Corporate Intelligence

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Former Atos exec in the Balkans, Delubac, Burson Middle East, Barbican Advisory

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

LondonFormer Atos vice-president connects British tech, Elon Musk and Serbia

ParisDelubac, the ‘complex contracts' bank, launches own magazine

RiyadhSurprise exit at Burson Middle East, Riyadh's favourite comms group

SingaporeFormer Blackpeak director joins Barbican Advisory

Lebanon
Beirut security firm resumes work with EU after being cleared in financial probe

The EU's diplomatic service EEAS in Beruit is once again calling on the services of Lebanese company Prosec to protect its delegation, after all charges against it were dropped in a corruption investigation.

Israel, United States
Hack-for-hire broker Aviram Azari leaves prison and returns to Israel

The private eye is known to have acted as a broker between Indian hack-for-hire firms and Western clients, and notably worked on the Wirecard case. His early release comes as his former partner, Amit Forlit, fights extradition from the United Kingdom to the United States.

The Corporate Intelligence Village Voice
Ex-CIA officer to Mintz, ADIT boss releases book, Hakluyt's cyber experts reunite, Disruptive Industries expands, Qatar lobbyists in DC

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

WashingtonBrooke Berg moves from Nardello to Mintz

ParisADIT boss turns to clients and consultants for new book

LondonNew consultancy for former Hakluyt cyber specialists

Washington/LondonBritish data provider Disruptive Industries strengthens US presence

Washington/DohaQatar renews its Republican connections

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.

Lebanon, United States
Former CIA officer launches political podcast funded by UAE firm linked to Lebanese journalist

Larry Johnson disclosed in new FARA filings that he has been paid by a UAE company connected to the Lebanese journalist Ghina Amyouni to create a new podcast that discusses global politics.

Turkey
Turkish private military company squares up to European open-source analysts

Active in the Sahel since September, the privately owned Canik Academy fleetingly promoted its military training courses on social media before having second thoughts. It has since taken down the images and is now threatening legal action against Western analysts who have relayed them.