International Dealmaking

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.

Russia, Singapore
Ammertex, a gateway for FSB surveillance service providers' imports in Singapore

As the West tries to step up economic pressure on Moscow, Russian intelligence service providers are looking for outlets in Asia. The small company Ammertex has become a favourite in Singapore.

Ukraine
Western private operators help reshape Ukraine's military industrial conglomerate

Ukroboronprom has turned to experts and consultants that have Washington's and Brussels' approval to help it restructure.

United Kingdom
Space-obsessed British lawmaker Mark Garnier enters thermal imagery race

Having started his consultancy career for the space industry during fellow Conservative politician Boris Johnson's premiership, Garnier is moving into the promising thermal infra-red satellite imagery sector.

France, Vietnam
Contractor hits the brakes on key Franco-Vietnamese Hanoi metro project

Hanoi has yet to see the light at the end of the tunnel of its third metro line, with tough negotiations underway between a French contractor and Vietnamese partner MRB, amid growing administrative tensions.

France, Russia
Danone, Auchan, Lactalis... Agriculture Minister Patrushev tries to speed up nationalisations