati affair 

In the latest episode of the long-running legal battle with the Stati clan, the discreet Bolashak Consulting Group continues to assist the Kazakh government. However, some of its supporters in the latter are losing their influence.

G3 expands internationally thanks to new secret shareholder  Free

For months, a venture capital fund has been helping the British corporate intelligence group expand internationally and develop its offering.

Nazarbayev's US contacts challenge Kazakh government's asset recovery drive 

The companies managed by allies and advisers of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev are counter-attacking, as the Kazakh government pursues its efforts to recover their companies' assets.

Wang Duanyong, the academic testing the waters for China in Afghanistan 

The consultant turned researcher who heads China's Overseas Interests Studies Centre at the prestigious Shanghai International Studies University, assists Chinese companies with their investment plans in Kabul.

Kazakh opposition turns to US courts to hasten asset recovery efforts 

Kazakh political activists have trained their sights on companies registered in Nevada as part of a drive to speed up ill gotten asset recovery investigations.